It is always such an inspiring thing to behold a person with so much sheer confidence in his own personal judgment that he takes it as the actual measure of the ("objective") Truth of Reality. That somehow, his understanding (as such) is the "privileged position"; ergo, the rest of us who bother to think about the essential nature of Reality are just jerks if we don't agree with him. And especially if we're Christian jerks. (Oh, but do forgive me: In Hank's lexicon, "Christian" and "jerk" are synonymous terms, making "Christian jerk" a redundancy....)
He's just here to put the superiority of a man who claims not to need God on display, for the edification of us dimwits....
And then along comes MissTickly, who sagaciously notes, "And I believe a lot of good comes from atheism." Or really??? Like what???
LOLOL!
My my, and you used to be so polite.
I’d ask you if all Christians are in the habit to putting words into other people’s mouths and thoughts into other people’s heads and than condemning for those made-up words and thoughts, but it would be an insult to all the decent and honest Christians whom I know and for whom I have a profound respect and admiration.
I was speaking only for myself and explaining nothing more than why I do not call myself an atheist. For me it would be silly, for others it may be very serious.
There is another reason I do not identify myself as an atheist, because so many Christian just assume that makes me their enemy. I have written more than one defense of Christianity; (e.g. http://theautonomist.com/aaphp/articles/article80.php ) I publish Christian writers on my website; (e.g. http://usabig.com/iindv/jrnl_ii.php?art=209 ) and always treat reasonable Christians with the dignity and respect all decent men deserve. That does not seem to be the case with all Christians apparently.
Now I have no idea what got your panties in a wad, but whatever it is, I assure you I did not mean to upset you, and I am not upset with you. Sometimes people just speak or write rashly and I have very thick skin. I am not your enemy, and certainly not the enemy of any sincere Christian.
Hank
If you have never had independent thought, you wouldn’t and couldn’t understand HOW SIMPLY WONDERFUL IT IS.
“And then along comes MissTickly, who sagaciously notes, “And I believe a lot of good comes from atheism.” Or really??? Like what???”