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Oct 11, 2004 15:47

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shockingalberto October 11 2004, 23:31:57 UTC
Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I don't want to get in to a whole religious debate here, but I'm hoping I misread that. Atheism is wrong?

I'm a prety proud Atheist. It's just another belief, or lack of beliefs. Same as Islam, Judaism, Christianity. Atheists disagree with modern religion. We're not wrong, just like you can't be wrong if you dislike Chocolate Cake.

I probably misread it, but man, please tell me you didn't mean that.

-- Imran

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heelsoverhead4u October 12 2004, 12:41:10 UTC
"I'm a prety proud Atheist..."
If its okay to ask...What exactley are you proud of?
I'm not trying to argue or anything of the sort. I just want to try to see it from your point of view.

and...its hard to say but, yes I think it [atheism] is wrong because I believe that Jesus lived on this earth and did all the things that the bible says...and I believe that he is the only way to gain eternal life and to be in heaven.

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shockingalberto October 12 2004, 16:19:52 UTC
If its okay to ask...What exactley are you proud of?

Sure.

Though, just to be facetious, I'll answer this with a question. What makes you proud to be a Christian? What makes the person down the street proud to be Jewish? It's just a different system of beliefs. In my case, it's the active belief that the modern major religions are wrong.

and...its hard to say but, yes I think it [atheism] is wrong because I believe that Jesus lived on this earth and did all the things that the bible says...and I believe that he is the only way to gain eternal life and to be in heaven.

Alright. Would you go up to a Muslim and say "Your religion is wrong?"

-- Imran

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heelsoverhead4u October 12 2004, 18:28:01 UTC
there is no other way to say this than to be blunt...well, yes.
(i would not go up to them and say that, because it goes back to the respect issue, but yes i believe what is real and Jesus is real in me.)

What makes me proud to be a Christian?
* Knowing that Jesus died on the cross for my sins
* Having a relationship with Christ
* Seeing him and his ways reflected in myself and others
* He answers prayers
* Witnessing miracles
* The pure joy I get from his love
* Knowing that he is my father in heaven
* Knowing that I am protected
I could go on for days...
Did you answer my question from earlier? A question can't answer a question...if its okay i'd like to know.
-me-

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shockingalberto October 12 2004, 20:20:45 UTC
Sure, I'm not saying you shouldn't believe Jesus is in your heart or whatnot. For years, I was a Muslim with unwaivering faith. It changed because of personal reasons I'm not going to get in to, but I didn't run around telling people "Your religion is wrong! All religions are wrong!"

I'm an athiest, yeah, but I feel no need to make others athiests or make them think like me. People of faith should respect my decision to disagree and I'll respect theirs. If you believe Jesus was real and was your savior, it's not my place to tell you differently. If I don't, it's not anyone's place to tell me otherwise.

Respect both ways, that's all I'm saying.

-- Imran

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heelsoverhead4u October 13 2004, 14:29:47 UTC
Imran, I'm not that kind of person and you know that. I wouldn't GO UP SO SOMEONE AND BE IN THEIR FACE LIKE "Your religon is wronG! like you are suggesting.... i never said that. i said i THINK it is wrong...but i wouldn't go up to someone out of nowhere and say something like that.

I respect you. Thats the end of the story. Thank you for sharing your opinions with me...
<3 me

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