14 September 2008

Atheist church

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The all-seeing eye has discovered a meetup for Canberra Atheists.

    We meet every fortnight at a random restaurant in Canberra to socialize and discuss all things atheist. So if you feel like hanging out with some like minded people and exploring ideas from an atheist perspective feel free to come along.

Praise Science!

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I don’t think that churches have a monopoly on socialisation, discussion, hanging out or explouring ideas.

Absent Diane10:19 am 15 Sep 08

“Boring! They should be inviting along people who don’t agree with them.”

well not really – because it is actually very irritating having to speak slowly and constantly repeat yourself because religiofreaks can’t grasp simple logic and apply all kinds of whacky logics to things. And anyway when atheist groups meet up the conversation tends not too stick around the religion because there are far more interesting things out there than religion to discuss.

Loquaciousness10:07 am 15 Sep 08

jakez said :

Loquaciousness said :

Deano said :

But how do they know its a random restaurant and not one specially selected by some higher power?

I get the joke, but it’s probably worth pointing this out …

If atheists suspected that, it would indicate that they believe that there is a higher power. Atheists actively reject the idea that there is a $DEITY (as opposed to Agnostics, who don’t subscribe to any particular views, and like to apply logic to all claims).

L

…so did you think we wouldn’t get the joke then?

Apologies jakez … I wasn’t trying to explain the joke, per se. The comment got me thinking about the differences, and I thought it might be worth pointing out. No offense intended.

L

“Boring! They should be inviting along people who don’t agree with them.”

Why? They would be insane.

Loquaciousness said :

Deano said :

But how do they know its a random restaurant and not one specially selected by some higher power?

I get the joke, but it’s probably worth pointing this out …

If atheists suspected that, it would indicate that they believe that there is a higher power. Atheists actively reject the idea that there is a $DEITY (as opposed to Agnostics, who don’t subscribe to any particular views, and like to apply logic to all claims).

L

…so did you think we wouldn’t get the joke then?

They should do well in Canberra, what with us having higher education levels.

Gungahlin Al9:54 pm 14 Sep 08

I don’t think they’d be game to…

If I start an Agnostic ‘Church’ do you think anyone would join to discuss all things Agnostic?

…exploring ideas from an atheist perspective…

How does this differ from the perspective of the majority of Australians?

deezagood you took the only joke I have in my bag of goodies.

“So if you feel like hanging out with some like minded people and exploring ideas from an atheist perspective feel free to come along”

Boring! They should be inviting along people who don’t agree with them. Instead of congratulating themselves on how liberated and rational they are, these dudes really need to test their arguments against some believers.

Plus, no one on the event page had a beard. I though all card carrying atheists and skeptics had beards. I don’t trust this mob.

Woody Mann-Caruso6:24 pm 14 Sep 08

as opposed to Agnostics, who…like to apply logic to all claims

Badly, if they’re still agnostics.

Boom boom. Reminds of the dylexic, agnostic insomniac … he used to lie awake each night wondering if there really was a dog.

A woman went to the post office to buy religious stamps for her Christmas cards.
“What denomination?” asked the postal clerk.
“Oh, good heavens! Has it come to this?” said the woman. “Well, give me 50 Baptist and 50 Catholic ones.”

Loquaciousness5:05 pm 14 Sep 08

Deano said :

But how do they know its a random restaurant and not one specially selected by some higher power?

I get the joke, but it’s probably worth pointing this out …

If atheists suspected that, it would indicate that they believe that there is a higher power. Atheists actively reject the idea that there is a $DEITY (as opposed to Agnostics, who don’t subscribe to any particular views, and like to apply logic to all claims).

L

But how do they know its a random restaurant and not one specially selected by some higher power?

what a load.

Loquaciousness2:42 pm 14 Sep 08

Just in time for the LHC fallout too.

Might trip along to a meeting, just to find out where the bunker is for when the black hole comes to swallow us up … (Coz of course, a bunker is going to help!) 😉

L

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