PREMISE: I am sorry about writing such lengthy posts.
I know i should stop. I'll try to include TL;DRs in these posts.
>implying you won't mark as read
>(1) If you believe in god and god doesn't exist, you lose nothing.
Uhh actually... look at Sparky. It looks to me that he lost his
mind?
You see, the point is that to believe some things about religions you've got to rationalize some things that are not rational.
As i've said 1000 times already, to me it is not rational to think that the universe has been "created".
The whole concept of "good" and "evil" is even completely arbitrary. Is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread to feed your starving children? Is it right not to use condoms because some tool wrote in a book that sex should only be done to procreate, while being against the human nature not to fuck all the time and also spreading STDs? There is no "right" or "wrong". Everything must be viewed in its own context.
If you believe in god and god doesn't exist, you'll lose your mind trying to follow some obsolete (or just stupid) pseudo-universal laws that were written a long time ago for some reason.
Look at how jews don't eat pork meat. They believed that it was impure or something because when they used to eat it in the desert or wherever the fuck they were they'd get sick. It's simply because pork meat expires very quickly, especially in hot environments, so in the end (since the "pork meat is evil" was the only answer they could think of at the time) it was a good thing!
But there is no reason at all not to eat pork meat right now in 20-fucking-13. : \ Yet they still follow this obsolete law because they're a bunch of faithful cretins!
Why should you not eat pork meat 3000+ years ago? because it gets bad quick!
Why shouldn't you eat pork meat right now, if properly treated? no reason!
So yeah, if you believe in the jewish god and he doesn't exist, you lose pork meat. : \ And a lot of other things! Every single one of these religions has some retarded law preventing believers to do some stuff. What about sex?!! Sex is
wrong according to christianity, because it's an earthly pleasure, right?
Like, the whole christian thing says that you've basically gotta live a life of suffering so that you'll be granted eternal life after death.
Well, that's like the biggest hoax ever, man!!! The sooner you realize that this is the only life you've got, the better!!!
After death there is nothing, silly! All those circular fallacies you believe in are made so that, no matter what i say, there's always a shitty irrational explanation on why i'm incorrect. But holy shit dude, all those things are incorrect!!!!!!! I am only working with logic, you are working with a logic that comes out of a book that has no friggin' proof about it whatsoever!!!
>You do what is right, because it is right, because it is how you feel people should be treated as a whole, including yourself.
Also this. I don't need to believe in any of that crap to treat other people with respect and conduct a life in the name of fairness.
I am not greedy, I always try to help people in the best way i can, I consider other points of view and try to understand contexts when i'm arguing with someone instead of mindlessly sticking on my position, I don't take pleasure in hurting others at all and, instead, am pretty emphatic i think? And, like, i don't believe in any gods.
>Grow up and think for yourself, don't just parrot what you've heard because its comforting to you.
Thisssssssss. ...think for yourself, dammit! Forget all you've been taught by your parents, teachers, friends and whatever and just TRY to re-think everything from the beginning.
Act like a scientist. Perform experiments. Get results. Form theses. Repeat.
The whole "have faith" thing is just a goddamned excuse, don't you see?! It *is* comforting to believe we're all part of a design, but you're just deluding yourself into thinking you're more than you really are. : \ If you wanna do that, fine! Personally, i think it's retarded. And since i want to be a good-thinking, functioning and non-deluded person, i won't have any of this shit; thank you.
TL;DR: (1) is false because (e.g.) jews can't eat pork; afterlife is a hoax; all you need is a sensible mind to act fairly, not silly deities and fear; forget all you know and re-think everything from the beginning using only provable logic, then we'll talk again.