Atheist support, discussion, and information sharing thread
 

NYC has a large, active, diverse Atheist group called NYCA. I receive their newsletter and event information and have attended one of their meetings. Sometimes I want to share and discuss some of the content with other atheists and thought of starting a thread for those who also define as Atheist (me), Agnostic, or even questioning/open.

To be clear, this thread is not related to NYCA. That's just what brought it to mind. This thread is exactly what I wrote as the title: Atheist support, discussion, and information sharing thread.

Here is next weekend's event by NYCA for anyone local to NYC:


Sunday, July 10, 2011, 12:00 PM

SELECTED BY: KENNETH BRONSTEIN
PRESS BOX
932 SECOND AVE. (49/50) NEW YORK, NY (map)

REAR ROOM
SELECTED BY: KENNETH BRONSTEIN

SPEAKER: JAMILA BEY

SUBJECT: Why People of Color Resist The Atheist Movement

Jamila brings more than 15 years experience reporting, editing and producing for radio stations in Pittsburgh, Washington, DC, and around the nation. After serving a decade at National Public Radio as a producer and editor, Jamila is currently a freelance journalist, and she’s working on a book about Atheism in African-American Culture. A lifelong contrarian, Jamila spent much of her parochial schooling in the principal’s office explaining why she was thrown out of religion class.

COST: Brunch is $20, which includes a selection of Buffet entrees and salad, one soft drink, coffee, tax and tip. We encourage going back for seconds on the delicious Eggs Benedict.

Wish I could be there. The topic sounds very interesting.



As for the thread, I'm in.


-tap

J Bey is from Pittsburgh, can't be a bad thing.

just saying:byebye:

Um, this isn't a very nice thing to say. I am not an atheist but I would never say something so rude. Really Jar, was this necessary?

Really?

Then why reply at all?

Just sayin....

Thank you! I was trying to find a way to not be snarky.....but every thread has to have one.

Funny that's kind of how I feel about people who believe in all those magical lies in the Bible..

Have you read Revelations?? Acid trip!!!

It's hard not to believe your intent was not to bash something when you come in ans say


"I won't bash it but"

It's pretty obvious when you start out like that your intent is to dump on a thread that really holds no interest for you, it's rather shitty to do.

"So out of tune with the universe." Wow, what would you say if you were bashing us?

I have to tell you my own secret prejudice though: I think atheists are more intelligent, and braver, than those who can't bear to look at reality. Not to bash you. Jar.

It takes a LOT of faith to be an Atheist.

We are all going our own direction on our own path at our own speed.

IMO tolerance and respect for differing beliefs is needed here.

Please note: In My Opinion

I support atheist's right to believe what they believe. I don't think believers in God/ess, higher power, etc nor atheists have exclusive rights to "reality", however. And, no I am not strictly speaking a Christian, and I am not a bible thumper. I don't have an all-or-nothing, black or white way of seeing the world. You see reality differently than I do tapu. Does that mean you think I am less intelligent and brave than you? I don't make those assumptions about you based on your atheism. I am not asking this to be snarky or insincere. I would really like to know.

Respectfully,

Drew

Can you take that convo into private Drew and respect this space? I mean really why is it people who don't follow the Christian Doctrine can't have a thread to talk about it? It's pretty shittty to bring up your religious views when it is clearly not that kind of thread.

Naw, you're good. I was just wanting to come at the Jar. It was more tongue-in-cheek, which doesn't always work on the internet.

I'm sorry. I know many very intelligent and brave people who live deeply in their faith. I've had professors of The Bible as Literature who are Jesuit priests. They were intelligent and brave. My best gay-boy friend became a monk. I'm still mad at him--he's selfish!!--but I know he is smart and brave.

So anyway, I spouted off. :blush:

WWJD
 

I consider myself to be a non-practicing Pagan leaning strongly towards Atheism.

That being said, I do not go into Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc. threads to discuss why I am not (insert religion here) or to tell them that I think they are out of tune with the universe.

Let it be? :)

This really isn't about my religious views. I rarely if ever discuss those details on this site, to be honest, and I just said in my previous post here that I don't follow the Christian doctrine. And I am addressing a comment about how someone believes that one group of people are less intelligent and brave than another. I am not in any way shape or form bashing atheism, and I said that. I am addressing one particular thing that was said that I found pretty icky against a group of people I belong to.

Respectfully Ms Snow, I have seen you do this in threads on various topics where you see something that you find personally offensive. Just because this is a support thread for atheists, that doesn't mean it is ok for anyone to use this thread to say something unkind and mean about non-atheists. And yes, I fully acknowledge that atheists are often treated horribly by deists, and I think that is horrible. However, two wrongs don't make a right either.

Thanks tapu. :)

SO ANYWAY! Jar's gone; tapu's apologized; Lady Snow and AtomicZom are at a draw.

Thank you, NYCBBW for the thread!

I know I just did it in this very thread Drew I asked Jar not to come in and say something shitty, nor do I agree with with Tapu said, and now here we are in Ms Jennifer's thread talking about what I did in the past or what you want done or how off the wall the people who don't follow a doctrine are. I'm no saint Drew but also I just don't get why folks gotta come in here and be jerky about something or topics or what I've done in the past when it has NOTHING to do with the OP's intent. Like here. WE could address my transgressions in private instead of taking up more space in here. Cause frankly I don't believe I ever go into a thread and take a shit just cause I don't believe in something or have different beliefs unless it's an ism Drew and if you feel that is me being disrespectful I don't. ME going into a thread and calling an ism out or shitty behaviours is NOTHING like what has been said by Jar or Tapu just sayin' Drew.

I didn't mean it to be rude. I just mean that anyone that doesn't think there's more is out of tune. Just my opinion

Can you clarify what this means? What makes you think that people don't think there is more?

I NEVER said that I believe in the bible because it was written by men who had thier own agendas.

I never said you Jar believed in the bible. I was stating what I thought about the Bibles stories, not what Jar believes about the Bible stories.

I'm just saying that if people don't think there's more than this life, then they're outa touch with the universe.

Mkay I will respond in a pm.

Oh, good, Jar. We're glad you're back to offer that clarification.




Others, this to me, seems like a classic troll situation. Does anyone know this poster? If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, but it seems obvious that it's not a sincere effort, if you will.

I have been on b-f.com and this site for years. You can ask most anybody here tofu

anyway....

I am an atheist. I am certain there is more out there but it doesn't come in the form of deities. I think the science world is so untapped and what we know today about infinite space is just the tip of the iceberg. THAT is my more!!!

And well-respected, I'm sure. Please, hold forth.

No Jar is not a troll...

I also believe man created god not the other way around.

You hit the nail on the head there Jar, we do have different beliefs, the term non believer annoys the hell out of me because frankly it's insulting and it insinuates that somehow atheists or agnostics or any one else other than those who believe in some Diety have no belief system. It's different than say the whole God created stuff in 7 days story.

I hope that Ms Jennifer's thread can continue to educate and give support to folks who have different thoughts, beliefs and ideals.

Thanks for coming back in and continuing to dialogue with everyone Jar:)