From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

"As for the 'stories' in the Bible. They are all true... at least those
that have happened."
By: Jeremy Walker

"First of all, BSA does not discriminate against atheists. If an
atheist wishes to acknowledge God and to live by His teachings, he will
be more than welcomed in."
By: Lester Phinney

"The Lord Jeohvah createth original sin so that he could punish sinners
in hell for all eternity. If God hath not createth original sin man
would have no need of hell."
By: HERETIC HUNTER

(In response to:)

Why do you assume the Bible is correct?

"Because if we don't, then WHO WILL??? Something in this world has to
be correct, why not the Bible?"
By: radelster

"One does not have to read well, one merely must believe; often the
mentally challenged are quicker to believe than others."
By: Rosemond.com

"Plagues are good and God knows this. Without them he couldn't teach us
how to stop them."
By: Jerry Myers

"sometimes it's hard to be a christian
giving all your love to just one god
you'll have bad times
and you'll have good times
doing things you don't understand"
By: ck19

"Non-evidence is not evidence, but it makes one think."
By: Poakfield@msn.com

"Velikovsky did yeomans work on researching the miracles of the Bible,
and the effects as recorded throughout the world. If you read Worlds in Collision, you will find that you are wrong, and that many cultures
record the stopping of the rotation of the earth, or the lengthening of
the day. Don't make declarations that are so easy to refute."
By: mark

"And we have already gone over this, I consider logic, reason and other extra-experiential devices invalid for religious discussion."
By: SongBookz

"The Creationists who oppose evolution do so from their own scientific
studies which are at as high a level as those of the evolutionists."
By: Gladys Swager

"Science does not have all the answers and knows nothing about god. I
know nothing about science. Therefore, I know god."
By: Rusty Sites

"Perhaps you understand why the staff members at ICR don't waste their
time writing professional articles and submitting them to journals."
By: Jason

"I voted for George Bush twice and I'll continue voting for him in the
future."
By: Nomen Nescio

"i gave you my definition of faith sometime ago. its clear that you go
by facts, like i said if i went by facts i wouldnt be a believer i
would be a knower."
By: RJ

"To say you don't believe in God is to say that you really believe in
him."
By: Mark Earnest

"One good thing as a God believer is that I don't have to prove
anything."
By: Eric Brze

(In response to:)

if atheism is a religion, then not collecting stamps is a hobby.

"Can you lick atheism like you can lick a stamp?"
By: Dr. Jai Maharaj

"You are too intelligent for your own good like most science buffs.
It's no coincidence that most atheists are not Believers."
By: Revelation

"If God should ever appear in 'reality', you atheists would be the
first ones to bow down and worship him."
By: flock

"Be very afraid of people who think for THEMSELVES! Cause they will
cheat, lie and MURDER!"
By: quicksand

"To understand the Bible correctly, reading comprehension has very
little to do with it."
By: Eric Brze

"Just because something doesn't exist is no reason not to believe in
it."
By: Son of man

"Pseudoscience has always bothered me. I am very scientific. That's why
I believe in the reality of God, NDEs, OBEs, Ghosts, EVP, Angels,
Astral Projection, Auras, UFOs, Demonic Possession and Miracles."
By: dunric@yahoo.com

"You disbelieve in God because you have no need to believe in Him, in
fact. And demands for "evidence and proofs" are just a rationalizing smokescreen. I think we're making progress here... Thanks."
By: rcman777@excite.com

"There is no *good* reason to ignore reality and pretend that God
doesn't exist."
By: keithj43@yahoo.com

"Although I can understand your need for logic and intellect, I prefer
to hold onto my faith. Its all I have so I will take my chances."
By: Abby

"Will you atheists get off your bandwagon about how if there is a God
he is directly responsible for this tsuamni. Certainly as a Christian I believed he allowed it just as he allows illness or accidents."
By: Randy Story

"The original documents are Christian, Judiasm was invented in Babylon
much later than the origins of Christianity in the Garden of Eden."
By: Michael

"Yes, its bullshit, but its the truth. and you know it."
By: shadow

"When the OP says that he wants evidence not a Bible quotation, his
statement is self-contradictory for a Bible quotation is evidence.
And, you people call yourselves intelligent .. "
By: George Peatty

" _I_ believe there are no Magic Invisible Beings - whether pixieish or otherwise - _AND_ I believe in God."
By: A.Christian

(In response to:)

Sorry, 'think' is not something you are capable of.

"Yet that's exactly what makes me superior to you."
By: duke

"What I have come to conclude, is that the more intelligent you are,
the less likely you are to believe in God... "
By: Damian John Paul Brown

"I am a theist anyway. Never really needed to worry about being
perfectly honest."
By: Rosebud

"I have problems with the word *Theory*. As a creationist I like facts."
By: Church Of The Painful Truth

(In response to:)

Each object in the universe attracts each other body.[An observed

regularity, a law of nature]
"That observation, by itself, is of no importance to anyone."
By: Virgil

(In response to:)

Jesus is a fictional character culled from a dozen other bits and

pieces of mythology of the time.
"Nah, the proof the Jesus is real is his name. The foretold Messiah's
name was supposed to be Immanuel."
By: Son of man

"Why do people feel the need to keep adding alt.religion.scientology to
their pinhead/angel debates? We're overstocked with kooks as it is,
thanks."
By: True words

"Guilt, shame, emberassment, thats what keeps people in line and thats
what religion offers."
By: Rob Duncan
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