You can't go wrong with god on your side.....can you ??

[Electric_Andy]

10 years ago our local vicar died of a heart attack, leaving 2 young boys and a wife behind. I just couldn't understand it, and still don't. The older I get, the more atheist I'm becoming!

 

[presta]

The mother has just had a serious fall down the stairs.

An elderly woman a couple of doors up the road went sleepwalking a while back. She'd never sleepwalked in her life before, so the first thing she knew about it was when she woke up at the bottom of the stairs with a broken neck, broken back, and multiple other breaks.

 

[Cirrus]

I doubt these French children think god was on their side: French Church abuse: 216,000 children were victims of clergy - inquiry - BBC News

 

[ClichéGuevara]

I wonder how many people of faith would opt for a religious leader rather than a surgeon if they needed an operation.

 

[marzjennings]

Just let people believe what they wish.
As long as it doesn’t impact on others.

Unfortunately it seems the more people believe in something the more likely they are to impact others.

 

[Chromatic]

I wonder how many people of faith would opt for a religious leader rather than a surgeon if they needed an operation.

Probably about the same number who would opt for a surgeon rather than a mechanic if their car needed fixing.

 

[Dave7]

I wonder how many people of faith would opt for a religious leader rather than a surgeon if they needed an operation.

Depending on the type of operation I know a few

 

[Smokin Joe]

I would agree with you there. Despite my adamant atheism of decades past I find that I am starting to wonder if there really might be the big feller upstairs.

I've gone he opposite way, the older I get the more ridiculous the whole thing seems.

 

[MichaelW2]

God lets us measure the forces of nature without interference, but when no one is looking he pulls a few strings. Has he ever been caught out by sneaky scientists pretending not to measure?

 

[Archie_tect]

God lets us measure the forces of nature without interference, but when no one is looking he pulls a few strings. Has he ever been caught out by sneaky scientists pretending not to measure?

He?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

There is of course the dyslexic atheist who doesn’t believe there is a Dog.

 

[byegad]

Sorry to hear of the lady's woes. It sounds bad.

As a 'devout' atheist, I have found that, the four times I thought Lady Byegad was on her last days*, and the twice my GP sent me for tests as I 'may have cancer'**, I had no urge to communicate with an imaginary friend.

Was I frightened? Hell, yes!
Desperate? Yes again.
Looking for support? That's what family and friends are for.

I understand other people may find strength from belief, but to my mind the little relief that may give, is nothing compared to the skills and hard work of other humans.

* Fortunately the NHS worked like hell and saved her life.
** Both times it wasn't!

 

[Beebo]

10 years ago our local vicar died of a heart attack, leaving 2 young boys and a wife behind. I just couldn't understand it, and still don't. The older I get, the more atheist I'm becoming!

My mother used to go to church most weeks. But hasn’t been for a decade as the local vicar had an affair with a parishioner and it seems that plenty of people in the village knew. She just couldn’t reconcile that and has now given up going completely.

 

[Chief Broom]

Walking along the beach tuther day i got chatting to a woman initially about her terrier then she informed me she was a Christian and then further along in the conversation she told me her opinion about illegal immigrants who should be persecuted/drowned and generally harmed....hmm I cut short the exchange and cleared off as in my opinion she was deranged/hypocritical and weirdly capable of the mental gymnastics necessary to hold such thoughts. I find it disturbing that some people latch onto beliefs as if it was true...and it doesnt have to be a religious belief either, any kind of unproven belief will do. The only 'believers' i do have sympathy for are those unfortunates who have been so tortured by lifes cruelties they will grasp at anything,

 

[Drago]

See, thats interesting - a most un Christian Christian.

This is like my views on party politics. I believe in an almighty creator, a grand architect, them what you will, but have no interest in or truck with organised religion.

Technically im Jewish, being born to a Jewish mother, but my Dad was having none of it, told her I could make up my own mind when I'm old enough. I know exactly where he was coming from now.

On the funny side, I married a Catholic lass and being a nice Jew boy (I sometimes play up to it a bit to annoy them) some of the more fanatical members of her family seemed to think she was marrying Satan himself.