for other Atheists out there

[Ann]

Originally posted by Twisterdog
To say a Satanist does not believe in Satan is like saying a Christian does not believe in Jesus Christ. That's rather silly.

Perhaps it seems "silly" to you, but that's the way it is. Like I said; they basically only call themselves Satanists to piss off Christians (immature IMHO). Besides, think about it, if they were to belive in Satan they'd have to belive in God too, and that would defeat their whole purpose of only humans are gods.

Lalania, the same goes for you... Satanists aren't evil, not at all. In some ways they remind me of Pagans and Wiccans because they appreciate the earth too.

[COCatMama]

I don't think it's fair to compare a pagan or a wiccan with a Satanist, it's like trying to compare a buddhist with a jew! In any case, I think this thread has run it's course and I finally feel compelled to put my own fishie in my sig. I have a cute fish n' chips one if anyone wants it for their sig

[NoahsMommy]

Originally posted by Lalania
Grace is for thanking GOD for the food not the Earth.

Not true at all....yes, it begins that way, but it is very often followed by thanking God for family, a home, friends, pets, etc.

[Miss Meow]

Pope John Paul II recently signed two decrees that accept miracles performed by Mother Teresa. One of the miracles is a Bengali cancer victim being cured of her cancer by looking at a picture of Mother Teresa, a year after Mother Teresa's death.

I know some miraculous events happen without explanation, but is this taking the miracle thing a bit far??? Just interested in a perspective from our religious members. Please correct me if I've misinterpreted the miracle; I don't really trust our newspapers

[toughCookie]

I am not one that goes to those cure all sessions, or healings or whatever they are called, but I do believe things like that can happen sometimes. so I guess that would go in the "faith" thread?

[Soledad]

I believe that there are things that cannot be explained. There is just too much we don't know about our own brains, physics, etc. to rule "miracles" out.

[COCatMama]

PPB: All I know for sure in this life is that we are connected to the Earth, and if we don't learn to respect it in a hurry we're in deeeeeeeeep trouble. We mess with Nature, and she's gonna mess with us.

[Twisterdog]

As for miracles ... how can anyone say what is and is not a miracle? How do you define that? With your own definition based on your own thoughts and beliefs, of course ... so what constitues a miracle to one person may constitute a coincidence to another and a farce to yet another.

I feel the same way about miracles that I feel about God, angels, ghosts and UFO's .... no one on Earth is EVER going to have the answers. Maybe we'll find out someday, or maybe we won't. But I think debating these things is pointless .... NONE of know the answers.

[COCatMama]

Ahhh but extra-terr whatsits (sorry, had a glass of red wine last night and I have a killer headache, can't think!!) are statistically probable.....there are SOOOO many planets and solar systems out there, the odds of there being NO other life in the galaxy is pretty slim! But, I do not believe in alien abductions/ UFO's
I think one look at our barbaric little planet would have those guys not walking, but RUNNING away!

[Twisterdog]

Yeah, no kidding ... alien abductions make me roll my eyes. If they wanted to take one of us and experiment on us ... why bother to return us at all?

[COCatMama]

Yeah you'd think after the first hillbilly farmer they'd say 'Geez what a bunch of idiots, let's leave and not come back' hehehe