Weeping Sore Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Plagued by deities? Do your sins and transgressions keep you up at night? Why not try Atheism? Studies have shown Atheism may provide significant relief from guilt-related symptoms*. *side affects of Atheism may include a pervasive superiority complex, smugness, and related symptoms. Whether damnation may result is outside of Atheism's purview, but it also might turn out that the "Lake of Fire" is a soothing mineral hotspring, and why deny yourself an eternal schvitz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I never start my day without a good shot of atheism. Puts the world in focus for me after a hard night of metaphysicality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennis of the Brown Shield Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Of course http://new1.fjcdn.com/comments/4649206+_de241da5841a29384572a29ee99e4f0a.jpg*tips fedora* ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom Dubh Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 If I am in Jersualem c. 1066, how do I know if atheists in the south of England are relieved? How then can I know atheism is itself a relief? Is it then not-a-relief? If it is not not-a-relief, I think it's safe to assume that atheists do in fact relieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB. Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 ...not if you worship the god of teats and wine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Well this a relief from the monotony of that other thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S John Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 ...not if you worship the god of teats and wine Huh. Perhaps I am filled with the spirit after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 It certainly makes my life easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber of Peace Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The OP sounds like a Jon la Joie commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterbumps! Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 No, atheism is not so much a state of positive relief, but rather, an absence of nuisance. A lack of nuisance can feel like a "relief" when punctuating a period of extreme nuisance, and is often described as such in "common parlance," but truly, it's the nuisance defining the feeling rather than the atheism itself. "Relief" is entirely circumscribed by the nuisance, rather than a positive state proffered by the atheism. However, the salve I apply to my wounds when my pet sphinx beats me with his outerspace teapot can be accurately described as a "relief" in that it's propagating a positive state of relieving pain, rather than an absence of teapot beatings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Relief doesn't mean what you think it does, really it means "aggravation" and you all know I'm right because its obvious, I mean, I wrote it, so it must be a universal truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The OP sounds like a Jon Lajoie commercial. Try 'Not Giving a Fuck'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oopeed Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 As an atheist it somehow works in the other way for me... I'm not that good of a person (although not a dick) so I kinda get away with the not having to give a f*ck about helping or supporting something that goes in accordance to some doctrine. and that's good... But otherwise as someone obsessed with mortality and my legacy in the world, not believing in something often brings some trouble.At some point I'm thinking about mortality and instead of having some peace about heaven, reincarnation or whatever, I'm pressured by the knowledge that time is against me and that I'm not only afraid of dying, but utterly terrified by it. So although it has its perks once in a while, it also has its drags for your mental healthTL;DR If you are troubled by death and gloom all day reading dark things, watching existentialist media, then being an atheist may not be a good idea if you want to sleep calmly at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otho Bracken Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 For me, atheism is "the good news". No God is necessary, not for creation, not for morality. Creation comes from physical laws of the universe, and morality comes from reason. What a wonderful, unlikely, beautiful universe we live in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eponine Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Atheism cured my trichotillomania. I would not lie to you about such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gertrude Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 My pet unicorn is named Atheism and he is a relief to me at the end of the day. His sparkly pink presence fills me with joy and washes away the daily stresses. I'm a true believer of the sweet relief of Atheism. And that whole virgin thing is a lie, so if that's what's been holding you back from getting one, you should totally get one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Of course http://new1.fjcdn.com/comments/4649206+_de241da5841a29384572a29ee99e4f0a.jpg *tips fedora* ;) Apparently Timothy Spall is a redditor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Toblerone Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I highly recommend atehism as a great relief for anyone suffering cognitive dissonance. or bad hair days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 No, atheism is not so much a state of positive relief, but rather, an absence of nuisance. A lack of nuisance can feel like a "relief" when punctuating a period of extreme nuisance, and is often described as such in "common parlance," but truly, it's the nuisance defining the feeling rather than the atheism itself. "Relief" is entirely circumscribed by the nuisance, rather than a positive state proffered by the atheism.that's damned interesting, atheism as kenotic experience, as emptying oneself of nuisance, similar to christ's kenosis in phil 2: 6-7:though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness.are you saying therefore that christ was an atheist and christians should emulate his praxis? because that'd be a novel rhetoric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 the emptying stuff sounds very Zen, maybe the guy really did escape and live out the rest of his days in rural Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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