Comments on: The Atheist’s Way: Living Well Without Gods

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:55:24 +0000

In hell the tuner is off so that the radio is always inbetween two stations and filled with static, and there is the constant sound of a baby crying somewhere. It smells like burnt popcorn, and everyone talks with spit at the sides of their mouths, that sprays out occasionally and lands on your face. And your feet itch, but no matter how hard you scratch them the itch won’t go away.

By: DSimon

DSimon — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:59:33 +0000

In Hell, there are no marshmallows. And no Hershey’s chocolate either. Only graham crackers. And they’re stale. I mean, REALLY stale. You have no idea. *shudder*

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:03:15 +0000

Paul, if you are going to quote the bible… You may wish to consider this verse..

Whoever Says “You Fool!”
Shall Be in Danger of Hell Fire
Matthew 5:22

Don’t forget the marshmallows

By: LeoPardus

LeoPardus — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:11:34 +0000

Re post #8:

you speak as an authority on the Bible. However you obviously have never studied it nor it’s history.

Actually he knows it fairly well. As do many here. Far better than you do. Of course not being very clear with either thought or communication, you probably couldn’t realize that even if we shot your silliness down.

What if you can’t respond to it, it becomes a phycological trap?

No. We mean it’s full of stuff to trap booby’s; like you.

Guys if your going to have a blog to discuss things intelligently. Do you not think childish attacks should be left out?

Good idea. Leave child.

By: LeoPardus

LeoPardus — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:07:58 +0000

Regarding post #4:

Paul: Read and pay attention first.
The author is writing to atheists about how to live life without a religion. THAT is why he is not bothering with atheist apologetics (i.e., it’s not the purpose of the book). If you want atheist apologetics, you should read Barker or some other, not Maisel. If you want ideas on living without religion, you can read Maisel, not Barker (though I think Barker may have a “how to live” book; not sure).

By: BigHouse

BigHouse — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:15:19 +0000

Bighouse you have an interesting response, you speak as an authority on the Bible. However you obviously have never studied it nor it’s history. Else you would know not to speak such unlearned foolishness.

This is ironic in a number of different dimensions. For one, I was a Bible-quoting Christian for 30 years. The other is, how are YOU an authority on the Bible? Isn’t that the point? Everybody takes what they want to from the Bible and calls the rest “at the margins” or “good storytelling”.

So, if I question the Bible, with good reason, as the inerrant word of God, what does your quoting that little passage in Psalms have to do with anything?

And besides, how can you use the Bible itself as the source that the Bible is authority? That was what my joke verse was supposed to show.

By: ArchangelChuck

ArchangelChuck — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:58:20 +0000

If Paul had a ‘blog to which he linked from this site, I wonder if it would peeve him if we went there only made insipid, irrelevant, and idiotic interjections.

Golden rule? Oh wait, we’re dealing with a Christian.

By: Quester

Quester — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:10:57 +0000

Paul,

This isn’t necessarily a blog to discuss things intelligently. This is a blog to support skeptical, deconverting and former theists (usually, but not exclusively, Christians). Sometimes this is done through intelligent conversations, sometimes by joking around. We are not here to defend ourselves to you, nor to hear your complaints and poorly-thought-out defences of your beliefs, which are nearly identical to those we get from someone like you every two weeks or so (if we’re lucky).

If you don’t like it, you are welcome to leave here freely and of your own will. I encourage you to do so.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:46:09 +0000

Are you guys on commission sales for this book or what?
Bighouse you have an interesting response, you speak as an authority on the Bible. However you obviously have never studied it nor it’s history. Else you would know not to speak such unlearned foolishness.

“physycological booby traps”"!!!!!!!! What if you can’t respond to it, it becomes a phycological trap?

Guys if your going to have a blog to discuss things intelligently. Do you not think childish attacks should be left out?

Just asking.

By: Quester

Quester — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:51:11 +0000

I’d never claim the authors were idiots. There’s all sorts of neat “gotchas” included.