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= F.U.C.K. - Fucked Up College Kids - Born Jan. 24th, 1993 - F.U.C.K. =
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Hi Fundie
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I've been involved in several religious debates, both on IRC and in
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"real life". With this experience, I have been able to come up with many
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conclusions, many of which I've written about, such as the purpose of the
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"God" concept, the value of fear to the Christian religion, and the necessity
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of all religion to satisfy the ego whether it denies it or not.
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Unfortunately I've also learned that open-mindedness is a virtue in
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today's society. While it might seem "high and mighty" of me, I tend to
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think that I can keep an open mind in most situations. Open-mindedness led me
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to my religion, which I used to make fun of quite often(Before I learned
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about it, of course).
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It seems the Christian religion itself tends to frown upon
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open-mindedness, unless one is to "read the Bible with an open mind". Many
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times people have told me this; "read it with an open mind!" I try, but
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sorry kids--it's just a book in my eyes, not the "Holy Word of God". Someone
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might throw that in my face and say "Now that's not openminded!" but alas
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I've given the religion quite awhile to prove itself to me, and the Bible
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seems more and more ridiculous each time I read it. I say just as easily ask
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them to read a Greek Myth with "open-mindedness". Open-mindedness is not
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willingness to believe, it's willingness to UNDERSTAND, to drop prejudices
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and learn for yourself. Once one understands, it's up to them to believe.
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Since faith demands they have "no other Gods" Christians tend NOT to be
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"openminded"(by their concept of the word) towards other religions or lack
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thereof. I can understand this, dogma is dogma. In fact, I often find
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myself thinking "HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!?" while a Christian might ask
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"HOW CAN YOU NOT BELIEVE IN GOD!?" I can accept their dogmatic nature; but
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it's when foolish fundies make statements with no backing that I find myself
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quite frustrated.
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Fundies[Fundamentalist Christians] tend to attack things like evolution,
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and to the uninformed they might seem effective. Unfortunately, evolution is
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not "the process of which chimps become men." Another thing they'll do is
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rant and rant and rant on how if there is no God we're merely the by-products
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of chance, matter and energy. These rants are nothing more than appeals to
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the ego, and they can grow quite annoying. Atheists find nothing cheap about
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being *A* complex product of the universe.
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Other silly things said are "No self-respecting scientist beliefs in
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evolution", "You can't prove evolution", etc. Unfortunately..evolution *is*
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science. Belief in evolution is like belief in friction. "You can't prove
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evolution" is a silly statement indeed--prove your God. "But that's faith!
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And science relies on faith too!" Science doesn't deal in proof or faith.
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"It's only a theory!" Scientific theories are not assertions; "Creationism"
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is. Science gathers the evidence and makes predictions. When it fails to
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make sense, it changes with time. Unfortunately the Bible cannot do this
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easily, so people end up saying things like "You take it too literally" or
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"That's human error". These rants can go on forever, and why shouldn't
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they, because anyone can have their own fucking opinion on what "Paul really
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meant" or whatnot.
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The tactics used in this type of "debate"[most utilized by FUNDIES, I'm
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not saying Christians in general are incapable] are nothing more than
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"victory by signs of frustration in the nonbeliever". If a fundie pisses you
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off enough, he/she might consider themself the victor. Do not allow this!
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Retain the upper hand! Fight stupidity with blatant, harsh, and sometimes
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vulgar frankness. Blasphemy also works...just to make them give you your
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telltale sign of victory--"I'll pray for you!" or "You're going to hell!"
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Here are a few examples:
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"Everything you've said so far is bullshit. I'd like to see you back up
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one, just one of your statements. Every statement you can make against
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evolution can be refuted in no time. I have no time for idiots like you."
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"If there is a God, why would he make blatantly ignorant fucks like
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you?"
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"An omnipotent, all good and all loving God cannot exist in a universe
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with hell. Period."
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"God is dead. Shut the fuck up."
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"Jesus was a bastard."
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"Rege Satanas!"
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"I find your Christ revolting."
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People might say "You only stupe to their level", but hey, when logic
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and reason fail, show the person exactly how stupid they are. They might
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consider themself a victor, but you being a true victor can both revel in
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your victory and in the knowledge that they believe they are victorious
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indeed! To answer bottomless drivel with brutal frankness is better than to
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say, tell them you're tired and allow them any chance of believing they fared
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well.
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Lord_H
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