Tattooing

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
Almost all atheists who argue on the internet, IME, show distinct signs of fundamentalist attitudes. In fact, mentally they're more closely related to fundamentalist Christians than either of them are to non-fundamentalist Christians.

SB can you indicate what attitudes you think are shared by religious fundamentalist and Atheists?

Originally posted by RBHILL
If we are evolving and getting better at things then why do people still get tattoos?

This reminds me of your famous statement which went along the lines of:

"If god doesn't exist, then how do you explain speaking in tongues?"

Originally posted by divegeester
This reminds me of your famous statement which went along the lines of:

"If god doesn't exist, then how do you explain speaking in tongues?"

We'll say for example if I only speak English and then I start speaking Russian and never heard it a day in my life?

Originally posted by Suzianne
Hah! Well-said.

Perhaps you too can answer OdBod's question above

Originally posted by RBHILL
We'll say for example if I only speak English and then I start speaking Russian and never heard it a day in my life?

When you do so, I'll tell you what the most reasonable explanation I can think of is. Until you do so, there is nothing that needs explaining.

Originally posted by RBHILL
We'll say for example if I only speak English and then I start speaking Russian and never heard it a day in my life?

Have you ever heard someone speaking Russian (or other language) who has never spoken Russian (or other language) in their life?

Edit: my point being; no you haven't and nor have I; so why use it as an argument? Because it's in the Bible, right? Which is like saying to an atheist "God exists because it says so in the Bible". It's a dumb argument.

I'm not trying to damage your faith, I'm just trying to help you see things from an unbeliever's perspective.

Originally posted by OdBod
SB can you indicate what attitudes you think are shared by religious fundamentalist and Atheists?

They both have a tendency to interpret the Bible literally where it should not be, and figuratively what may be taken literally.
They both tend to exaggerate positions taken or shown in the Bible, in different directions, but both exaggerate.
Neither of them take religion seriously. Both see it as something to fight, either with or against, and not as something to use for brotherly love, which is its real purpose on this earth.

Originally posted by RBHILL
We'll say for example if I only speak English and then I start speaking Russian and never heard it a day in my life?

If. Hic Rhodos, hic salta.