Atheist/non-religious thread

[arwoon]

I've counted 27 fallacies in this entire thread, so...

Bit of a logic fail here if you'll forgive me for saying so.

 

[Tre3hugger]

Try the silmarillion by Tolkien everyone. Now there is a creation story I can get behind! What makes the bible more credible than the Silmarillion?

LOL half joking but you all get the point

 

[black_cat]

Wow! That is quite surprising! Do you know the name of this girl? However, I believe God made everyone, yes, but but isn't lgbtq (is that how you say it?) A choice? I'm not sure. Maybe y'all can help me out here.

I love that you're asking this in a friendly and curious manner!!
Being part of the LGBTQ+ community (standing for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer, the + representing the multitude of other genders and sexualities) is not a conscious choice. Think of it this way- you don't choose which ice cream flavors you naturally prefer. If you hate vanilla ice cream, but love chocolate ice cream, you didn't choose that. It's the same with sexualities- I am naturally a straight person (I identify as female, and I feel attraction towards those who identify as male) and @CHlCKEN is naturally a lesbian person (she identifies as female, to my knowledge, and feels attraction toward those who identify as female) and we have as much control over that as we have control over our flavor preferences for ice cream. If you think about it, if your sexuality or gender was a conscious choice, nobody would choose to be LGBTQ+, considering all of the discrimination these people face.

 

[arwoon]

When my interviewer asks "what are your negative qualities" what can I say that isn't an automatic turn off?

"I'm too awesome, most people are rendered speechless when they see me"

 

[chickentrains]

"I'm too awesome, most people are rendered speechless when they see me"

yeah they'd say

"that person is a narc, I'm not hiring you"

 

[Tre3hugger]

"I'm too awesome, most people are rendered speechless when they see me"

That is the perfect answer

 

[arwoon]

Try the silmarillion by Tolkien everyone. Now there is a creation story I can get behind! What makes the bible more credible than the Silmarillion?

LOL half joking but you all get the point

Uhh, I love Tolkien and his works to death, but its not gospel, the bible is wayyy older than the silmarillion, and its a novel. Fiction. If it was written by just a normal human being for the entertainment of his family, (he was a Christian, his friend lewis told him about it I think. whom you should know from reading Narnia)

 

[black_cat]

No its not a choice people are born with it I met actaul people and its a genetic mutation which makes people LGBTQ.

Nope!! Not true either. I've also met actual people (sitting next to somebody right now!) and it has nothing to do with genetics. Genetic mutations don't change your other preferences, so why would they change your sexual orientation?

 

[arwoon]

I love that you're asking this in a friendly and curious manner!!
Being part of the LGBTQ+ community (standing for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer, the + representing the multitude of other genders and sexualities) is not a conscious choice. Think of it this way- you don't choose which ice cream flavors you naturally prefer. If you hate vanilla ice cream, but love chocolate ice cream, you didn't choose that. It's the same with sexualities- I am naturally a straight person (I identify as female, and I feel attraction towards those who identify as male) and @CHlCKEN is naturally a lesbian person (she identifies as female, to my knowledge, and feels attraction toward those who identify as female) and we have as much control over that as we have control over our flavor preferences for ice cream. If you think about it, if your sexuality or gender was a conscious choice, nobody would choose to be LGBTQ+, considering all of the discrimination these people face.

Thank you for explaining!

 

[arwoon]

Nope!! Not true either. I've also met actual people (sitting next to somebody right now!) and it has nothing to do with genetics. Genetic mutations don't change your other preferences, so why would they change your sexual orientation?

Does anyone know what changes it then?