tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post3251109211837992338..comments2024-02-14T03:56:12.027-08:00Comments on La Salette Journey: The intellectual insecurity of the atheist and where it eventually leads...Paul Anthony Melansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08455719838570381999noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-35512115947893633542014-04-24T21:35:27.032-07:002014-04-24T21:35:27.032-07:00Hmm, you seem to have struck a nerve pretty hard w...Hmm, you seem to have struck a nerve pretty hard with anon, who is so insecure he can't even show his name and picture. He's upset and angry because you described his problem perfectly.<br /><br />Truly, you should thank him just for being one shining example here!Torahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10654068539647127728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-2083106250394432552010-04-18T02:32:41.742-07:002010-04-18T02:32:41.742-07:00I don't ordinarily post hateful comments like ...I don't ordinarily post hateful comments like the one from anonymous. But this comment only serves to highlight my point. The question is its own answer.Paul Anthony Melansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455719838570381999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-36153459506835681812010-04-17T18:12:30.546-07:002010-04-17T18:12:30.546-07:00Go fuck yourself. Does that come off intellectual...Go fuck yourself. Does that come off intellectually insecure?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-11252057843358518162010-04-17T03:35:34.351-07:002010-04-17T03:35:34.351-07:00Ron writes, "Following the argument of the fi...Ron writes, "Following the argument of the first paragraph to its logical conclusion...the a-dragonist, that souless, pitiable, pathetic being who cannot seem to muster belief in dragons - also must suffer from intellectual insecurity, having to constantly convince himself, and others, that dragons really, truly, honestly don't exist. Furthermore, the fairy denier, the unicorn rationalist, and the leprechaun skeptic all, too, must wallow in miserable torment. Poor, sad, miserable creatures, one and all."<br /><br />But this only proves my point. The "a-dragonist," the "fairy denier," the "unicorn rationalist" and the "leprechaun skeptic" do not devote much and even most of their waking hours denying the dragon, the fairy, the unicorn and the leprechaun and attempting to convince others to do the same. <br /><br />But the atheist is never fully convinced that he has banished God. And this fact will always weigh very heavily upon him. Which is why Ron posted his comment here. My post was so "inane," so lacking in substance, that he felt compelled to come here and refute it.<br /><br />But why? Surely that which is inane refutes itself. Thank you Ron for illustrating my point so beautifully.<br /><br />But I wouldn't waste too much time here. There's precious little time left to try to convince yourself that God does not really exist.Paul Anthony Melansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455719838570381999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-36145690694309661562010-04-16T17:29:35.833-07:002010-04-16T17:29:35.833-07:00Wow, a religionist who claims to know with absolut...Wow, a religionist who claims to know with absolute certainty the mind of the atheist. How original ...<br /><br />Following the argument of the first paragraph to its logical conclusion (and I must cite the first paragraph, since it's the only original thought in the entire post), the a-dragonist, that souless, pitiable, pathetic being who cannot seem to muster belief in dragons - also must suffer from intellectual insecurity, having to constantly convince himself, and others, that dragons really, truly, honestly don't exist. Furthermore, the fairy denier, the unicorn rationalist, and the leprechaun skeptic all, too, must wallow in miserable torment. Poor, sad, miserable creatures, one and all.<br /><br />Tell ya what: You stop trying to understand the mind of the atheist, and I'll stop posting sarcastic comments to your inanity. Deal?Ron Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455390930090556032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-92082426263605892372010-04-16T13:33:53.324-07:002010-04-16T13:33:53.324-07:00Hate-filled homosexual activists in Massachusetts ...Hate-filled homosexual activists in Massachusetts are attempting to silence parents who oppose their sick agenda. Go here for details:<br /><br />http://www.massresistance.org/docs/gen/10b/day_of_silence/emails.html<br /><br />Sanctus Belle is right.."The same evil behind the hatred of atheism for all that is Holy is the same evil behind militant homosexuals who in their own misery seek to destroy the sanctity of matrimony.."<br /><br />This hate movement wants to impose its perversity on all of us and our innocent children. And when they don't get their way they explode in rage, hatred and violence.Samanthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-79217893773404847992010-04-16T12:31:37.092-07:002010-04-16T12:31:37.092-07:00Militant atheists are fond of reminding us that th...Militant atheists are fond of reminding us that there have been people who committed acts of violence "in the name of religion." And of course this is true. But the Church always condemned such abuses in her teaching. But far more violence has been committed under the banner of atheism. As historian Paul Johnson put it, "Certainly, mankind without Christianity conjures up a dismal prospect. The record of mankind with Christianity is daunting enough....The dynamism it has unleashed has brought masacre and torture, intolerance and destructive pride on a huge scale, for there is a cruel and pitiless nature in man which is sometimes impervious to Christian restraints and encouragements. But without these restraints, bereft of these encouragements, how much more horrific the history of these last 2,000 years must have been!....In the last generation, with public Christianity in headlong retreat, we have caught our first, distant view of a de-Christianized world, and it is not encouraging." (A History of Christianity, p. 517).<br /><br />Yes, there have been men who were "impervious to Christian restraints." But the Church may not be held responsible for this. Christianity is not the failure here. Rather those who failed to live up to the demands of the Gospel are to blame. But to the extent that such men committed acts of violence "in the name of religion," may we not justly conclude that such men were really atheists? <br /><br />Atheism can be either speculative or practical. The practical atheist is one whose words and actions suggest that he does not really believe in God or following His holy will.<br /><br />But nothing can match the barbaric record of violence under atheistic humanism. Which is what Mr. Johnson means when he writes, "In the last generation, with public Christianity in headlong retreat, we have caught our first, distant view of a de-Christianized world, and it is not encouraging.."Paul Anthony Melansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455719838570381999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-12244571515955323542010-04-16T11:54:04.935-07:002010-04-16T11:54:04.935-07:00You have to pity Dawkins. He's written countl...You have to pity Dawkins. He's written countless articles and even an entire book trying to disprove that which he claims not to believe in the first place. His website is largely dedicated to such articles.<br /><br />Constantly trying to disprove the God he says doesn't exist. How miserable he must really be deep down.Stewartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-67323053297740787842010-04-16T09:14:35.828-07:002010-04-16T09:14:35.828-07:00So well said Paul, again you state very concisely ...So well said Paul, again you state very concisely the truth. <br /><br />The same evil behind the hatred of atheism for all that is Holy is the same evil behind militant homosexuals who in thier own misery seek to destroy the sanctity of matrimony, the same evil that seek women "priests" seek to destroy the holy priesthood, it goes on and on...<br /><br /> The same evil who is Legion who prowls about the world seeking to destroy all he can as the time is short!Sanctus Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06189142564821094716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-78872967697710984052010-04-16T08:26:33.970-07:002010-04-16T08:26:33.970-07:00Amazing how ideology and fanaticism can blind one ...Amazing how ideology and fanaticism can blind one to historical facts. Dawkins ignores or tries to dismiss the unparalleled crimes committed by Atheistic Humanism. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Book_of_Communism<br /><br />Read the death-toll under atheistic regimes. Dawkins silence in the face of such genocide is perverse.Ellen Wironkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037753678014941848noreply@blogger.com