Jannah

Westboro Baptist Leader Fred Phelps is dying

Brovo said

Funny you posted that since I did on FB earlier today xD.

Interest Check~High-casual to Advanced

I'm potentially interested in the Time Travel plot. I'll PM you if you wish.

Westboro Baptist Leader Fred Phelps is dying

He's not dying, he is dead! No tears shed for him. I've even had people celebrating xD.

Religion(s) and Atheism

Jorick said
Depends on the kind of atheist you're talking about, as there are a few different kinds. First you have to start off with a definition of religion. The definition I've always used is "a set of beliefs about the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe." I'll just go ahead and apply this definition to the two major different kinds of atheism to show you what I mean.Those who say emphatically and as a factual statement that there is no god are people who consciously believe deities don't exist, and those are the ones for which you can make a case that their atheism is a religion. Holding such belief is, due to lack of actual evidence, just as faith-based as any traditional religion. They are claiming to know the truth of the cause/nature/purpose of the universe, but they are not omnipotent, thus it is belief and thus it is religious.However, there are plenty who do not believe in deities but do not believe that they absolutely do not exist; this is agnostic atheism, colloquially known simply as agnosticism, and it is not a religious belief because it is in truth the absence of belief. These types of atheists tend not to have beliefs about the cause, nature, or purpose of the universe because they take the stance that it is impossible (whether permanently or just currently with our limited understanding and technology) to understand these things, that they are so far above human ken that it would be foolish to pretend to have the answers. This is the lack of beliefs stance that cause most atheists to call shenanigans on people calling atheism a religion, because this is the stance that most atheists (at least in my experience) actually take.Saying that all atheists consciously believe that deities do not exist would be like saying all Christians believe the Bible is made up of the literal and factual words of their deity. Those are both outlier positions, fundamentalism that is not representative of the majority in any way. It just so happens that fundamentalists of all kinds are very loud and controversial, thus they get a lot more attention than the average people of the group and give the appearance of great numbers.

I agree with basically everything you just said here. I have always argued that gnostic atheism is just as irrational as gnostic theism. Agnosticism in any form is typically the most rational stance since the existence or non-existence of God is not really provable.

The Iron Curtain: A Cold War NRP

Pepperm1nts said
I 'been lurking this thread, and...Doesn't sound like the words and actions of two good friends :PTo make my visit here a little more legitimate, I will say I may consider joining this. Even though it's not how I usually play NRP's.

lol that quote was actually from after the split. It's one of the most badass things ever though and Tito still remains one of my favourite world leaders ever.

Sure, if you join we desperately need a West Germany player. We needed UK and America, but they've been filled now.

The Iron Curtain: A Cold War NRP

gamer5 said
I am interested and would like to play as Yugoslavia.

Sure. That could be interesting to have here since officially they maintained a neutral stance.

Dutchbag said Come to me.

Funny enough Stalin and Tito used to be like best friends lol.

Suicide, Tragic or Selfish?

I have personally struggled with suicidal thoughts myself, and frankly to call it selfish is a form of victim blaming. If anything it's a sign that a person has been fighting far too long and are exhausted. It's a call for help perhaps. That is crucial since I feel a lot of people who struggle with this sort of thing feel like nobody cares about them enough to help. With that said, it's tragic that this girl actually went through with it, but now that's she's gone there's not really much that can be done unfortunately.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

I got an invite to this, but before deciding who to join as I need to read through all this lore stuff. Which nations are already taken?

What's Bothering You?

Magic Magnum said
If you mean in Off Topic there are some bigger names around that would by default get some more attention. But overall if you have an interesting and/or engaging topic then people will most likely notice.If you mean Spam. Treat it like High School on the internet, cause it is. Issues like cliches and popularity run rampant there. I wouldn't let them replying to you or not be anything to bother worrying about.

I know. I was mostly just upset last night over some off-site stuff. I couldn't help but to feel isolated though since I live with a bunch of religious nutters I have nothing in common with and I don't exactly have any friends irl. Hell, these nutters were blaming evolution and secular humanism for moral decay in western society while I'm just sitting here as somebody who has been atheist her whole life. I'm afraid to speak up against their anti-science stupidity too since I know there's a good chance they would kick me out and I don't exactly have anywhere to go.

What's Bothering You?

LoneSilverWolf said
Well I'll always talk to ya Jannah! We haven't a lot lately, but I've been busy af! That said, you and I have personal contact outside of the forum--and I'm sorry I haven't used that in the last few days! I have noticed this too though, even your off topic threads don't get alot of attention. BUT, neither do mine; so I don't know if that really means much in terms of not being accepted or being an outsider, so much as just not drawing a lot of attention to yourself. I noticed the people that get a lot of attention to their threads have...well, to put it bluntly, aspects about them that are over the top--Like Natsume, or Cara who is over the top nice and a gutter goddess xD So, that might be it. Just guessing, to be honest.

I'm never truly accepted in any circles I frequent so there's no hard feelings about that, I'm just...idk...it's hard to put into words how I feel right now.