Athiest humor

[dolo amber]

An atheist goes on vacation in Rome, and manages to get a meeting with the Pope. The meeting had continued for over 6 hours when one of the guards becomes curious as to what is being said. He puts his ear to the door and overhears the conversation.

"I am very concerned with your beliefs young man and no longer know what to say. You are like a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there" , said the Pope.

The atheist repositions himself in his seat then says, "Well, the way I see it is this, you are also much like the blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. But, the difference between us is that you have found it."

:evilgrin:

[doubleplusgood]

1. Q: What does an atheist say

...during the height of passion ?

A: "Oh no god ! Oh no god !..."

:-)

[Book Lover]

14. "My lack of God! It's Trotsky!"

Monty Python quote for those who don't know :-)

[Name removed]

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[Squistion]

3. Not technically true

Atheism is a belief. Most Atheists I know have very strong convictions on the subject of God. It would be an Agnostic who would be lacking conviction on the issue.

[lazarus]

17. just an FYI

agnostic is an adjective meaning "without knowledge." So one can be an agnostic Christian, a gnostic Christian, an agnostic atheist, or a gnostic atheist.

The difference is whether one asserts knowledge. An agnostic or "soft" atheist doesn't believe in god, a gnostic or "hard" atheist believes there is no god, which is fundamentally different.

[Az]

18. Not really

Look at the word. If the word theism means a belief in god or gods and the prefix 'a' means without, then it becomes clear that an atheist is simply someone without a belief in god or gods.

The matter may be confused by the fact that some of the more vocal atheists tend to be assertive about their beliefs. Furthermore just as some theists do not fully understand the nature of their beliefs the atheists too may be a bit muddled (no muddle that was not a ref to you :) ) about what it is they believe. A lot of emotions can get tied up in this question. Therefor they may compensate by over reaching their position. Insisting they know there is no god.

There are two different thoughts going on here. There is the question of if an individual believes in god or gods. This is addressed by the words atheism/theism. Then there is the question of what they know about the universe. This concept is addressed by the terms agnosticism/gnosticism. We are more familiar with the term agnostic than gnostic. This is because more people are ready to grasp the term agnostic for the simple fact that it is very difficult to be gnostic.

The thing is you can be an agnostic and believe in god. You can be an agnostic and not believe in god. Thust telling us you are an agnostic does not tell us whether you believe or not. It doesn't even tell us what you do or do not believe. It only tells us that you are aware that you do not know in a absolute sense whether what you believe is true or not.

[alvis]

4. Convictions aren't limited to gods

One can have many other convictions, which may or may not include gods.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

5. you missed a part

He said agnostics lacked conviction "on the issue", not in general.

[alvis]

6. I may have missed that part

I may have missed that part. Thanks for pointing that out. Unfortunately the message has been removed. This could have made for an interesting discussion. I very often find that agnostics/atheists are thought to "believe in nothing" and/or have no "convictions". I try to clear of that misconception when I can.

[RandomKoolzip]

7. What's the difference between Santa Claus and Jesus Christ?

Santa Claus is real.


My dad told me that one when I was 7 and I laughed my atheist ass off.

[dolo amber]

8. HEY YOU!!

:loveya:

I was just wondering if you'd dried up and blown away...how are ya? :hi:

[RandomKoolzip]

11. Tired.

Very tired.

My wife went to brunch with a friend, so I FINALLY have some DU time this morn before I have to go to work.


I miss my DU comrades! How's by you?


And here's another joke, not exactly atheist, but:

Why did women love Jesus so much?

Because he was hung like this: (holds out arms in crucifiction pose)

[Az]

20. Santa clause is

The atheists starter kit.

[Whitacre D_WI]

9. AWWWW!

dolo amber told a joke!

Isn't that quaint?

[dolo amber]

10. You be quiet

Lest I get angry...you wouldn't like me when I'm angry...



Hmmm...then again, you might. I look DEAD SEXY in that pic, eh? :D

[RandomKoolzip]

12. I like Mr. Ferrigno's Capeizos!

Looks like he's out to go to get a mani and maybe buy a cannoli. Darling footwear!

[NMDemDist2]

13. except for the lame shoes

you gotta lose the shoes

[Whitacre D_WI]

15. I fear you not, hulk. For THIS is my true identity:

[Nay]

16. What does it say on an atheist's tombstone?

"All dressed up and no place to go"

[BlueJazz]

19. What did Jesus say when they first raised him up on the cross?

"Whoa..Cool..Hey Paul!...I can see your house from here.