Truly Awful - minor spoilers

The irony of your statement is that there could be no true theists. No mortal human could ever claim to know that god(s) existed because they can't perceive anything outside their own senses or ability to reason. You have created a strawman version of atheism. Atheism means that one does not believe in a god. A broad definition of agnosticism reveals that everyone is an agnostic (i.e., no one knows for sure).

Your statement that "no intelligent person...blah blah..." is simply not true. Intelligent people believe all kinds of things. Please take your sophomoric philosophy elsewhere.

I actually agree with Bladerunner on this one. Atheism in my perspective does imply a certain level of arrogance. There is no one who is completely sure about the issue, but its typically the atheists who make claim that they are somehow better informed, as their view is based on realist philosophy. No one really knows for sure, but athiests act like they know better than non-athiests.

An atheist isn't someone who claims to know for a fact that there is no god anymore than a christian is someone who claims to know for a fact there is a god. There are people who claim these things who fall under there respective labels, but it doesn't define the religion or non-religion. I'm a true atheist. I do not acknowledge a god or deity. The possibility of at least one existing is something I'm not at all concerned with. I don't ponder the possibilities of there being gods because I consider it a waste of time. This is how most atheists are. They treat religion as something impractical, and, well, boring. Why would I want religion when I feel like I'm doing fine on my own. If it makes other people happy, hey, to each his own, but you won't catch me going "Hey, I wonder if there is a god..." because it doesn't interest me. So, don't tell me what I think, or who I am. I <i>am</i> an atheist.

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"We're not wrong! We're Hollywood executives!"--Neil Gaiman makes me squee

Bladerunner... then I guess I'm the most arrogant being in the universe, because I KNOW, BEYOND ANY REASONABLE *beep* DOUBT WHATSOEVER, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO HESITATION, that the god we refer to when we capitalize the word "God", DOES NOT EXIST. And don't presume to tell me what I do and do not know, thank you very much.

"There are no true atheists, just levels of agnostics. The level of arrogance it would take for an insignificant human (in the scheme of the universe) to claim to *know* there is no possibility of a god would be so massive as to boggle the mind. No sophisticated, intelligent person would ever be so supercilious to assert that a finite being can know things outside their realm of existence, or that the infinite is impossible. The philosophical reality is that no one can know *for sure* that there is no God. It is a logical (and empirical) impossibility. Therefore, there can be no true atheist, only those who ironically *believe* in their non-belief, ergo a system of faith in the unknown, which is nothing other than a religion of the "rational". Even Bertrand Russell admitted this truism, and late in life questioned the usefulness of such a &#8220;belief&#8221;. Anyway, no disrespect meant, and any self-respecting rationalist will understand that.

I have to agree with the other poster, the inherent humor of this film is the *iconic* image of Jesus, the comedy is rooted in the absurdity of the traditional Jesus getting buck-wild on bloodsuckers. Eliminating those elements that stereo-typically define Jesus as such is actually negating the very root of the humor. In other words, not just dumb, but *perfectly* dumb or perfectly wrong... a very unfunny oxymoron.


"...nothing is left of me, each time I see her..." - Catullus"


1. You would love Judith Butler and her way of saying ",I'm smarter than all of you," by using every possible opportunity to pick up a thesaurus. I can't fathom why you would use all of those words other than to make yourself look a *beep* smarter than you actually are. Butler is the exact same way. If you can stand feminism in any form, you will love her.

2. And religious people aren't arrogant for claiming that there IS a God? Come the *beep* on. Can you honestly sit there and tell me that an atheist is arrogant for saying, "There is no "God," for certain," but one who follows some religious tradition is fine in claiming, "There is a God, lets give up a few hours a week so I can get into the surely existent 'Heaven,' and not go to 'Hell'"?

3. I am sorry for even debate that, but your pseudo-intelligence just bugs the *beep* out of me.