Not only is there no proof of a god, there is also no proof that anyone really believes in a God. They might all just be pretending to believe in Him, as a form of Pascal's Wager. It must be tricky to believe in something invisible, illogical, sexist, jealous, wrathful and often just plain nasty.
Quote: Nogget @ October 2 2009, 4:51 PM BSTNot only is there no proof of a god, there is also no proof that anyone really believes in a God. They might all just be pretending to believe in Him, as a form of Pascal's Wager. It must be tricky to believe in something invisible, illogical, sexist, jealous, wrathful and often just plain nasty.
Wellthat's old Testmanet shouty God.
Lot's of people like God that carries you on the beach and stuff.
Quote: sootyj @ October 2 2009, 4:54 PM BSTWellthat's old Testmanet shouty God.
The Brian-Blessed-with-a-thorn-in-his-paw God. Which is better than Kevin Smith's idea of God:
Quote: sootyj @ October 2 2009, 4:54 PM BSTWellthat's old Testmanet shouty God.
OK, but one criticism that can be labelled at all gods, is that they suffer from a terrible messiah complex.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ October 2 2009, 4:44 PM BSTSorry, I may have missed something here - people who aren't particularly religious and get married in a church in front of a God they don't believe in is totally legit? Doesn't that make a mockery of what they're doing?
I don't know anyone personally who has done this.
And what about when a couple of your gay friends get wed? Isn't that too a mockery? What if your gay or straight friends dress up in 'silly' costumes to get married? What if the bride doesn't wear a white dress? Is that a mockery?
Er, no. It's about two people making a serious and public declaration, with added celebration, to say they're going to try and stay together. Making it all about a TV show makes it seem like a game. If it was just the clothes, fair enough, but acting like a TV script is some sort way of life is a bit sad.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ October 2 2009, 2:54 PM BSTAnd Tim, is getting married in Star Trek costumes anymore ridiculous then blowing £40,000 on a wedding and having everyone dressed up in non-Star Trek but equally ridiculous costumes?
Yes. They may be ridiculous, but only comparitively in the smart-ness contrasted to our usual casual dress. Whereas Star Trek is just a made up load of bullshit.
Quote: Nogget @ October 2 2009, 4:39 PM BSTSo he's gay?
And you wanted him to dress as a 'bandit'?
Quote: Nogget @ October 2 2009, 4:39 PM BSTSo he's gay?
Yeah, that's why he got married to woman. 
We are talking about long, long ago, when lots of different people wore leather!
This thread sure took off.
Strange really that so many people seem to care so much about being anti-religious.
And probably mentioned within this thread, Tim Vine is a practising Christian.
And I agree with Tim. Who gives a f**king toss about the self-righteous Grauniad?
Nick Hancock became a fervent Christian, didn't he? (Around the same time he left TTIAO and stopped doing comedy?)
God appeared to him in a vision and instructed Nick to preach His message of salvation by hosting a shitty teatime game show on ITV1.
I'm a practising Atheist and as such, I do respect people's religious beliefs. However, a little light humour does no harm.
Quote: Morrace @ October 3 2009, 12:52 AM BSTI'm a practising Atheist
In what way are you a "practising Atheist"? Do you get down on your knees at bedtime and make a point of not praying? Do you go round door-to-door showing strangers fossil evidence and carbon dating data? Or every year embark on a pilgrimage in the exact opposite direction to Mecca? Picket nativity plays, what? 
Quote: Morrace @ October 3 2009, 12:52 AM BST
Quote: Tim Walker @ October 3 2009, 12:59 AM BSTIn what way are you a "practising Atheist"? Do you get down on your knees at bedtime and make a point of not praying?
Close. I prey on Catholic nuns - I make them get on their knees to suck my massive practising Atheist DICK (it makes perfect).
Quote: Tim Walker @ October 3 2009, 12:59 AM BSTDo you go round door-to-door showing strangers fossil evidence and carbon dating data? Or every year embark on a pilgrimage in the exact opposite direction to Mecca? Picket nativity plays, what?
In a word - no. But hey,Tim - there's a potential documentary/free holiday there for me! "There In Spite Of God Goes Morrace"
Quote: Morrace @ October 3 2009, 1:20 AM BSTClose. I prey on Catholic nuns - I make them get on their knees to suck my massive practising Atheist DICK (it makes perfect).
True, those nuns can't get enough of the atheist cock...
Quote: Morrace @ October 3 2009, 1:20 AM BSTIn a word - no. But hey,Tim - there's a potential documentary/free holiday there for me! "There In Spite Of God Goes Morrace"
Quote: Tim Walker @ October 3 2009, 1:23 AM BSTTrue, those nuns can't get enough of the atheist cock...
And they love it when I try to guess their bra sizes... 
