Ammonite,

I think I'm done with this delightful experience. There appears to be nothing here that's deeper than surface lustre.

And I think you know my nature better than that. You tend to look for reasons to be offended - while dishing it out in equal measure.

We'll talk again : )

That's very generous of you, Poirot. I've been abused and misrepresented all the way through for responding in depth to this:

< “Is a great opportunity to bring forth new enlightenment in the face of growing irrationality, fundamentalism and superstitious thinking around the world. Atheism has provided the perfect foundation in which people can come together to celebrate science, reason and secular values in today’s society. With the planet in a state of organised chaos and the menace of religious extremism threatening everyone’s quality of life, this 2012 event will once again provide rational discussion and debate about what can be done to address the issues facing the globe. “Said Atheist Foundation President David Nicholls.>

Pure hyperbole since he doesn't actually want to debate the contentions couched therein.

You, David, are top of my list of persons not worth debating.

gee who would have thunk herding 'cats'
could be so hard [eh david]

recall your words..""If it is a god,
then it has many facets which contradict each other"""

hey welcome to ...'the huh?man condition'
[who would have thunk athiests to have so many facits [lol]

""creating a situation
where it is impossible to ascertain if one, some or all are ‘real’""

mate best get with the program
realkise we each are real
[your not just dreaming]

have you ever seen 'the dreamer'..
a great expose on the 'human con-dition'

it might be called the waking life
or some other title..

[but mate dont ya sometimes wonder
why you spend one third of ya life dreaming?]

how often have you dreamed
heck in ya dreams you might find athiests cant be incorperated
[despite the wish...of your athiest 'inc']...lol

""more likely just a manifestation
of human susceptibility to believe""

or CHOSE to disebelief...of
""the god of their geographical location""

heck mate huhman disbelief is the flip side of belief
two sides of the same coin..heck mate EVEN believers have disbelief..!

wether its right or wrong
WHO IS TO SAY...'it'..,""is the right one.""
for your beliefs..one size dont fit all mate

but no..you thunk i will inc*orperate all DISbeliefs
will bring about the new way..bring in the antichrist
maybe in your dreams even hope to be the anti/christ for unbelievers

""This very fact was the initiating factor
that led me to atheism."""

no doudt mate

""I have never,ever,
been sorry about that""'

not even a little bit
mate you are just so clever
too clever to explain..or give eviDENSE
oer actually dis proove that disbelief..is inherant
even in a/thiest

“You, David, are top of my list of persons not worth debating”.

Wonderful, Squeers, and it is my fervent wish I remain there.

And you are on mine, but not at the top.

No need to respond with, “You will” or any such last word comment.

David

I found this list of spare gods, that are on the lookout for converts. Any believers who may be finding there present god or gods are not coming up to scratch could choose one or more that should fill the void. I strongly recommend having a minimum of 2 gods as the 2nd string god will keep the other bloke on his toes. Personally I'm thinking of building a temple to the Irish god Dagda, seems my kind of guy, god.

Adonis - Greek God of rebirth and vegetation.
Apollo - Greek/Roman young solar God, God of light, truth and prophecy, God of archery, medicine and healing, God of music, poetry, and the arts
Anubis - Egyptian God of the Dead
Aten - Egyptian Supreme God, solar deity.
Brahma - Hindu Creator God
Coyote - First Nations Trickster God
Cernunnos - Celtic God of the Wild Hunt, fertility and masculine energy.
Dagda - Irish Father God, somewhat comical and bawdy
Dionysus - Greek/Roman God of wine, of ritual ecstasy, God of agriculture, music, and theatre, communication between living and dead
Eros - Greek God of sexuality and fertility
(continued)

(continued)
Ganesh - Hindu God with elephant head, remover of obstacles, God of beginnings, patron of arts and sciences, of intelligence and wisdom
Gopala - Hindu Child God, young Krishna, playful and mischevious while always aware of divinity
Govinda - Sikh God, preserver, protective father
Great Spirit - First Nations supreme Deity, Creator, Source
Hades - Greek God of the Underworld and Death
Hephaestus - Greek God of the Forge, of technology, craftsmen, sculptors, fire and volcanoes.
Hermes - Greek God of boundaries and travelers, shepherds and cowherds, orators, writers and poets, invention, commerce, and thieves. Messenger of the Gods. Trickster God.
Herne - British God of vegetation, vine, and the wild hunt
Holly King - English God of winter (rest, withdrawal)
Horus - Egyptian Sky God, God of sun and moon, God of war and the hunt
Krishna - Hindu Supreme God, essence of all creation
Loki - Norse God, shape-shifter and gender-changer
Lugh - Celtic God of smiths and artisans, harvest god
Mercury - Roman God of commerce, messenger of the Gods, speed and travel.
Mithras - Persian God of light
Oak King - English God of summer (expansion, growth, activity)
Odin - Norse Father God , God of wisdom, wealth, inspiration, poetry, battle, hunting, magick, prophecy
Osiris - Egyptian God of the Underworld and the harvest
Pan - Greek nature God, Horned God, god of shepherds and flocks, of wild forests and fields, virility, fertility and spring
Ra - Egyptian God, solar deity
Rama - Hindu God representing the perfect human man and husband
Set/Seth - Egyptian God of chaos
Shiva - Hindu God, the destroyer of obstacles, transformer
Sunna - Norse Sun God
Tammuz - Egyptian green God
Thoth - Egyptian God of magick and wisdom
Vishnu - Hindu God, sustainer
Zeus - Father God, Sky God