This thread was inspired by a comment from a poster on another thread here: http://www.internationalskeptics.com...&postcount=127
I created the list of 20 items below a long long time ago, not long after I converted from agnosticism to theism, and then to a liberal Christianity (I won't go into reasons why here). Even though I'd never thought the Bible was anything other than a collection of myths and fables, I was surprised to find that some atheists (some!) were more critical of that position than any fundy Christians I encountered. I called them 'fundy atheists' for that reason. I wouldn't use that term now, since it means something different to people today.
I wrote the first 11 items myself, another theist contributed the 12th, and the other 8 were provided by an atheist. My favorite one is No. 18, followed by No. 15.
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You may be a fundy atheist if one or more of the following apply to you...
1) You become upset when a Christian says that s/he doesn't believe the Bible to be literally true.
2) You find you have a grudging respect for fundy theists for 'sticking to their guns' even while complaining they don't think for themselves.
3) You dislike how liberal theists try to interpret the Bible for themselves, while you create your own interpretations of the Bible for yourself. e.g. Exodus 34 contains a new set of 10 Commandments, Jesus asked His disciples to slay all His enemies.
4) 'Thinking for yourself' means adopting an atheist viewpoint.
5) Any scholar who believes in a historical Jesus must be a theist. If they are an atheist, then they haven't been able to escape earlier 'brainwashing' or they are afraid of losing their jobs.
6) You demand that theists explain news items where bad things have happened to theists, even though no theists on the board have claimed that belief in God is some kind of a lucky charm that wards off bad luck.
7) You demand that theists explain news items where theists do bad things, even though no theists on the board have claimed that it is impossible for theists to do bad things.
8 ) You became an atheist when you were 10 years old, based on ideas of God you learned in Sunday School. Your ideas about God haven't changed since.
9) You think that the primary aim of an omnibenevolent God is for people to have FUN.
10) You believe that extra drippy ice-cream is a logical proof against the existence of God, because an omniscient God would know how to stop the ice-cream from being extra drippy, an omnipotent God would have the ability to stop the ice-cream from being extra drippy, and by golly, an omnibenevolent God wouldn't *want* your ice-cream to be extra drippy.
11) When an atheist says "I don't know" they are being brave and honest. When a theist says "I don't know" they are being dishonest and are trying to dodge the question.
12) When your thoughts on any complex matter are sensible and clear, and a theist's thoughts on any complex matter are 'mental gymnastics'.
13) You make a point to cry out 'Oh, Random Universe' during sex.
14) You leave 'freethought' tracts lying around, like the littering missionaries.
15) You have actually calculated an estimate of the number of people drowned in The Flood.
16) If someone says 'God Bless' when you sneeze, you make them 'take it back!'
17) You debate (argue, vilify, etc.) as if every theist was a Jack Chick fan.
18) You know the bible better than most missionaries...at least the parts where someone dies.
19) The only Commandments you know are the ones that are unconstitutional.
20) You can't remember if she was Mother or Sister Teresa, but you can name every pedophile priest listed in the media over the last seven years.
I created the list of 20 items below a long long time ago, not long after I converted from agnosticism to theism, and then to a liberal Christianity (I won't go into reasons why here). Even though I'd never thought the Bible was anything other than a collection of myths and fables, I was surprised to find that some atheists (some!) were more critical of that position than any fundy Christians I encountered. I called them 'fundy atheists' for that reason. I wouldn't use that term now, since it means something different to people today.
I wrote the first 11 items myself, another theist contributed the 12th, and the other 8 were provided by an atheist. My favorite one is No. 18, followed by No. 15.
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You may be a fundy atheist if one or more of the following apply to you...
1) You become upset when a Christian says that s/he doesn't believe the Bible to be literally true.
2) You find you have a grudging respect for fundy theists for 'sticking to their guns' even while complaining they don't think for themselves.
3) You dislike how liberal theists try to interpret the Bible for themselves, while you create your own interpretations of the Bible for yourself. e.g. Exodus 34 contains a new set of 10 Commandments, Jesus asked His disciples to slay all His enemies.
4) 'Thinking for yourself' means adopting an atheist viewpoint.
5) Any scholar who believes in a historical Jesus must be a theist. If they are an atheist, then they haven't been able to escape earlier 'brainwashing' or they are afraid of losing their jobs.
6) You demand that theists explain news items where bad things have happened to theists, even though no theists on the board have claimed that belief in God is some kind of a lucky charm that wards off bad luck.
7) You demand that theists explain news items where theists do bad things, even though no theists on the board have claimed that it is impossible for theists to do bad things.
8 ) You became an atheist when you were 10 years old, based on ideas of God you learned in Sunday School. Your ideas about God haven't changed since.
9) You think that the primary aim of an omnibenevolent God is for people to have FUN.
10) You believe that extra drippy ice-cream is a logical proof against the existence of God, because an omniscient God would know how to stop the ice-cream from being extra drippy, an omnipotent God would have the ability to stop the ice-cream from being extra drippy, and by golly, an omnibenevolent God wouldn't *want* your ice-cream to be extra drippy.
11) When an atheist says "I don't know" they are being brave and honest. When a theist says "I don't know" they are being dishonest and are trying to dodge the question.
12) When your thoughts on any complex matter are sensible and clear, and a theist's thoughts on any complex matter are 'mental gymnastics'.
13) You make a point to cry out 'Oh, Random Universe' during sex.
14) You leave 'freethought' tracts lying around, like the littering missionaries.
15) You have actually calculated an estimate of the number of people drowned in The Flood.
16) If someone says 'God Bless' when you sneeze, you make them 'take it back!'
17) You debate (argue, vilify, etc.) as if every theist was a Jack Chick fan.
18) You know the bible better than most missionaries...at least the parts where someone dies.
19) The only Commandments you know are the ones that are unconstitutional.
20) You can't remember if she was Mother or Sister Teresa, but you can name every pedophile priest listed in the media over the last seven years.
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