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Atheist Penelope
benji:
Jeph tells us the religious upbringing of Dora, Faye, and Marten in the notes for 645. He also says that you can choose their current religion.
--- Quote from: Delirium on 15 Jul 2009, 23:49 ---I don't think it's very likely Dave had anything more than a vague sense of a belief in God, certainly not to the extent that he would see it as necessary to attempt to convert a happy infidel like Penny. He probably went to a Unitarian Universalist church (one was depicted in the comic at one point.) As for Wil, he probably just sees God as a romantic notion, something to lament to in times of anguish. I can understand why Jeph doesn't depict any overtly seriously religious characters, such a thing would crack the fanbase like the Hammer of Aule.
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I don't think concern for "cracking the fan base" is why we haven't seen any religious characters. I just don't think religion is part of the story Jeph is trying to tell.
Delirium:
--- Quote from: Jeans on 16 Jul 2009, 13:16 ---Man, what is up with your avatars?
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If you don't know who my avatar is, you have no taste in television.
Or, if you're referring to how often I change them, that's just what I do.
Surgoshan:
--- Quote from: benji on 16 Jul 2009, 13:43 ---I don't think concern for "cracking the fan base" is why we haven't seen any religious characters. I just don't think religion is part of the story Jeph is trying to tell.
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If I had to guess, religion just isn't important to Jeph, so it's not going to be a big part of anything he does, whether it's everyday life or his job.
Is it cold in here?:
lacertatheist: lacerta (lizard) + theos (god). By analogy with pantheist etc.
SleeperCylon:
--- Quote from: Dotes on 14 Dec 2008, 21:23 ---As an atheist myself it kinda bothers me, especially since the whole "fundamentalist atheist" thing is a big farce. Atheism is about skepticism, not absolutism.
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I'm an atheist myself.
I've met a lot of atheists who think everybody who isn't an atheist is stupid and ignorant. That's really no different from a Christian thinking anybody who isn't Christian is evil. It's elitism, pure and simple. For you atheism may be just about skepticism, but if it is, you should also be skeptical of your skepticism. Because the fact is, "The universe was created spontaneously" is just as big a leap of faith as "The universe was created by a divine being". I think there is no God, but I don't pretend that I know everything, and since I don't know everything, how can I really call people who think there's a bearded guy in the clouds controlling our fates idiots?
What pisses me off is that all the atheist posterboys are smug little dipshits like Richard Dawkins.
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