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WalkingLobsters 04/18/17 11:38:38 PM #1:	Like if you ask an atheist to explain gravity and keep on asking why they're going to eventually say "I don't know" and then you "checkmate" them and they get severely rustled. why? --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:877471454] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>Like if you ask an atheist to explain gravity and keep on asking why they're going to eventually say "I don't know" and then you "checkmate" them and they get severely rustled. why?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mystery_Mission 04/18/17 11:39:09 PM #2:	checkmate atheists <cite>Mystery_Mission posted [p:877471489] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>checkmate atheists</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragonblade01 04/18/17 11:51:36 PM #3:	The better question is why do some people get so rustled at the answer "I don't know" when it's a far more honest answer than "I know it's god"? --- PSN: kazukifafner <cite>Dragonblade01 posted [p:877472135] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>The better question is why do some people get so rustled at the answer "I don't know" when it's a far more honest answer than "I know it's god"?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
legendarylemur 04/18/17 11:53:11 PM #5:	Check! --- "Iwata was awesome" - Mr. Nintendo dinglebutt <cite>legendarylemur posted [p:877472212] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>Check!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MabusIncarnate 04/18/17 11:54:32 PM #7:	Why do Americans clap when people say "Checkmate Atheists?" --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign Twenty million starving and writhing in pain <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:877472281] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>Why do Americans clap when people say "Checkmate Atheists?"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 04/18/17 11:55:04 PM #8:	Because atheists are intellectuals who play intellectual games like chess, and checkmate implies that they've lost. --- #FeelTheBern http://i.imgur.com/q5z4CUu.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6B9oFXh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sy42Dlf.jpg <cite>lilORANG posted [p:877472309] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>Because atheists are intellectuals who play intellectual games like chess, and checkmate implies that they've lost.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WalkingLobsters 04/19/17 12:09:42 AM #9:	byron posted... Why would someone over the age of 5 obnoxiously say "why"? no wonder you're red --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:877473093] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>byron posted...</cite> <quote>Why would someone over the age of 5 obnoxiously say "why"?</quote> no wonder you're red</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FroMan 04/19/17 12:17:47 AM #10:	Because its frustrating arguing with a person who thinks an argument from ignorance is a valid argument tactic. --- There's now a board for discussing all things YouTube. http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1323-youtube-general <cite>FroMan posted [p:877473535] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>Because its frustrating arguing with a person who thinks an argument from ignorance is a valid argument tactic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WalkingLobsters 04/19/17 12:20:03 AM #11:	FroMan posted... Because its frustrating arguing with a person who thinks an argument from ignorance is a valid argument tactic. That doesn't make any sense. It's not ignorance. It's the unexplainable. --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:877473658] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>FroMan posted...</cite> <quote>Because its frustrating arguing with a person who thinks an argument from ignorance is a valid argument tactic.</quote> That doesn't make any sense. It's not ignorance. It's the unexplainable.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragonblade01 04/19/17 12:23:17 AM #12:	WalkingLobsters posted... FroMan posted... Because its frustrating arguing with a person who thinks an argument from ignorance is a valid argument tactic. That doesn't make any sense. It's not ignorance. It's the unexplainable. If you offer an answer to a question, and your reason why is that you don't know of any other possible explanation, that is literally an argument from ignorance. --- PSN: kazukifafner <cite>Dragonblade01 posted [p:877473823] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FroMan posted...</cite> <quote>Because its frustrating arguing with a person who thinks an argument from ignorance is a valid argument tactic.</quote> That doesn't make any sense. It's not ignorance. It's the unexplainable.</quote> If you offer an answer to a question, and your reason why is that you don't know of any other possible explanation, that is literally an argument from ignorance.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WalkingLobsters 04/19/17 12:26:57 AM #13:	Dragonblade01 posted... WalkingLobsters posted... FroMan posted... Because its frustrating arguing with a person who thinks an argument from ignorance is a valid argument tactic. That doesn't make any sense. It's not ignorance. It's the unexplainable. If you offer an answer to a question, and your reason why is that you don't know of any other possible explanation, that is literally an argument from ignorance. It's not an argument. It's a question to gain more profound knowledge... --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:877473999] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dragonblade01 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FroMan posted...</cite> <quote>Because its frustrating arguing with a person who thinks an argument from ignorance is a valid argument tactic.</quote> That doesn't make any sense. It's not ignorance. It's the unexplainable.</quote> If you offer an answer to a question, and your reason why is that you don't know of any other possible explanation, that is literally an argument from ignorance.</quote> It's not an argument. It's a question to gain more profound knowledge...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AcFan87 04/19/17 12:27:38 AM #14:	Because their over developed egos and sense of self importance cannot fathom ever being wrong. <cite>AcFan87 posted [p:877474026] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>Because their over developed egos and sense of self importance cannot fathom ever being wrong.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lightsasori 04/19/17 12:30:03 AM #15:	Anybody would get "rustled" when they hear "checkmate" against them because it implies that you beat them at an argument when it usually isn't the case. WalkingLobsters posted... It's not an argument. It's a question to gain more profound knowledge... Telling them "checkmate" is also far from trying to gain more profound knowledge as well... --- "Yare yare daze" ~ Jotaro Kujo "Children are pure, they know who's the strongest." ~ MaskDeSmith <cite>Lightsasori posted [p:877474140] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>Anybody would get "rustled" when they hear "checkmate" against them because it implies that you beat them at an argument when it usually isn't the case. <cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote> It's not an argument. It's a question to gain more profound knowledge...</quote> Telling them "checkmate" is also far from trying to gain more profound knowledge as well...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BilalPowell 04/19/17 12:30:32 AM #16:	Because they're bad at chess --- Start me, bench Forte <cite>BilalPowell posted [p:877474164] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>Because they're bad at chess</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragonblade01 04/19/17 12:30:36 AM #17:	WalkingLobsters posted... Dragonblade01 posted... WalkingLobsters posted... FroMan posted... Because its frustrating arguing with a person who thinks an argument from ignorance is a valid argument tactic. That doesn't make any sense. It's not ignorance. It's the unexplainable. If you offer an answer to a question, and your reason why is that you don't know of any other possible explanation, that is literally an argument from ignorance. It's not an argument. It's a question to gain more profound knowledge... A claim is not a question. --- PSN: kazukifafner <cite>Dragonblade01 posted [p:877474168] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dragonblade01 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FroMan posted...</cite> <quote>Because its frustrating arguing with a person who thinks an argument from ignorance is a valid argument tactic.</quote> That doesn't make any sense. It's not ignorance. It's the unexplainable.</quote> If you offer an answer to a question, and your reason why is that you don't know of any other possible explanation, that is literally an argument from ignorance.</quote> It's not an argument. It's a question to gain more profound knowledge...</quote> A claim is not a question.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WalkingLobsters 04/19/17 12:31:19 AM #18:	Lightsasori posted... Anybody would get "rustled" when they hear "checkmate" against them because it implies that you beat them at an argument when it usually isn't the case. WalkingLobsters posted... It's not an argument. It's a question to gain more profound knowledge... Telling them "checkmate" is also far from trying to gain more profound knowledge as well... How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them. --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:877474204] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>Lightsasori posted...</cite> <quote>Anybody would get "rustled" when they hear "checkmate" against them because it implies that you beat them at an argument when it usually isn't the case. <cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote> It's not an argument. It's a question to gain more profound knowledge...</quote> Telling them "checkmate" is also far from trying to gain more profound knowledge as well...</quote> How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lightsasori 04/19/17 12:32:27 AM #19:	WalkingLobsters posted... Lightsasori posted... Anybody would get "rustled" when they hear "checkmate" against them because it implies that you beat them at an argument when it usually isn't the case. WalkingLobsters posted... It's not an argument. It's a question to gain more profound knowledge... Telling them "checkmate" is also far from trying to gain more profound knowledge as well... How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them. Like I said, telling people "checkmate" is hardly trying to gain more profound knowledge, saying that is more like trying to end a discussion. --- "Yare yare daze" ~ Jotaro Kujo "Children are pure, they know who's the strongest." ~ MaskDeSmith <cite>Lightsasori posted [p:877474263] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Lightsasori posted...</cite> <quote>Anybody would get "rustled" when they hear "checkmate" against them because it implies that you beat them at an argument when it usually isn't the case. <cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote> It's not an argument. It's a question to gain more profound knowledge...</quote> Telling them "checkmate" is also far from trying to gain more profound knowledge as well...</quote> How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them.</quote> Like I said, telling people "checkmate" is hardly trying to gain more profound knowledge, saying that is more like trying to end a discussion.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragonblade01 04/19/17 12:34:25 AM #20:	WalkingLobsters posted... How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them. Which is why it is unreasonable to make a claim about the thing in the first place. "I don't know" is the best answer. --- PSN: kazukifafner <cite>Dragonblade01 posted [p:877474358] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote>How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them.</quote> Which is why it is unreasonable to make a claim about the thing in the first place. "I don't know" is the best answer.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Letron_James 04/19/17 12:35:05 AM #21:	Because checkers <cite>Letron_James posted [p:877474387] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>Because checkers</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KeyBlade999 04/19/17 12:36:48 AM #22:	Letron_James posted... Because Chinese checkers --- ''I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.'' - Mewtwo <cite>KeyBlade999 posted [p:877474478] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>Letron_James posted...</cite> <quote>Because Chinese checkers</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WalkingLobsters 04/19/17 12:45:12 AM #23:	Dragonblade01 posted... WalkingLobsters posted... How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them. Which is why it is unreasonable to make a claim about the thing in the first place. "I don't know" is the best answer. I don't know doesn't indicate that there's no god though as atheists intend to believe. I'm an agnostic. --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:877474826] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dragonblade01 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote>How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them.</quote> Which is why it is unreasonable to make a claim about the thing in the first place. "I don't know" is the best answer.</quote> I don't know doesn't indicate that there's no god though as atheists intend to believe. I'm an agnostic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
buddhamonster 04/19/17 12:47:21 AM #24:	"If I ask an athiest to explain gravity, which as we all know is an uncrackable, unknowable mystery to the entire human race, and rebuttal every time by asking why without any substance or formal argument of my own, they will eventually get so fed up with my astounding ignorance that they ignore my non-argument entirely. Checkmate athiests!" --- Hey Trashcan Man! What did old lady Semple say when you burned her pension check? Boston Bruins - 2011 Stanley Cup Champs! <cite>buddhamonster posted [p:877474918] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>"If I ask an athiest to explain gravity, which as we all know is an uncrackable, unknowable mystery to the entire human race, and rebuttal every time by asking why without any substance or formal argument of my own, they will eventually get so fed up with my astounding ignorance that they ignore my non-argument entirely. Checkmate athiests!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KeyBlade999 04/19/17 12:51:36 AM #25:	buddhamonster posted... "If you ask an athiest to explain gravity, which as we all know is an uncrackable, unknowable mystery to the entire human race, and rebuttal every time by asking why without any substance or formal argument of my own, they will eventually get so fed up with my astounding ignorance that they ignore my non-argument entirely. Checkmate athiests!" https://pikagirl.pikadude.me/triggered.gif --- ''I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.'' - Mewtwo <cite>KeyBlade999 posted [p:877475099] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>buddhamonster posted...</cite> <quote>"If you ask an athiest to explain gravity, which as we all know is an uncrackable, unknowable mystery to the entire human race, and rebuttal every time by asking why without any substance or formal argument of my own, they will eventually get so fed up with my astounding ignorance that they ignore my non-argument entirely. Checkmate athiests!"</quote> https://pikagirl.pikadude.me/triggered.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WalkingLobsters 04/19/17 12:53:19 AM #26:	I'm really glad I'm not an atheist. To be shrouded in so much ignorance about the world, but still proclaim that I'm so intelligent being because I believe there isn't a God. --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:877475178] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>I'm really glad I'm not an atheist. To be shrouded in so much ignorance about the world, but still proclaim that I'm so intelligent being because I believe there isn't a God.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FroMan 04/19/17 12:53:30 AM #27:	WalkingLobsters posted... Dragonblade01 posted... WalkingLobsters posted... How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them. Which is why it is unreasonable to make a claim about the thing in the first place. "I don't know" is the best answer. I don't know doesn't indicate that there's no god though as atheists intend to believe. I'm an agnostic. Because one of the rules of critical thinking is to be skeptical by default. If there is no evidence of a thing existing, then you are to assume it doesn't exist until evidence is provided. --- There's now a board for discussing all things YouTube. http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1323-youtube-general <cite>FroMan posted [p:877475192] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dragonblade01 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote>How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them.</quote> Which is why it is unreasonable to make a claim about the thing in the first place. "I don't know" is the best answer.</quote> I don't know doesn't indicate that there's no god though as atheists intend to believe. I'm an agnostic.</quote> Because one of the rules of critical thinking is to be skeptical by default. If there is no evidence of a thing existing, then you are to assume it doesn't exist until evidence is provided.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
buddhamonster 04/19/17 12:58:26 AM #28:	KeyBlade999 posted... buddhamonster posted... "If you ask an athiest to explain gravity, which as we all know is an uncrackable, unknowable mystery to the entire human race, and rebuttal every time by asking why without any substance or formal argument of my own, they will eventually get so fed up with my astounding ignorance that they ignore my non-argument entirely. Checkmate athiests!" https://pikagirl.pikadude.me/triggered.gif I was just goofing with TC. Why are you so triggered by a joke? --- Hey Trashcan Man! What did old lady Semple say when you burned her pension check? Boston Bruins - 2011 Stanley Cup Champs! <cite>buddhamonster posted [p:877475423] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>KeyBlade999 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>buddhamonster posted...</cite> <quote>"If you ask an athiest to explain gravity, which as we all know is an uncrackable, unknowable mystery to the entire human race, and rebuttal every time by asking why without any substance or formal argument of my own, they will eventually get so fed up with my astounding ignorance that they ignore my non-argument entirely. Checkmate athiests!"</quote> https://pikagirl.pikadude.me/triggered.gif</quote> I was just goofing with TC. Why are you so triggered by a joke?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Snake07 04/19/17 1:03:23 AM #29:	probably the same reason someone would get annoyed if you said checkmate after every move you made while playing chess --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:877475636] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>probably the same reason someone would get annoyed if you said checkmate after every move you made while playing chess</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragonblade01 04/19/17 1:39:28 AM #30:	WalkingLobsters posted... Dragonblade01 posted... WalkingLobsters posted... How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them. Which is why it is unreasonable to make a claim about the thing in the first place. "I don't know" is the best answer. I don't know doesn't indicate that there's no god though as atheists intend to believe. I'm an agnostic. Correct. And the only thing you need to be in order to be an atheist is to not believe in a deity. This is fundamentally different from the claim that you believe there is no deity. --- PSN: kazukifafner <cite>Dragonblade01 posted [p:877477075] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Dragonblade01 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote>How isn't it? Sometimes things just can't be explained. There are dimensions beyond our comprehension and it infeasible to try to gain any understanding of them.</quote> Which is why it is unreasonable to make a claim about the thing in the first place. "I don't know" is the best answer.</quote> I don't know doesn't indicate that there's no god though as atheists intend to believe. I'm an agnostic.</quote> Correct. And the only thing you need to be in order to be an atheist is to not believe in a deity. This is fundamentally different from the claim that you believe there is no deity.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AcFan87 04/19/17 1:42:40 AM #31:	WalkingLobsters posted... I'm really glad I'm not an atheist. To be shrouded in so much ignorance about the world, but still proclaim that I'm so intelligent being because I believe there isn't a God. <cite>AcFan87 posted [p:877477183] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote>I'm really glad I'm not an atheist. To be shrouded in so much ignorance about the world, but still proclaim that I'm so intelligent being because I believe there isn't a God.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FroMan 04/19/17 1:49:09 AM #32:	I'm really glad I'm not agnostic. To not even understand that saying you don't know if there is a god is admitting you don't believe in God, and thus are an atheist without even knowing it. --- There's now a board for discussing all things YouTube. http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1323-youtube-general <cite>FroMan posted [p:877477424] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>I'm really glad I'm not agnostic. To not even understand that saying you don't know if there is a god is admitting you don't believe in God, and thus are an atheist without even knowing it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Syncronous 04/19/17 2:03:25 AM #33:	Because their lack of intelligence leaves them incapable of even comprehending a game like chess, so they are triggered out of confusion, especially when they finally come to the realization that they're wrong. --- #CuckLivesMatter <cite>Syncronous posted [p:877477948] in Why do ath... [t:75254253]...</cite> <quote>Because their lack of intelligence leaves them incapable of even comprehending a game like chess, so they are triggered out of confusion, especially when they finally come to the realization that they're wrong.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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