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phleshdef

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8. You finding it insulting isn't actually harming anyone.

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 11:49 PM

Apr 2015

Atheists like you give ones like me a bad name though. I find that insulting.

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Nebraska woman declared brain dead, 54 days later her son was born [View all] Omaha Steve Apr 2015 OP

Thank you dear god. Precious. 840high Apr 2015 #1

Yeah, god's a real peach, giving that child's mom an aneurism. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #4

I don't believe in that shit either... but do you really have to go out of your way... phleshdef Apr 2015 #6

I don't agree that it is harmless. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #7

You finding it insulting isn't actually harming anyone. phleshdef Apr 2015 #8

Sorry I can't be a carbon copy of you. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #9

Who said for you to be a carbon copy of anyone? phleshdef Apr 2015 #10

Would you say 'thank god' to the father, without knowing his views on religion? AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #11

Its a regular expression people use. I even use it once in awhile out of childhood habit. phleshdef May 2015 #12

I layered on the sarcasm a bit but AtheistCrusader May 2015 #13

I think we should pick our battles wisely and thats an unwise choice of a battle. phleshdef May 2015 #14

If no one will fight it, when will it change? AtheistCrusader May 2015 #15

"Why is it so hard to look another human in the eyes and say Thank You" phleshdef May 2015 #16

+1,000!!! nt baran May 2015 #21

Why the presumptuous need to proselytize along with it? AtheistCrusader May 2015 #27

No, proselytizing is a lot more involved. phleshdef May 2015 #35

I disagree. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #36

One can as readily reject your premise that it's completely harmless. Orrex May 2015 #38

I love when someone has an opinion that someone else doesn't agree with... phleshdef May 2015 #39

Declaring it bullshit does not make it so, though you do seem an expert at dispensing bullshit. Orrex May 2015 #40

"tolerate an offensive statement of religious witnessing" phleshdef May 2015 #41

If I told a mourning religionist "there is no god, and your beloved rots in the ground" Orrex May 2015 #42

"Because it's exactly the same. ".. no, it isn't, not even close. phleshdef May 2015 #47

You simply don't know how to argue a point Orrex May 2015 #53

Why would you want to point to a rotting corpse as opposed to offering condolences and KittyWampus May 2015 #62

If you seriously believe that, then you're not worth reading. Orrex May 2015 #68

You're not very consistent. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #45

Telling someone they need to get out more is not the same as accusing them of presumptive authority. phleshdef May 2015 #48

Well, it's a good thing I didn't do that then. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #54

And you aren't very good at grasping other people's intent nor their world view. KittyWampus May 2015 #63

pleshdef presumed to tell others AtheistCrusader May 2015 #67

Here, I'll help explain what makes a good atheist. Having the capacity to make a decent KittyWampus May 2015 #60

You don't know anything about either of us. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #66

Who the hell are you? Orrex May 2015 #69

I am a nurse and fully 840high May 2015 #17

Yea, I was pretty sure you weren't detracting from any person involved. phleshdef May 2015 #19

Thanks 840high May 2015 #20

If someone said that to me, as the father in that circumstance... Orrex May 2015 #24

Thank You Orrex! haikugal May 2015 #26

Very well said. HERVEPA May 2015 #30

actually, the aneurism killed the mother. Unless you believe in the childish version of god KittyWampus May 2015 #64

Thanks for the lecture. I bow to your superior intellect. HERVEPA May 2015 #65

And you would be a real asshole. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #43

But you're happy to be a jerk about other things. Orrex May 2015 #44

Thanks, I'm glad someone can see this like I do. phleshdef May 2015 #49

Which god(s,es,esses), and thanking him/her/them for what, precisely? AtheistCrusader May 2015 #29

Thank you. It's OK 840high May 2015 #18

It was your atheist-based scientism that effectively Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #23

I can't tell if this is over the top satire, or if you're serious. help me out here. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #25

It's over the top, no question... nt haikugal May 2015 #28

either you forgot the sarcasm icon, or you are posting on the wrong board. niyad Jun 2015 #70

Some of us just hate the sarcasm icon. To me it just defeats the whole purpose of being sarcastic. StevieM Jun 2015 #74

Ah, Atheist Crusader. LOL. The concept is god helps us bear our burdens not so much KittyWampus May 2015 #58

Thanks for your input. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #61

How good they were able to save his life... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2015 #2

Welcome to this crazy world, Angel. Your mom gave you the greatest gift.. Life. Use it wisely. secondwind Apr 2015 #3

Very interesting. I was not aware that this was even possible. jwirr Apr 2015 #5

That's a lovely result of a terrible situation but ... Nihil May 2015 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #31

Maybe it's just me, but I find this situation very macabre and creepy WilmywoodNCparalegal May 2015 #32

If it's not possible to save one, christx30 May 2015 #33

Hopefully it was done in accordance with what the mother would have wanted nt geek tragedy May 2015 #34

+1 joshcryer May 2015 #50

Obviously not yours. LisaL May 2015 #51

did you read the article at the link? definitely creepy. niyad Jun 2015 #71

Thank you Jesus!!! Thanks to all the Dr's and Nurses!!!!!! skeewee08 May 2015 #37

What a train wreck. blackspade May 2015 #46

Oh yeah. Including eventually Ilsa May 2015 #52

Happened in texas recently. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #55

Nobody forced TX woman into a brain dead status. She became brain dead for medical reasons. LisaL May 2015 #57

I misread that poster's point. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #59

Team of 100 people took care of this woman, and only managed to extend her pregnancy for less than 2 LisaL May 2015 #56

What are they?? Yo_Mama Jun 2015 #73

Thank you, doctors and nurses. mainer Jun 2015 #72