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And visa versa. All haters should just shut up. Even the atheist haters......
marble falls
Mar 2012
#64
If you think that the conservatives are christian as opposed to using "Christians" ...
marble falls
Apr 2012
#117
You require no faith to not believe something until evidence comes in...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#25
Oh, you are creating a strawman, ok, I see, why not deal with real people in the real world?
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#31
Atheism is not having a belief that god exists, it is doubt, how can you misrepresent it this badly?
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#65
You last sentence is nonsensical, basically you mean that all agnostics have to be theists...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#100
Sorry, misread it, however, the my other point still stands, your last sentence is nonsensical. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#103
You're welcome to petition the dictionary folks to change their definition. (nt)
jeff47
Mar 2012
#105
I'm just saying if you stick with the dictionary definition, then atheists don't exist...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#108
So not only are you misrepresenting atheism, but skepticism in general?
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#69
sorry.. you don't get to redefine the english language to suit your needs
scheming daemons
Mar 2012
#84
No, one is a belief in a god, the other is a lack of(non) belief in a god. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#89
scientifically, the burden of proof is always on those making the positive assertion
scheming daemons
Mar 2012
#86
No. Believing something with no evidence for no good reason is repugnant. That's faith. nt
valerief
Mar 2012
#112
Religion has been the cause of thousands of wars and battles throughout world history
fasttense
Mar 2012
#8
Stalinism and Maoism was not Atheism, but millions of religious people did die.
onehandle
Mar 2012
#19
I don't think we need to fear becoming a theocracy. I'm pretty sure we are one now. nt
valerief
Mar 2012
#22
Being reasonable is direly needed in the atheist community. I am glad to see it being
mother earth
Mar 2012
#33
I mean there is a lack of tolerance in this rally. I'm all for freedom of speech and for all to
mother earth
Mar 2012
#50
The call to ridicule and show contempt. It's the same thing Limbaugh does, Coulture,
mother earth
Mar 2012
#60
Oh please, comparing them to those groups? Look at how unreasonable you sound. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#70
Hate is hate. You know I listened to video and was finding much of it quite reasonable til we got to
mother earth
Mar 2012
#94
I didn't see the hate, you are confusing attacks on beliefs with attacks on people. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#101
No call to hate, just to mock and ridicule, and maybe even feel sorry for them
snooper2
Mar 2012
#72
So you are going to devote (waste) your time to mock & ridicule? And you pity them????
mother earth
Mar 2012
#96
You have a great point, separation of church and state...but, sinking to the level and idiocy of
mother earth
Mar 2012
#97
In the history of our country there has only been one open atheist in Congress?
zinnisking
Mar 2012
#73