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cbayer

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8. I don't think he says that equivalent things have been done.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 27, 2012, 06:03 PM

Feb 2012

He just says that making the argument that one has been worse than the other serves no purpose.

"All we need to agree on is this: it happens in both cases. And if the opposing belief system vanished tomorrow, war and bloodshed and terror would still take place.

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10 Things Christians and Atheists Can (And Must) Agree On [View all] moriah Feb 2012 OP

Has this guy been reading DU's Religion forum?!?! cbayer Feb 2012 #1

No kidding Warpy Feb 2012 #2

The point of that was not to compare the amount of damage either viewpoint has done. moriah Feb 2012 #3

Atheism isn't a belief system, its a position on a single issue, most mass murderers didn't... Humanist_Activist Feb 2012 #5

"Atheism isn't a belief system", but organized atheism is. nt humblebum Feb 2012 #31

No it isn't. Humanist_Activist Feb 2012 #32

I don't think he says that equivalent things have been done. cbayer Feb 2012 #8

False equivalency doesn't work for me edhopper Feb 2012 #9

What purpose is that? cbayer Feb 2012 #10

To point out the crimes and suffering that religion causes. edhopper Feb 2012 #13

I think most are aware of the fact that religion has at times caused great harm. cbayer Feb 2012 #15

Because the reasons are important. edhopper Feb 2012 #18

Did you read this article? cbayer Feb 2012 #19

Yes edhopper Feb 2012 #20

We are going off on a tangent. cbayer Feb 2012 #21

As I've stated before edhopper Feb 2012 #22

I've pointed that out on the A&A forum when someone has asked what would happen Warpy Feb 2012 #12

Completely agree. cbayer Feb 2012 #17

that seems to assume that religion is some sort of barrier or replacement for Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #30

Actually, it does fill such a space Warpy Feb 2012 #38

I want actual data for your assertion as I disbelieve it. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #39

His post illustrates a problem and gulf between atheists and Christians and other religious... Humanist_Activist Feb 2012 #4

I thought he was saying that people who say what you just said... TreasonousBastard Feb 2012 #7

The worst people to get stuck in an elevator with, on a long trip with, etc. are TlalocW Feb 2012 #6

There are no edhopper Feb 2012 #11

It's not about saving. It's about conversion. cbayer Feb 2012 #14

notice edhopper Feb 2012 #16

Fine, if you don' tlike the label, "fundamentalist," TlalocW Feb 2012 #25

I've never known an atheist who STARTED a conversation about god mr blur Feb 2012 #26

Really? What about all the threads started here? cbayer Feb 2012 #28

We are taking about in public or social interaction, edhopper Feb 2012 #33

"I am surprised you confused the two" cleanhippie Feb 2012 #34

I'm not clear on what the member I was responding to was saying. cbayer Feb 2012 #35

Yes it is. edhopper Feb 2012 #36

I can't disagree with this. cbayer Feb 2012 #37

I doubt that. edhopper Feb 2012 #27

#1: no. jeff47 Feb 2012 #23

These are the ten things in a list. cbayer Feb 2012 #24

11. Both sides practice evidence based reasoning. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #29