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AtheistCrusader

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92. Except, I didn't say that, did I?

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Scientists discover that atheists might not exist, and that’s not a joke [View all] rug Jul 2014 OP

Sounds like a matter of semantics to me. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #1

Pfffffft ... Trajan Jul 2014 #2

I await the research. rug Jul 2014 #3

That WOULD be an interesting research project. longship Jul 2014 #5

Let there be parameters! rug Jul 2014 #7

All we need is children growing up in an atheist society. DetlefK Jul 2014 #6

That's like saying you can't do astronomy unless you're outside the exosphere. rug Jul 2014 #8

I don't get why that should be something bad. DetlefK Jul 2014 #9

That's not his premise. rug Jul 2014 #12

That premise is not obvious in the short excerpt above. Which mostly suggests hard-wired values. Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #19

That's why there's a link. rug Jul 2014 #34

"Nonmaterial" isn't the same as "religious". DetlefK Jul 2014 #20

At best he's illustrating that there can be a spectrum of belief as well as non-belief AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #21

That immediately raises the question about the origin of religion. Jim__ Jul 2014 #25

Religion could have started out as science. DetlefK Jul 2014 #27

With dogma, science turned into religion. AlbertCat Jul 2014 #97

In theory... Prophet 451 Jul 2014 #35

It is predisposed to social organization Trajan Jul 2014 #40

They lost me at "militant." Goblinmonger Jul 2014 #4

Atheists are "militant" when they criticize religion Distant Quasar Jul 2014 #22

Apparently the author has problems with English, or editing skills Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #24

Interesting article long on speculation but... TreasonousBastard Jul 2014 #10

He refers to Graham Lawton's article in New Scientist. rug Jul 2014 #14

At least the portion quoted seems to assume everyone is the same. Schema Thing Jul 2014 #11

so by extension, we're all atheists under the hood... mike_c Jul 2014 #13

I exist. SamKnause Jul 2014 #15

Therefore rock Jul 2014 #17

Ignorant pro-religious bigotry - what fun Distant Quasar Jul 2014 #16

^^This^^ nt mr blur Jul 2014 #95

I don't believe in the existence of an immortal soul. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #18

What does the existence of a soul have to do with religion or belief in a god? Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #47

Did you read the article? Or even the four paragraph lede? AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #48

And there, perhaps, is where we differ. Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #50

What is 'a soul' to you? AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #51

Good question Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #52

I have never found anything metaphysical. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #53

Require? No. Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #90

Metaphysics is not religion. [n/t] Maedhros Jul 2014 #23

Exactly. djean111 Jul 2014 #26

I have a friend that does this to me. Maedhros Jul 2014 #29

My sister used to say that anything I did that was good, that was because her god put djean111 Jul 2014 #30

Two thoughts. - ****** SPOILERS for The Road ******* Jim__ Jul 2014 #28

I wonder what he makes of Beckett. rug Jul 2014 #33

Surely that Estragon and Vladimir are in no danger of hanging themselves. Jim__ Jul 2014 #36

Lol, that is a pretty sad-looking tree. rug Jul 2014 #37

I can't take my kid to see The Road. I can take him to Rio 2. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #41

Nope WovenGems Jul 2014 #31

I don't think you can make such a edhopper Jul 2014 #46

metaphysics (like philosophy) is quite universal--and thus inescapable MisterP Jul 2014 #32

I don't suppose you plan on supporting any of that assertion? AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #42

Are these atheist scientists? rock Jul 2014 #38

He refers to one of them. rug Jul 2014 #39

I believe the full article is available elsewhere. Jim__ Jul 2014 #43

Thanks, that looks like it. rug Jul 2014 #44

This implies a very strange definition of religion LeftishBrit Jul 2014 #45

That is a very good point. rug Jul 2014 #49

Another religious bigot proudly displaying his scientific illiteracy and intolerance. beam me up scottie Jul 2014 #54

True. I would add that phil89 Jul 2014 #56

Because you do not believe it, of course that can't be true. rug Jul 2014 #58

Exactly. But why let facts get in the way of perfectly acceptable religious intolerance? beam me up scottie Jul 2014 #59

Science 2.0 is a well-known outlet for woo. rug Jul 2014 #57

So is this forum apparently. beam me up scottie Jul 2014 #60

Let's test that. rug Jul 2014 #61

Done. beam me up scottie Jul 2014 #62

Already read. rug Jul 2014 #63

AtheistCrusader summed it up nicely in post 64 beam me up scottie Jul 2014 #66

Which was already answered. rug Jul 2014 #68

Spreading misinformation about a group's beliefs or practices ... beam me up scottie Jul 2014 #74

This too, is a bigoted lie. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #67

And where does he state he mistrusts atheists? rug Jul 2014 #69

He is promulgating a bigoted belief, as if true. He's begging the question on an assumption. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #71

That's circular. He's promoting a bigoted belief because he's a bigot. rug Jul 2014 #75

That is NOT circular ... Trajan Jul 2014 #86

Saying a statement made by a bigot is bigoted is circular. rug Jul 2014 #88

Except, I didn't say that, did I? AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #92

"Religious communities grow faster, since people behave better" AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #72

That's getting closer. rug Jul 2014 #77

He's saying that atheists behave worse. That is categorically untrue as a society. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #78

Don't bother. This is acceptable intolerance in this forum because it comes from a believer. beam me up scottie Jul 2014 #81

That inference doesn't necessarily follow. rug Jul 2014 #82

Keep reading. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #84

To elaborate... AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #87

The 'no atheists in foxholes' meme is generally considered offensive and bigoted. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #64

I don't see that assumption at all, particularly given his thesis that humans are so predisposed. rug Jul 2014 #65

But he describes the 'intonations' as not unlike prayer. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #70

The intent of prayer is an appeal to a god. rug Jul 2014 #73

Um, he's deliberately bending over backwards to accomodate people of faith in that eulogy. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #76

He acknowledged his own beliefs in that eulogy as much as he respected his grandmother's. rug Jul 2014 #79

Not even that. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #80

No she doesnt. Electric impulses reside in the brains of those who knew her. rug Jul 2014 #83

Um, no. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #85

And memories are not grandma. rug Jul 2014 #89

Again, obvious poetry. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #91

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2014 #55

My bullshit meter is too good. Gore1FL Jul 2014 #93

Interesting take. cbayer Jul 2014 #94

Given that they were flat wrong twice before the first sentence got going Lordquinton Jul 2014 #96

"WHILE MILITANT ATHEISTS like Richard Dawkins ...." AlbertCat Jul 2014 #98

Dawkins defines and describes himself as a militant atheist, and urges others cbayer Jul 2014 #99

I searched that document for "militant" Goblinmonger Jul 2014 #100

Disingenuous much? AlbertCat Jul 2014 #101

I don't consider myself religious libodem Jul 2014 #102

I know what you mean, and from time to time I find myself hoping cbayer Jul 2014 #103