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edhopper

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6. Sure

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 2, 2015, 06:57 PM

Aug 2015

failing with a challenge to religion in the good 'ol secular USA means you don't have a good argument.

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Understanding Religious Trauma Syndrome: It’s Time to Recognize It [View all] Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 OP

Not RTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! guillaumeb Aug 2015 #1

interesting reaction Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #2

Fascinating. Warpy Aug 2015 #7

My post suggested nothing of the sort. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #9

She's trying to rebrand Complex Trauma. rug Aug 2015 #12

Demonstrate your claims of skepticscott Aug 2015 #13

What I wrote is somewhat hyperbolic, but I have read many posts at DU guillaumeb Aug 2015 #14

So by "somewhat hyperbolic" skepticscott Aug 2015 #15

Broadbrushing is a very dishonest tactic, wouldn't you agree? rug Aug 2015 #16

And you are certain that all the aforementioned mass murderers guillaumeb Aug 2015 #18

Nice try, but you're flailing skepticscott Aug 2015 #20

I feel no need to bash atheism or atheists. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #22

It's a Syndrome. rug Aug 2015 #23

Is denial a prominent behavior in those who suffer from this syndrome? eom guillaumeb Aug 2015 #24

I'll await the reception of my thesis In Britain before responding. rug Aug 2015 #25

Apparently, you do need to skepticscott Aug 2015 #26

For the people who are reading my responses, guillaumeb Aug 2015 #28

I get that. And your parody fails. Hard. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #29

Your thesis is flawed. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #33

Do you believe in hell? n/t trotsky Aug 2015 #38

Hell is other people. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #40

So, do you believe in hell? trotsky Aug 2015 #43

How bizarre is it skepticscott Aug 2015 #44

Bizarre at first, but after you see that same reaction over and over... trotsky Aug 2015 #45

The Mme. de Stael reference WAS my answer. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #46

Please allow me to continue my point. trotsky Aug 2015 #47

Some religions have taught that "hell" is a specific place. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #48

Have taught, and continue to teach. trotsky Aug 2015 #49

We might very well agree on many things guillaumeb Aug 2015 #50

Does it "prove" anything about the RCC to refer to its very own catechism? trotsky Aug 2015 #51

Some religions teach about "hell". Some people believe in the existence of "hell". guillaumeb Aug 2015 #54

THANK YOU FOR FINALLY ANSWERING. Sort of. But I'll take what I can get. trotsky Aug 2015 #56

I would not do it myself. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #58

I have no idea of exact percentages, nor is that relevant to my point. trotsky Aug 2015 #60

My answer was that it could be impossible to answer that question. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #61

Your reading comprehension is flawed. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #39

And your own comprehension? Or should I write "condescension"? guillaumeb Aug 2015 #41

Keep digging that hole. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #42

Have fun, now. Mind how you go. mr blur Aug 2015 #17

I did not mention Stalin. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #19

Really? So who is "well know atheist Joseph Stalin" you mention in #1? mr blur Aug 2015 #21

And people wonder skepticscott Aug 2015 #27

Indeed, and deservedly so. (nt) mr blur Aug 2015 #31

lol.. EvilAL Aug 2015 #32

Why would you cite religious counter examples? You new at this? AtheistCrusader Aug 2015 #30

All mass murderers are outliers. Jim Jones and Joseph Stalin are both outliers. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #34

I saw people complaining upthread of mistreatment by million+ member american churches. AtheistCrusader Aug 2015 #35

If a church organization or a corporation discriminates against a particular class guillaumeb Aug 2015 #36

Not attacking the good people wendylaroux Aug 2015 #52

I will try to un-snit myself. guillaumeb Aug 2015 #55

try to not let wendylaroux Aug 2015 #57

And you. I also like the quote. eom guillaumeb Aug 2015 #59

Maybe she'll have better luck with this in the UK. rug Aug 2015 #3

possibly in an attempt to profit from "treating" a "disorder" that she created? guillaumeb Aug 2015 #8

She's written a couple of books and built a practice on it. rug Aug 2015 #10

Yeah, sounds like a syndrome the tele-evangelists would use to solicit donations. goldent Aug 2015 #37

It is about religion edhopper Aug 2015 #4

well there were bad atheists. Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #5

Sure edhopper Aug 2015 #6

Could be because her thesis hasn't gotten very good peer reviews. rug Aug 2015 #11

training kids in a religious setting is child abuse. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2015 #53