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SamG

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17. Why is there no option here on DU to vote down articles which..

Reply to rug (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2012, 09:12 AM

Apr 2012

have a clear agenda and a heavily biased style of reporting?

Just wondering.

What a waste of time to read stuff like this, it brings one virtually no information, just lots of finger-pointing.

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Philip Adams in schism with the Dawkinsonians [View all] rug Apr 2012 OP

What's to debate Angry Dragon Apr 2012 #1

No, nothing can be proven but the far more useful common ground can be decribed. rug Apr 2012 #2

What a silly article laconicsax Apr 2012 #3

What a silly response. rug Apr 2012 #4

I'm sure you have something to support that. n/t laconicsax Apr 2012 #6

Considering the article did not say all atheists are the same nor use the word schism, it's worse rug Apr 2012 #7

Is the headline now not part of the story? darkstar3 Apr 2012 #8

Never was. rug Apr 2012 #10

Ask who writes them, and when, and why. You'll have the appropriate answer. darkstar3 Apr 2012 #12

You're right. This thread is not about copyediting, page layout or circulation. rug Apr 2012 #14

True or false: A headline is a representation of the article that follows. laconicsax Apr 2012 #9

It can be either. rug Apr 2012 #11

Ok, what a silly headline then. eqfan592 Apr 2012 #13

Since the author of the article is the editor of the website, the headline should be considered part muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #16

Doubly silly considering the connotation of the word "schism". darkstar3 Apr 2012 #5

That pretty much sums up how Religionists think. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #15

Why is there no option here on DU to vote down articles which.. SamG Apr 2012 #17

Be careful what you wish for, SamG. cbayer Apr 2012 #18

Inventing a schism where none exists. edhopper Apr 2012 #19