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In reply to the discussion: Faith is the excuse we give ourselves to believe things without good reason [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)127. Being intolerant of intolerance doesn't make one tolerant.
In response to this from Darkstar3 in a post to me
ETA: This just goes to show that an intellectual exercise is only useful when the audience is capable of and willing to engage in it.
you jumped in and said
That's because no one is interested in an intellectual exercise. They're only interested in admonishing the mean old fundie militant atheists who have the nerve to ask questions about their beliefs.
That was most tolerant of you.
And your tolerant response to TMO
And you might be able to relate to more people if you understood that the vast majority of believers do not share your view of god, but instead the one I am commenting on.
I have plenty of evidence against your impersonal, nebulous god too. Start another thread if you want to talk about it.
I have plenty of evidence against your impersonal, nebulous god too. Start another thread if you want to talk about it.
Very classy. You attack a member who is reaching out to you to explain how not all Xians fit your highly prejudiced image. But no, you have to distort everything to suit your agenda of "all believers are to blame".
You need to get with the program Trotsky, and figure out who the real enemy is, instead of stirring shit in the ranks. Try being positive for a change and quit whining when people start lecturing you. You need it, and we only do it because we care for you. Now, go make a list of all the nice things you're going to say to people. It'll work wonders for your karma, which is probably in tatters by now. Worry not. It'll all be fine after November and you can revert to your old ways again if you like.
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Faith is the excuse we give ourselves to believe things without good reason [View all]
man4allcats
May 2012
OP
faith is something one uses to justify one's own prejudices - I believe it therefore it's true etc n
msongs
May 2012
#2
You actually don't know the odds of two beach rocks seeming to "fit" together?
edhopper
May 2012
#13
You might be happier if you could get rid of a anthropromorphic notion of God,
Thats my opinion
May 2012
#86
Yes, Karma, is the CONFIRMATION that cooperation is the secret to the success of mankind.
WingDinger
May 2012
#19
I have heart failure, and would rather die, than become a Dick, to get freebie heart fix.
WingDinger
May 2012
#25
what I said is: Karma, is confirmation that cooperation is the key to humankinds success.
WingDinger
May 2012
#28
You want me to identify the cosmic killjoy, and I answered you anthropologically.
WingDinger
May 2012
#30
Evidence that being generally uncooperative,and not rich and powerful enough to buy sycophants
WingDinger
May 2012
#32
Oh I'm sure Dick Cheney suffers greatly because all of DU considers him to be a jerk.
trotsky
May 2012
#34
What's funny is that when I used the hypothetical "you" in a discussion with Thats my opinion...
trotsky
May 2012
#106
I missed your revision, but I appreciate the effort--and take it at face value. Thanks.
Thats my opinion
May 2012
#119
This seems so ancedotal and inaccurate that I find it funny, you are proclaiming something special..
Humanist_Activist
May 2012
#74
Even if you dismiss the divinity hokum, there still is showing all sorts dignity and respect.
AlbertCat
May 2012
#50
It is oxyMORONIC, to believe it is possible to have faith in what you dont believe.
WingDinger
May 2012
#26
Proof that belief, is a choice, there are those that choose to believe that. Simple..
WingDinger
May 2012
#80
I deliberately left out the muddy part that would piss people off, but since you asked...
darkstar3
May 2012
#71
I think it is more about people not wanting to engage with fundies of any stripe.
Starboard Tack
May 2012
#100
Or two people having different beliefs constructed from their own experience...
eqfan592
May 2012
#138