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whathehell

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142. Exactly, Thank you.

Reply to refrescanos (Reply #124)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 07:21 AM

Jul 2013

The idiots who blame "religion" for all violence must think Stalin & Hitler were regular church-goers.

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It's 2012, And People Are Still Being Killed Over Make Believe (Religion) Being Treated As Fact [View all] stopbush Sep 2012 OP

I totally agree Politicalboi Sep 2012 #1

I'll second that. If they only knew how many of us really don't give a shit about their brewens Sep 2012 #2

Is that the final word on religion? cbayer Sep 2012 #3

it's impossible to reason with people who live in a make believe universe.... mike_c Sep 2012 #4

I suppose it would be, but what is make believe to you is held to be true by cbayer Sep 2012 #7

Ask that again skepticscott Sep 2012 #42

No, it's impossible to reason with people with closed minds and an agenda. whathehell Sep 2012 #28

I'll get right on that after you disprove the existence of fairies and werewolves. stopbush Sep 2012 #5

I make no such claims and wouldn't be bothered to do so. cbayer Sep 2012 #6

Correct....It's deliberate provocation, something that used to be known as "flame bait" whathehell Sep 2012 #29

And it's your opinion skepticscott Sep 2012 #43

Actually, one can Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #70

Facts are meaningless when one has "other ways of knowing." cleanhippie Sep 2012 #71

No, it is not Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #74

You keep using the word "demonstrably" skepticscott Sep 2012 #78

What claims are not false? cleanhippie Sep 2012 #85

Wrong and wrong skepticscott Sep 2012 #77

Fairies and Werewolves are real Tyrs WolfDaemon Jun 2013 #121

Not really possible to prove a negative sharp_stick Sep 2012 #9

And stating a negative as fact makes me chuckle. cbayer Sep 2012 #10

It's not possible to "prove" a positive, either skepticscott Sep 2012 #93

a)Nobel prize in what? b)If you can't disprove Scientology - and you can't - does that make it real? dmallind Sep 2012 #13

In science of some sort, as that would be a landmark breakthrough. cbayer Sep 2012 #14

I'd make a bet that if EvilAL Sep 2012 #18

How could you possibly disprove god using science? cbayer Sep 2012 #21

Then why do people believe it EvilAL Sep 2012 #22

Well, that's what makes it so different than science, right? cbayer Sep 2012 #24

Well EvilAL Sep 2012 #32

'Faith' is a fancy word for believing without evidence cpwm17 Sep 2012 #62

That is correct - that is what faith is. cbayer Sep 2012 #68

Since 'faith based' beliefs have no evidence, they can be discarded outright. cpwm17 Sep 2012 #83

I believe that I love my husband and have faith that he loves me back and will continue to do so. cbayer Sep 2012 #84

Not even remotely the same thing, and you know it. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #87

Wow! - did you read what I wrote? cpwm17 Sep 2012 #88

My apologies if I misunderstood you. cbayer Sep 2012 #89

Sheesh, you just never stop with this claptrap, do you? skepticscott Sep 2012 #34

Quite easily. trotsky Sep 2012 #58

I haven't ever heard anyone claim that they 'know' a god doesn't exist cpwm17 Sep 2012 #64

Why yes... gcomeau Jul 2013 #128

Who is this "we" you refer to. cbayer Jul 2013 #129

People who comprehend what an unfalsifiable hypothesis is... gcomeau Jul 2013 #130

Oh, people just like you. cbayer Jul 2013 #131

People like me who understand this concept? gcomeau Jul 2013 #133

Look up the concept of an unfalsifiable hypothesis. gcomeau Jul 2013 #127

Do you actually think the core of these attacks is religion? rug Sep 2012 #8

I'm of the opinion VWolf Sep 2012 #12

Right, we should leave the "simplistic tripe" to you. mr blur Sep 2012 #17

Speaking of simplistic tripe . . . rug Sep 2012 #25

I take the word of the mobs in the street who are shouting that their prophet/god has been offended stopbush Sep 2012 #20

Which mobs? The ones organized by political extremists? rug Sep 2012 #26

How facile skepticscott Sep 2012 #37

How stupid. rug Sep 2012 #39

Wow you win the skepticscott Sep 2012 #40

How extremely stupid. rug Sep 2012 #44

a new religion - let's all riot because some strangers 8000 miles away made a crappy video nt msongs Sep 2012 #11

It certainly doesn't take religion to cause the murders of large numbers of people as humblebum Sep 2012 #15

No, but it's a nice, pat answer for those unable to handle complexity whathehell Sep 2012 #33

The elephant in the room is ignorance and intolerance, not what people believe or disbelieve. Starboard Tack Sep 2012 #16

In precolumbian Mexico, the Aztec priests sacrificed at least 20,000 people per annum. dimbear Sep 2012 #23

It was cheaper than a standing army to maintain political power. rug Sep 2012 #27

Ha! whathehell Sep 2012 #36

Given the population okasha May 2013 #113

Still waiting for some corroboration of your figures. okasha Jul 2013 #145

Wackypedia article seems pretty good here: dimbear Jul 2013 #151

The elephant in the room skepticscott Sep 2012 #30

Yeah, but the real "elephant in the room" is pointing out that whathehell Sep 2012 #41

Quiet, it very useful to some to conflate LARED Sep 2012 #66

+ 100..n/t whathehell Sep 2012 #94

If you see someone doing that skepticscott Sep 2012 #95

This gets pretty close LARED Sep 2012 #98

As I said skepticscott Sep 2012 #100

Instead of attacking me why not just admit your LARED Sep 2012 #105

To twist words as you have done is indeed "beyond despicable." nt humblebum Sep 2012 #63

Except that I haven't twisted words. Your post is just another of your lame, idiotic lies. skepticscott Sep 2012 #65

Clearly you are overcompensating for your screw-up. humblebum Sep 2012 #82

No. It is ignorant people being prodded into a mob mentality by rogue leaders. Starboard Tack Sep 2012 #69

Perhaps I have missed it, but no one, no one here has said that personal beliefs cleanhippie Sep 2012 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author skepticscott Sep 2012 #31

+1000 n/t whathehell Sep 2012 #46

It boils down to EvilAL Sep 2012 #19

It's 2012 and rude, intolerant atheists are still using empty generalities to insult non-atheists. whathehell Sep 2012 #35

And rude, intolerant religionists skepticscott Sep 2012 #38

Yes, there's lots of rude intolerant religionists and rude, intolerant non-religionists whathehell Sep 2012 #45

Whatever it is, it's not one against being rude and intolerant. rug Sep 2012 #47

Say what? whathehell Sep 2012 #51

Sorry. rug Sep 2012 #52

I got you whathehell Sep 2012 #53

I wish I had a book EvilAL Sep 2012 #48

Read The Fountainhead. rug Sep 2012 #49

Maybe if I have the time, EvilAL Sep 2012 #54

Do you have any idea how many have been killed over political ideology? whathehell Sep 2012 #92

The Fountainhead? Ayn Rand? Let's think about that. SarahM32 Sep 2012 #86

Yeah, me too. The only problem is whathehell Sep 2012 #50

It's all based off the same god EvilAL Sep 2012 #55

No, not really. whathehell Sep 2012 #56

You're right they don't justify it EvilAL Sep 2012 #57

Christians raped and slaughtered Muslims in Bosnia Marrah_G Sep 2012 #73

Yes, and No. SarahM32 Sep 2012 #81

That is a no true Scotsman argument. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #125

No shit...There is a long history of people of every religion and no religion killing for ideology, whathehell Sep 2012 #91

The point is that skepticscott Sep 2012 #67

Well, at least you didn't kill anybody over it. [nt] Jester Messiah Sep 2012 #76

Compare and contrast gcomeau Jul 2013 #134

"Yeah, good comeback. You sure put atheists in their place"...Yes, it seems so. whathehell Jul 2013 #136

Yeah... I wasn't in this thread a year ago. gcomeau Jul 2013 #138

Maybe you should have been. whathehell Jul 2013 #139

Oh I don't know... gcomeau Jul 2013 #143

Keep trying.. whathehell Jul 2013 #144

Why? gcomeau Jul 2013 #146

"The first attempt seems to have gotten the job done" whathehell Jul 2013 #147

Then you had a response to it? gcomeau Jul 2013 #148

Sorry, but I didn't find your "response" to my year old post substantive enough whathehell Jul 2013 #149

So in other words... no, you didn't have one. gcomeau Jul 2013 #150

No, in other words I don't need one. whathehell Jul 2013 #152

Uh huh... the ancestral battle cry of the Runaway Clan. gcomeau Jul 2013 #153

Uh, no. whathehell Jul 2013 #154

Like I said... gcomeau Jul 2013 #155

And Ricky Gervais nails it... onager Sep 2012 #59

You must try harder. rug Sep 2012 #60

You shouldn't quote Hitchens' condemnation of religious violence cpwm17 Sep 2012 #61

If love, truth, beauty, purpose. compassion, hope, goodness are only make-believe Thats my opinion Sep 2012 #75

They are not make believe. They are the most valuable reality. SarahM32 Sep 2012 #80

I wish you could have said that to Hitchens' face. onager Sep 2012 #90

You should know better skepticscott Sep 2012 #97

I like all those Hitchens quotes, and I see both sides. SarahM32 Sep 2012 #103

No. People are being killed because hatemongering Theocrats distort their religion to gain power. SarahM32 Sep 2012 #79

So who exactly decides skepticscott Sep 2012 #96

Since you asked ... SarahM32 Sep 2012 #99

All you've offered skepticscott Sep 2012 #102

Yes Sir. SarahM32 Sep 2012 #106

based on beliefs . . . just like atheism DrDan Sep 2012 #101

Guns don't kill people... rogrot Sep 2012 #104

How's that North Korean thing working out for you? Anthony McCarthy Sep 2012 #107

I couldn't agree with you more on your first paragraph. cpwm17 Sep 2012 #108

I had not heard what you state in your last paragraph before, but would love to cbayer Sep 2012 #109

Yeah Right MyJesusRox19 May 2013 #110

Welcome to DU and welcome to the religion room. hrmjustin May 2013 #111

Nice MyJesusRox19 Jun 2013 #116

Enjoy the religion room! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #117

AMEN!! MyJesusRox19 Jun 2013 #119

I am a Christian and I believe in the Big Bang. The ideathe Earth is 6000 years old is hrmjustin May 2013 #112

Sorry to burst your bubble LostOne4Ever May 2013 #114

Proof MyJesusRox19 Jun 2013 #118

Can you post some verification LostOne4Ever Jun 2013 #120

Answer MyJesusRox19 Jul 2013 #122

;Hey look, another "your beliefs are stupid" thread! demwing May 2013 #115

+100 n/t whathehell Jul 2013 #141

It's still happening in 2013. Apophis Jul 2013 #123

people will dislike refrescanos Jul 2013 #124

Exactly, Thank you. whathehell Jul 2013 #142

So how is it better to post not one single fact and accuse Religious people of stupidity? Tigress DEM Jul 2013 #126

It was flame bait from the get go and quite effective flame bait at that. cbayer Jul 2013 #132

+10 n/t whathehell Jul 2013 #140

Thank you. whathehell Jul 2013 #137

It's 2013, okasha Jul 2013 #135