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Sat Apr-30-11 11:43 AM
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| 18. It depends on which "atheists" are being referred to ... |
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Conservatives and Republicans LOOOOOVVE Atheist Ayn Rand ...
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| -Why do Americans still dislike atheists? |
cleanhippie |
Apr-30-11 09:44 AM |
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OP subject asserts American atheists hate atheists, i.e. hate themselves. I doubt that. n/t |
jody |
Apr-30-11 09:47 AM |
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I think it's because if atheists are right, and no one will ever know |
Booster |
Apr-30-11 09:48 AM |
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Pray for the success of the Large Hadron Collider and attempts to generate life in laboratories. |
Sadena Meti |
May-02-11 10:31 AM |
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Because we exist. |
MineralMan |
Apr-30-11 09:48 AM |
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Very well said. |
cleanhippie |
Apr-30-11 10:25 AM |
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BINGO, you get a cookie! |
Odin2005 |
Apr-30-11 01:51 PM |
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White chocolate chip and macadamia nut for me. Thanks! |
MineralMan |
Apr-30-11 02:01 PM |
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well said! nt |
Vehl |
Apr-30-11 03:16 PM |
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It's a completely alien point of view to some people. |
Deep13 |
May-03-11 09:00 AM |
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"Your whole sense of self...is based on a lie." |
humblebum |
May-03-11 09:16 AM |
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Two points. |
Deep13 |
May-03-11 09:28 AM |
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If there were a Universal god, it would encourage atheism. |
tridim |
Apr-30-11 09:52 AM |
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That's what I think. All of that would be limitation, i.e. wrong. nt |
patrice |
Apr-30-11 10:05 AM |
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Did you happen to watch Lawrence ODonnell's interview with Franklin Graham this week? |
patrice |
Apr-30-11 10:49 AM |
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Atheism is a direct threat to Religion, It is just as simple |
OHdem10 |
Apr-30-11 09:55 AM |
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religious ppl believe in a god system that supports their own personal learned biases nt |
msongs |
Apr-30-11 10:05 AM |
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What if you sacrificed a whole bunch of might-have-beens, |
patrice |
Apr-30-11 10:02 AM |
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I would think that someone who exhibited those traits would need professional help. |
cleanhippie |
Apr-30-11 10:27 AM |
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I don't think they think that. It appears that they think all anyone needs is |
patrice |
Apr-30-11 10:46 AM |
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There is a well-documented human tendency to throw good money after bad, so to speak. nt |
sudopod |
May-01-11 06:27 PM |
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Deep down they have doubts about their beliefs. They hate being reminded of those doubts. nt |
Speck Tater |
Apr-30-11 10:27 AM |
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It's like that creepy feeling you can get if you let yourself focus on itin an unfamiliar dark room. |
patrice |
Apr-30-11 11:05 AM |
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The same reason the despise other religions. They don't want anyone saying anything other than... |
Sadena Meti |
May-02-11 10:37 AM |
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Because it scares people who aren't sure. What if? What if? |
tavalon |
Apr-30-11 10:48 AM |
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jealousy. |
mzteris |
Apr-30-11 11:02 AM |
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+1 |
cleanhippie |
Apr-30-11 11:41 AM |
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This is the correct bad news. Atheism is for the lucky and the strong. |
dimbear |
Apr-30-11 07:52 PM |
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Atheists and other Heretics have not exactly had it made in the shade... |
PassingFair |
May-03-11 08:29 AM |
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It depends on which "atheists" are being referred to ... |
zbdent |
Apr-30-11 11:43 AM |
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It is psychological projection, they are projecting their issues on "The Other". |
Odin2005 |
Apr-30-11 01:53 PM |
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I am not American, but judging from the smaller but existing minority of Brits who hate atheism |
LeftishBrit |
Apr-30-11 01:54 PM |
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It's also interesting that the authors are both atheists. nt |
humblebum |
Apr-30-11 06:29 PM |
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AND militant! |
cleanhippie |
May-01-11 11:20 AM |
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May-01-11 01:22 PM |
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Cleanhippie is promoting social conservativism in Britain? |
LeftishBrit |
May-01-11 01:31 PM |
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Only one out of four, not two, authors; and he may be more agnostic |
LeftishBrit |
May-01-11 01:30 PM |
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Interesting question. |
Peace Patriot |
Apr-30-11 02:53 PM |
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Pax vobiscum. |
westerebus |
May-01-11 12:49 PM |
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Et cum spiritu tuo! |
Peace Patriot |
May-01-11 05:21 PM |
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Pacis ut totus vir is benevolentia. |
westerebus |
May-01-11 11:06 PM |
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A god as abstract as the concept you define... |
Silent3 |
May-02-11 02:24 PM |
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give it time |
BroccoliTowel |
May-01-11 01:24 PM |
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I don't think that Americans generally dislike atheists for being atheists per se, |
humblebum |
May-01-11 01:33 PM |
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Sure, because Hitchens, Maher, Dawkins, or those who agree with them |
darkstar3 |
May-01-11 02:12 PM |
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When they encourage ridicule and hatred explicitly - then yes |
humblebum |
May-01-11 02:17 PM |
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I know one American who hates atheists for being atheists. |
trotsky |
May-01-11 03:45 PM |
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you always make that statement and it is uncalled for. My posts cannot hold a candle to |
humblebum |
May-01-11 11:34 PM |
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May-02-11 12:06 AM |
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May-02-11 06:12 AM |
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Don't do that you'll trigger epilepsy. |
Sadena Meti |
May-02-11 10:41 AM |
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I always make that statement because it is true. |
trotsky |
May-02-11 06:15 AM |
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So then you are saying I have no right to criticize radical atheism? |
humblebum |
May-02-11 01:29 PM |
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I think you have the right to criticize whatever straw men you want to. |
trotsky |
May-02-11 03:13 PM |
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Since when does "radical" automatically equate to acts of violence? |
humblebum |
May-02-11 03:55 PM |
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Here, let me help you out. You seem a bit confused. |
cleanhippie |
May-02-11 05:24 PM |
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Actually it fits to the tee. |
humblebum |
May-02-11 06:12 PM |
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Yes it does. It fit you perfectly. |
cleanhippie |
May-02-11 07:08 PM |
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I think you are confusing yourself. nt |
humblebum |
May-02-11 07:53 PM |
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Uh, yeah, that must be it. |
cleanhippie |
May-02-11 09:47 PM |
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"which many consider to be bigoted hate groups." |
sudopod |
May-01-11 06:29 PM |
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+10000000! But be careful.... |
cleanhippie |
May-02-11 10:33 AM |
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People like Hitchens, Maher, and Dawkins are driving home the fact that |
Ninjaneer |
May-02-11 10:11 AM |
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Hitchens wrote his book about Mother Teresa in 1995 and 'God is Not Great' in 2007 |
LeftishBrit |
May-02-11 03:26 PM |
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Militant atheism has been around much longer than you purport. nt |
humblebum |
May-02-11 04:00 PM |
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So has the religious right. |
LeftishBrit |
May-03-11 07:08 AM |
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Only as long as the first fundamentalist coined the term. nt |
cleanhippie |
May-03-11 10:23 AM |
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Fundamentalists didn't coin the term. But you already knew that. |
humblebum |
May-03-11 11:57 AM |
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Militant atheist...skip...militant atheist...skip...militant atheist...skip...militant atheist... |
cleanhippie |
May-03-11 12:05 PM |
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There are atheists that need to ponder.... |
The Nexus |
May-01-11 04:26 PM |
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Huh? |
cleanhippie |
May-01-11 05:02 PM |
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God-killerists? |
Iggo |
May-02-11 09:49 AM |
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Please elaborate. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
May-02-11 10:29 AM |
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Do you mean atheist vs an-theist vs anti-theist? |
Sadena Meti |
May-02-11 10:32 AM |
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I find that's usually what they mean. |
Iggo |
May-02-11 10:49 AM |
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Why don't you love the Immortal God-Emperor? |
sudopod |
May-02-11 11:38 AM |
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Zuckerman has a fondness for rhetoric, which unfortunately limits his ability to produce insight. |
struggle4progress |
May-02-11 01:44 PM |
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It's called tradition. |
trotsky |
May-02-11 08:11 PM |
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Oh, but you know you can't trust polling data, |
darkstar3 |
May-02-11 08:25 PM |
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That could be. Or perhaps Danish notions differ from US views in multiple ways, |
struggle4progress |
May-03-11 01:12 AM |
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Oh yes indeed. |
trotsky |
May-03-11 06:04 AM |
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Habit? |
Nihil |
May-03-11 12:03 PM |
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That would imply that Americans dislike |
humblebum |
May-04-11 03:11 PM |
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Beauty? |
darkstar3 |
May-04-11 07:52 PM |
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Because we're Satanists, of course! |
frogmarch |
May-04-11 01:41 PM |
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