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Fri Oct-28-11 06:45 PM
Response to Reply #20 |
| 28. Eddie, pay attention my friend... |
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theism is the belief in a deiety.
A-theism is the LACK of belief in a diety.
Got it?
Atheism is a LACK or belief, not a belief.
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| -Is atheism an inherently bigoted belief system? |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 04:42 PM |
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A) It's not a belief system according to any atheist I've ever spoken at length with, and B) |
GreenPartyVoter |
Oct-28-11 04:45 PM |
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I've read posts to the effect of a "yes" answer on this board. I'm just curious what people think. |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 04:46 PM |
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Well, I know it rubs people the wrong way when others start in with the "sky daddy" thing. I suppose |
GreenPartyVoter |
Oct-28-11 04:55 PM |
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You could back that up with a "no" vote. |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 05:00 PM |
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D'oh, I forgot to vote. Brb! |
GreenPartyVoter |
Oct-28-11 05:01 PM |
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Isn't it possible for a believer to be similarly bigoted against believers? |
Boojatta |
Oct-28-11 07:12 PM |
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Of course. We see it all the time when people try to exclude others on the basis of |
GreenPartyVoter |
Oct-28-11 08:04 PM |
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I'm talking about bigotry against people who believe the right doctrine, and |
Boojatta |
Oct-28-11 08:10 PM |
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Then you don't know many atheists. nt |
bananas |
Oct-29-11 11:29 PM |
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What kind of loaded question is that? A-Theism: without belief in a deity. |
qb |
Oct-28-11 04:45 PM |
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See #3 |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 04:46 PM |
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I think it gets a bit more complex than that. |
Chan790 |
Oct-31-11 07:57 PM |
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Just how bored are you today? |
Warpy |
Oct-28-11 04:46 PM |
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Not terribly. |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 04:48 PM |
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How do you do this poll thingee |
beardown |
Oct-28-11 04:53 PM |
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Yes and no. |
cleanhippie |
Oct-28-11 05:19 PM |
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Bigotry, predjudice, bias is human nature |
notadmblnd |
Oct-28-11 04:54 PM |
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What she said! |
GreenPartyVoter |
Oct-28-11 04:55 PM |
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g*d d*mn...i coulda swore i saw boojata around here somewhere! |
ret5hd |
Oct-28-11 05:04 PM |
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The options were "yes" and "no," not "up" and "kittens." n/t |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 05:07 PM |
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well, yeah, there is that. But the question itself...classic boojata. |
ret5hd |
Oct-28-11 05:10 PM |
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! |
cleanhippie |
Oct-28-11 05:20 PM |
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No, atheism is not a belief system, it is non-belief. |
cleanhippie |
Oct-28-11 05:20 PM |
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What a stupid question. |
ChadwickHenryWard |
Oct-28-11 05:43 PM |
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You might be... |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 05:46 PM |
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Atheism is a belief. |
Eddie Haskell |
Oct-28-11 05:45 PM |
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Sorry, wrong. |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 05:48 PM |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Oct-29-11 11:32 PM |
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Wait.. didnt you just prove him right? |
quakerboy |
Nov-05-11 01:35 AM |
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No. |
laconicsax |
Nov-05-11 02:42 AM |
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Walk me through this |
quakerboy |
Nov-05-11 02:56 AM |
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You're confusing terms, but that's ok. |
laconicsax |
Nov-05-11 03:41 AM |
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Interesting |
quakerboy |
Nov-05-11 04:36 AM |
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Yes, it should be gnostic atheists. That was a typo. |
laconicsax |
Nov-05-11 01:17 PM |
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You'll probably keep repeating that... |
Silent3 |
Oct-28-11 06:41 PM |
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Eddie, pay attention my friend... |
cleanhippie |
Oct-28-11 06:45 PM |
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No you listen! |
Eddie Haskell |
Oct-29-11 06:55 AM |
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Hahahaha! Well, Eddie, since you are not doing your own reasning to begin with... |
cleanhippie |
Oct-29-11 09:09 AM |
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It is definitely a belief system, whether or not that belief is in a diety. |
humblebum |
Oct-30-11 12:20 PM |
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From my point of view... |
rexcat |
Oct-31-11 07:37 PM |
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I am an atheist |
NMMNG |
Oct-28-11 08:00 PM |
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I vote double no. |
darkstar3 |
Oct-28-11 06:26 PM |
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It looks like no one who answered "yes - please explain" has come forward to actually explain. |
iris27 |
Oct-28-11 06:29 PM |
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I think they're hiding behind the anonymity of poll votes. n/t |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 06:33 PM |
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Just like few were in a hurry to explain their "spiritual sense"... |
Silent3 |
Oct-28-11 06:43 PM |
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Those who answered "yes" WON'T explain it. |
cleanhippie |
Oct-28-11 06:46 PM |
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Oh, I'm sure they have no difficulty explaining anything. |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 07:00 PM |
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Blah blah ORGANIZED ATHEISM |
NMMNG |
Oct-28-11 07:09 PM |
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Spot on! You are a great understudy! |
cleanhippie |
Oct-28-11 07:14 PM |
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You forgot the mysterious "other ways of knowing" |
Rob H. |
Oct-31-11 11:02 PM |
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Discussions on this forum have revealed two of the other ways of knowing: |
laconicsax |
Oct-31-11 11:39 PM |
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How could it be? |
NMMNG |
Oct-28-11 07:02 PM |
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Maybe one of the 6 who voted "yes" could explain their rationale. n/t |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 07:06 PM |
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Some think their god is SOOO special that we had to start a new religion to not believe in it. |
beam me up scottie |
Oct-28-11 08:51 PM |
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This poll is bigoted nt |
alp227 |
Oct-28-11 11:49 PM |
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In what way? |
laconicsax |
Oct-28-11 11:52 PM |
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it makes atheism seem like a bad thing |
alp227 |
Oct-28-11 11:54 PM |
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You contradicted yourself. |
laconicsax |
Oct-29-11 12:08 AM |
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Lemme correct myself, calling atheism bigoted is an excessive broad brush |
alp227 |
Oct-29-11 12:17 AM |
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Yes, it is an excessive broad brush. |
laconicsax |
Oct-29-11 12:39 AM |
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Babies are atheists, but they are not bigots, so no. nt |
ZombieHorde |
Oct-29-11 12:48 AM |
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No |
LeftishBrit |
Oct-29-11 09:05 AM |
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No, I think it's just the opposite... |
Rhiannon12866 |
Oct-29-11 03:40 PM |
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As do I. This poll isn't about what I think. |
laconicsax |
Oct-29-11 05:43 PM |
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Well, that makes sense, doesn't it? |
Rhiannon12866 |
Oct-29-11 05:59 PM |
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That's because your seven are shit stirrers and trolls. Thats my opinion |
riderinthestorm |
Oct-29-11 11:21 PM |
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Oh they're real, and I'd lay dollars to pesos that they post in this forum regularly. |
darkstar3 |
Oct-30-11 01:26 AM |
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They can say no and then change the question, though. |
Iggo |
Oct-30-11 12:42 PM |
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ONLY IF it is "bigoted" to favor facts over fantasy, or to follow the |
MarkCharles |
Nov-05-11 03:14 PM |
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Atheism is Theism dependent |
Edward Palamar |
Oct-29-11 08:35 PM |
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Completely untrue |
NMMNG |
Oct-29-11 08:50 PM |
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Sure |
Edward Palamar |
Oct-29-11 09:13 PM |
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Reply with links to a few archived threads where you would prefer to post ... |
Boojatta |
Oct-30-11 02:34 PM |
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hey! the stupidest, most uniformed response on this thread! congrats! |
piratefish08 |
Oct-31-11 06:27 AM |
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Not a belief system. Can't be bigotry if it's true. |
Deep13 |
Oct-29-11 09:38 PM |
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"Saying that no evidence of god has ever been produced is likewise a fact." |
Boojatta |
Oct-29-11 10:14 PM |
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response |
Deep13 |
Oct-29-11 10:27 PM |
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a bag of cocaine and the New Testament |
Boojatta |
Oct-30-11 03:25 PM |
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With each exhibit, one proves that said exhibit exists. |
Deep13 |
Oct-30-11 04:02 PM |
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"One must decide based on the believability of the cop who found it or the authors who wrote it." |
Boojatta |
Oct-30-11 04:11 PM |
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Then how do we verify anything that happened before living memory? |
Deep13 |
Oct-30-11 04:48 PM |
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From Wikipedia. |
LARED |
Oct-30-11 08:49 AM |
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It's not a belief system. |
Iggo |
Oct-30-11 10:43 AM |
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To say that atheism is an inherently bigoted belief system would be false. |
humblebum |
Oct-30-11 11:11 AM |
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Not a belief system, as previously noted. nt |
amyrose2712 |
Oct-30-11 01:47 PM |
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The only ones who believe that are atheists. Obvious to everyone else. nt |
humblebum |
Oct-31-11 02:28 AM |
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No, from my understanding... |
Meshuga |
Oct-30-11 02:08 PM |
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atheism is the polar opposite of a belief system, but you knew that..... |
piratefish08 |
Oct-31-11 06:26 AM |
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laconicsax is an outspoken atheist n/t |
NMMNG |
Oct-31-11 04:24 PM |
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Tell that to the 9 who answered "yes" |
laconicsax |
Oct-31-11 05:38 PM |
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Nothing bigoted about atheism... |
rexcat |
Oct-31-11 07:42 PM |
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At the top of this thread is an advert, asking if I want a Divinity degree!! ... |
MarkCharles |
Nov-06-11 06:37 AM |
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Google AdSense works with keywords |
NMMNG |
Nov-06-11 06:55 AM |
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And, of course, I was thinking it was God at work, speaking to me |
MarkCharles |
Nov-06-11 07:29 AM |
#94 |
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