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Union Scribe

(7,099 posts)
67. People on DU
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 12:02 PM
Aug 2012

can make ANY issue or event an excuse to bash religion. The days of them having to hide their bigotry behind qualifier words like "right wing Christians" are long gone.

lol...sweet. Iggo Aug 2012 #1
Love it!!! n/t RebelOne Aug 2012 #2
Nice flakey_foont Aug 2012 #3
Overly general...How 'bout "Dear Right Wing Christians"? whathehell Aug 2012 #4
Nope, it's perfect as it is... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #5
Only if you think that.. whathehell Aug 2012 #10
Include us Episcopalian-Unitarian-Pagans in there too! DevonRex Aug 2012 #15
I do know that Episcopalians ordain gay ministers whathehell Aug 2012 #17
Exactly. DevonRex Aug 2012 #33
Thank you. whathehell Aug 2012 #43
And us Episcopalian agnostics, too. wryter2000 Aug 2012 #55
Yay!!! That's what I love about us. DevonRex Aug 2012 #95
Sikhs, Rastafarians and Unitarian Universalists AlbertCat Aug 2012 #20
Rastafarians? Worried? Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #39
Hermes says: hifiguy Aug 2012 #83
Where's the word "support" in the OP? jeff47 Aug 2012 #31
Nope. ALL religion is poison. Don't give a fig what flavour it is... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #50
Obvious bigotry and hardly a matter of empirical "fact", lol whathehell Aug 2012 #112
I know you are, but what am I? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #116
Oh please whathehell Aug 2012 #118
"Obvious bigotry"? Are you mental? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #124
No, but congratulations on the rather tortured attempt at diversion! whathehell Aug 2012 #131
"logic-free" says the believer in myths and invisible cloud-beings... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #132
BWWHAHAHAHAHA! whathehell Aug 2012 #149
"truetwit"? What are you, twelve? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #160
Not unless your country's journalists are the same age, lol whathehell Aug 2012 #167
I was wrong...closer to nine... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #172
'empirical "fact"...since when has religion ever bothered with "facts"... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #133
+1 hifiguy Aug 2012 #137
+ 0 whathehell Aug 2012 #155
Says the "agnostic" defender of religion... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #158
Says the atheist who doesn't understand the word "agnostic" whathehell Aug 2012 #170
You just keep on defending religion matey... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #175
You just keep talking out your arse, matey whathehell Aug 2012 #182
Since when did I claim religion to be "based on "empirical fact"? whathehell Aug 2012 #148
How many deaths were caused by religion vs science? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #156
How many deaths were cause by greed? whathehell Aug 2012 #165
So you won't answer the question... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #171
Atom bombs, anyone? whathehell Aug 2012 #180
Some apt quotes from Dr. Steven Weinberg, hifiguy Aug 2012 #161
I'm acquainted with that opinion..I'd rather hear his thoughts on whathehell Aug 2012 #163
No question that greed is a great force for evil, hifiguy Aug 2012 #164
Whatever floats your boat, bro, until we accomplish the impossible feat whathehell Aug 2012 #166
If you think there is "debate" about the motive for the hifiguy Aug 2012 #169
If you think the history of world slaughter is contained the Crusades whathehell Aug 2012 #173
I never said it was. hifiguy Aug 2012 #174
You implied it. whathehell Aug 2012 #179
Atheist richfabulous Aug 2012 #151
Not really. I could give a flip about chicken, and love the landing. LanternWaste Aug 2012 #57
Nope. It's science or religion. Choose your weapon. Can't have both. Really. You can't be valerief Aug 2012 #49
"You can't be both rational and delusional" sibelian Aug 2012 #106
No. It's not, although I do find it interesting that you view both as "weapons". whathehell Aug 2012 #111
It makes perfect sense as it stands gcomeau Aug 2012 #59
Fail. whathehell Aug 2012 #119
Apporopriate title for your post indeed gcomeau Aug 2012 #125
A better one for yours, lol. whathehell Aug 2012 #154
If you think you refuted my argument... gcomeau Aug 2012 #178
Your ignorance of the world's many diverse religions is obvious whathehell Aug 2012 #181
This message was self-deleted by its author whathehell Aug 2012 #129
Says the "agnostic"... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #159
Need a dictionary? whathehell Aug 2012 #168
People on DU Union Scribe Aug 2012 #67
Because religion permeates nearly every individual and action in the world today. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #87
Religion IMO has always been about politics and control. And today it's RKP5637 Aug 2012 #101
Yes, since the very beginning. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #105
Thank you...I agree wholeheartedly, although I would change "people on DU" to whathehell Aug 2012 #109
You're missing the core message Scootaloo Aug 2012 #102
Um, no. whathehell Aug 2012 #108
Except artists produce stuff of aesthetic and intellectual value Scootaloo Aug 2012 #110
Except "value" when it comes to notions of aesthetics, whathehell Aug 2012 #113
Subjectivity of the aesthetic does not diminish its reality Scootaloo Aug 2012 #114
Um, yes it does...You've not had much experience debating these things, have you, lol? whathehell Aug 2012 #117
I understand my words just fine Scootaloo Aug 2012 #145
That's good, most of us do whathehell Aug 2012 #146
Actually, there "is" an Invisible Pink Unicorn hifiguy Aug 2012 #162
Repeat after me: Science doesn't require belief to exist, God does. truebrit71 Aug 2012 #134
As I posted upthread, Neil DeGrasse Tyson gets it right. hifiguy Aug 2012 #139
awesome! ceile Aug 2012 #6
Ba-zing! hifiguy Aug 2012 #7
And starts un-necessary proxy wars on innocent people. patrice Aug 2012 #80
Hardly. hifiguy Aug 2012 #82
So fundamentalists Christians don't think we are at war with Islam? nt patrice Aug 2012 #91
Sometimes, but probably no more than things like whathehell Aug 2012 #120
Your paraphrase changed the meaning. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #107
You're right, of course, hifiguy Aug 2012 #122
LOL! You're right, and smarter than me. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #128
Kick for Science. sarcasmo Aug 2012 #8
May Jesus forgive you DemocracyInaction Aug 2012 #9
The Calvinist were in the North!! unc70 Aug 2012 #16
But who created the "outside" creator? al bupp Aug 2012 #34
The essence of freshman modern civilization class unc70 Aug 2012 #44
Infinite regression (if dealing with God) xxenderwigginxx Aug 2012 #46
There is absolutely no reason to inject a sentient intelligence into the scenario. Marr Aug 2012 #66
Christianity is not about 6000 yo universe unc70 Aug 2012 #93
Science doesn't claim to have explained everything. Marr Aug 2012 #94
Indeed. The solar system was heliocentric for a hifiguy Aug 2012 #96
Actually God made this happen (not science) he "willed" the craft to mars, he is Dragonfli Aug 2012 #36
Ah science - got to love it! Initech Aug 2012 #11
Science sounds a little snotty. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #12
You're allowed to sound snotty.... gcomeau Aug 2012 #60
Dear science, while you were spending $2.5 billion and 245 days to goto Mars hfojvt Aug 2012 #13
LOL. whathehell Aug 2012 #19
So why doesn't the all powerful, all-loving God save those children... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #136
Epicurus answered these questions hifiguy Aug 2012 #138
Oh my... whathehell Aug 2012 #150
...and yet you insist on defending "religion".. truebrit71 Aug 2012 #157
39,200 babies in Africa were dying of neonatal tetanus. AlbertCat Aug 2012 #21
I think his/her argument is more of a "science can only be spent on things that he/she deems is... eqfan592 Aug 2012 #24
We have money in abundance - we own the presses, of course bhikkhu Aug 2012 #30
And without science, how could you spread your ignorance on the internet? eqfan592 Aug 2012 #23
and without religion hfojvt Aug 2012 #38
NASA may have just figured out advances in how to direct-deliver those vaccines to those in need AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #26
Well said. (nt) eqfan592 Aug 2012 #29
so it trickles down as if from an invisible hand? hfojvt Aug 2012 #35
Absolute faith? No. Proven track record. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #42
Can't prayer save 'em?... SidDithers Aug 2012 #54
+++ 1,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #104
Ahem... gcomeau Aug 2012 #61
You don't need religion to help people in foreign countries. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2012 #103
Indeed. gcomeau Aug 2012 #126
but without science you couldn't be here complaining about science snooper2 Aug 2012 #65
NOt sure if I read it here on DU or not... TheAmbivalante Aug 2012 #97
Good on yer, science! malthaussen Aug 2012 #14
As Neil DeGrasse Tyson so pithily observed hifiguy Aug 2012 #51
lol Solly Mack Aug 2012 #18
Delish malaise Aug 2012 #22
Reply # 7 hifiguy luv_mykatz Aug 2012 #25
Love it! JNelson6563 Aug 2012 #27
Amen newtonfigg Aug 2012 #28
This is the most fabulous tweet ever! n/t flamingdem Aug 2012 #32
Ridiculous richfabulous Aug 2012 #37
they DO sell to anyone because the almighty buck trumps all Skittles Aug 2012 #41
LOL !!! - Perfect !!! WillyT Aug 2012 #40
I'm troubled by the assumption xxenderwigginxx Aug 2012 #45
a fair point, but as a scientist, WestWisconsinDem Aug 2012 #47
Welcome to DU! Fumesucker Aug 2012 #48
Unless of course it involves human created climate change. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #58
Richard Dawkins has observed hifiguy Aug 2012 #69
Without belief, science wouldn't get off the ground. Just say'n. harun Aug 2012 #52
Pffftttt...nt SidDithers Aug 2012 #53
Huh? Marr Aug 2012 #68
Dear religion The CCC Aug 2012 #56
Why isn't this titled "dear music" or "dear art"? Union Scribe Aug 2012 #62
Music and art do not make claims of transcendent universality hifiguy Aug 2012 #72
Creationism is solely Christian eh? Union Scribe Aug 2012 #74
I am not "shitting" on anyone. hifiguy Aug 2012 #77
Science will fly you to another planet, religion will fly you into buildings. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #63
Uh huh Union Scribe Aug 2012 #64
I have matches, so your strawman had better run. Science is real and it can be used for good or bad. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #76
Depends on your definition of Religion. harun Aug 2012 #85
That's the problem right there, religion doesn't deal with those questions, it claims to know Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #89
Science can answer each of those questions Occulus Aug 2012 #135
That's Carl hifiguy Aug 2012 #141
DAMN autocorrect Occulus Aug 2012 #147
Scientists didn't decide to drop the Bomb. hifiguy Aug 2012 #70
No True Scotsman, it's not just for religion anymore! nt Union Scribe Aug 2012 #71
Truman and his generals were scientists? hifiguy Aug 2012 #75
You're right, they didn't. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #78
So your argument is bombs don't kill people, people kill people. harun Aug 2012 #90
otoh, while knowing - in the abstract, if not in actuality - the potential for destruction .... marasinghe Aug 2012 #153
The altruism of Science harun Aug 2012 #84
See my posts 70 and 75. nt hifiguy Aug 2012 #86
You're arguing a point that was not made. Science is not altruistic and I never claimed it was. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #88
I'll easily put two nuclear weapons up against everyone killed for Religion. jeff47 Aug 2012 #99
Religion has been a great justification for oppressing women abelenkpe Aug 2012 #127
The scientists did NOT make the decision to drop the atomic bomb. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2012 #130
Lol. Union Scribe Aug 2012 #140
Can't take the human out of a Scientist, as much as we'd like to they are still harun Aug 2012 #143
By the way why can't DU just for fucking once Union Scribe Aug 2012 #73
+1 EastTennesseeDem Aug 2012 #79
+1 DaveJ Aug 2012 #92
You'd be wrong. jeff47 Aug 2012 #100
AWESOME Veracious Aug 2012 #81
Don't know who said it but, Yavapai Aug 2012 #98
I am so sick of this type of crap CrawlingChaos Aug 2012 #115
There's lots of things in this World to "be sick of." 99Forever Aug 2012 #123
more lazy stereotyping CrawlingChaos Aug 2012 #142
"Methinks thou doth protest too much." 99Forever Aug 2012 #144
+1 Sick of the GOP Aug 2012 #152
Same here, well said. harun Aug 2012 #176
Oh *snap* 99Forever Aug 2012 #121
I imagine many people are reduced to bumper-sticker philosophies... LanternWaste Aug 2012 #177
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