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In reply to the discussion: Harvard Atheists Shocked At Exclusion From Boston Bombing Memorial Service [View all]TheManInTheMac
(985 posts)5. They aren't. And atheists are by no means necessarily humanists.
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Harvard Atheists Shocked At Exclusion From Boston Bombing Memorial Service [View all]
Purveyor
Apr 2013
OP
Yes, because who wouldn't want to worship an omnipotent deity that either caused or failed
Arugula Latte
Apr 2013
#6
No. They belong at the inter-proof ceremony, where people discuss what they know and not what they..
JVS
Apr 2013
#16
To remember. To praise the memories. To keep the wounded in people's minds.
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2013
#36
In this way, the believers in imaginary friends demonstrate their ethical superiority. nt
Demo_Chris
Apr 2013
#28
Seems everyone gets the righteous opportunity to poke everyone else in the eyes,
LanternWaste
Apr 2013
#29
According to the story in the OP, yes people are being told that they cannot show up.
cemaphonic
Apr 2013
#54
no but it's attitudes like that that make believers targets for ridicule.
Phillip McCleod
Apr 2013
#56
Not surprising at all. Atheism is despised by a lot of believers. They dislike people like myself
JRLeft
Apr 2013
#53
you mean you don't start ranting about invisible sky daddies when you mourn?
Phillip McCleod
Apr 2013
#57