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Prophet 451

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39. "militant atheist" might work

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #29)

Wed Oct 29, 2014, 11:16 AM

Oct 2014

The mentality ("I'm going to save you whether you like it or not!&quot is the same.

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The Atheist Atrocities Fallacy – Hitler, Stalin & Pol Pot [View all] mr blur Oct 2014 OP

Too little, too late... cleanhippie Oct 2014 #1

You can't rebut one fallacy with another. rug Oct 2014 #2

He makes some good points, but weakens them with his sneering rhetoric. Maedhros Oct 2014 #4

That's unkind. rug Oct 2014 #5

I bet he's wonderful at parties... [n/t] Maedhros Oct 2014 #6

Well written. phil89 Oct 2014 #3

"People" are more likely to pay attention when the messenger doesn't relentlessly cbayer Oct 2014 #9

But fact-free. okasha Oct 2014 #30

I have to agree 100% with this view Leontius Oct 2014 #7

It comes up from time to time, but it's hardly an obsession. cbayer Oct 2014 #8

Could you point to just ONE post in this group... trotsky Oct 2014 #10

Gee, has "Religion poisons everything" ever been quoted here? rug Oct 2014 #11

Religion poisons everything. edhopper Oct 2014 #14

You're slicing the baloney pretty thin here, ed. rug Oct 2014 #15

No, your argument is fallacious, edhopper Oct 2014 #16

It's not an argument at all. It's a demonstration. rug Oct 2014 #17

Which failed to demonstrate the validity edhopper Oct 2014 #18

A distinction without a difference. rug Oct 2014 #19

Pepper ruins every food. edhopper Oct 2014 #21

Bullshit ruins every discussion. rug Oct 2014 #22

Thank you edhopper Oct 2014 #23

As does lame ad hominems. rug Oct 2014 #24

Uh huh. edhopper Oct 2014 #25

At least the hands aren't stuck, immobile, saying the same time over and over. rug Oct 2014 #32

As he say the same thing edhopper Oct 2014 #33

. rug Oct 2014 #34

it was a typo Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #28

Wow! TM99 Oct 2014 #12

The third in his trilogy is called "The Gospel of Atheism and Freethought - according to Sherlock" cbayer Oct 2014 #13

Thanks. TM99 Oct 2014 #20

He would be an evangelist if he is going to save people, not necessarily a fundamentalist. Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #29

"militant atheist" might work Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #39

Hi, there! okasha Oct 2014 #35

Nope, he actually has publishers. cbayer Oct 2014 #36

Its not theism that's at fault either. mr_liberal Oct 2014 #26

It Can Be Dealt With More Concisely, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2014 #27

"Hitchens and other great thinkers" okasha Oct 2014 #31

You think Hitchens wasn't a great thinker? You're funny. mr blur Oct 2014 #38

I don't like him okasha Oct 2014 #42

Christopher Hitchens: tributes and reactions trotsky Oct 2014 #41

... Those who say “I love God,” but hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for how can they not struggle4progress Oct 2014 #37

Hitler was, at least nominally, Christian Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #40

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