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In reply to the discussion: Atheist author Peter Boghossian suggests gays shouldn’t be proud. Is he proud to be an atheist? [View all]cbayer
(146,218 posts)50. You can't tell me why I struck out.
I told you that it was hitting back. You can choose not to believe that and continue to make misassumptions about who I am and why I do what I do, or you can drop that and try to take me at face value.
You are not in a position to analyze me and I reject your diagnostic assessment. I was responding to you and you alone. I respond to individuals, not labels.
I understand that you may face certain issues IRL that cause you to be irritated by repetitive dogma and feel that you are in a minority that can not speak up.
But atheists are not outnumbered in this group. Far from it. It is this position of persecution that I was responding to, and I did it unkindly.
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Atheist author Peter Boghossian suggests gays shouldn’t be proud. Is he proud to be an atheist? [View all]
rug
Nov 2014
OP
After centuries and/or millenia of having been shamed for being what one was born,
merrily
Nov 2014
#1
I think that is only true if you make those qualities a part of your identity.
ZombieHorde
Nov 2014
#2
Yes, in theory, as you are being stalked by drunk crazies who want to kill you, you can forget
merrily
Nov 2014
#15
Recognizing other people will identity us is different than having identities.
ZombieHorde
Nov 2014
#16
In every post, I've specified that it is not all a person is. But not to have those those things as
merrily
Nov 2014
#17
On the whole do you think religion has been a positive thing for women, gays and children?
Fumesucker
Nov 2014
#34
There's no need to imply atheism is in the vanguardo of the fight against homophobia and misogyny.
rug
Nov 2014
#42
I agree. Secular Humanism and other atheist-based philosophies on the other hand...
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#53
It gets old fighting the oppressive, harmful religious organizations by ourselves
Fumesucker
Nov 2014
#33
It didn't take someone dogmatically saying something you think is nonsense long to irritate you
Fumesucker
Nov 2014
#47
Me being dogmatic in the face of reason was annoying, you struck out in annoyance
Fumesucker
Nov 2014
#49
What horseshit. That organization does not represent atheism or atheists.
beam me up scottie
Nov 2014
#39
I have entertained the idea that for some, perhaps all, atheism/theism is not a choice.
cbayer
Nov 2014
#20
I am now registered in Georgia, where my vote is going to make a bigger difference
cbayer
Nov 2014
#22
There's always a dominant group. I would be interested in knowing, nationwide...
NYC_SKP
Nov 2014
#25