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In reply to the discussion: FSU Student: It's great that he is unharmed, but this is just stupid. [View all]it meant the Academy did not deem the others worthy of an award.
You have made the case that it is the logically conclusion of what he said.
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FSU Student: It's great that he is unharmed, but this is just stupid. [View all]
edhopper
Nov 2014
OP
So what about the equally-Christian sports personality on the other team, who LOST the game?
Brettongarcia
Nov 2014
#127
Funny story about that, Jeff Gordon is one of the greatest stock car drivers of all time.
randys1
Nov 2014
#176
the creator of the universe is vastly diminished from his former omnipotence.
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2014
#2
Harmless? If it gives the other victims even a shred of 'why me then' thought, it's not harmless.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#58
If I've been served, it must have been a net shot, because there is no #22 in this thread.
cbayer
Nov 2014
#146
Not harmless. Now he believes in Magic; pray, and God does it. No need for an education, say.
Brettongarcia
Nov 2014
#128
How many people's lives do you think are affected by Republican Christian policies...
trotsky
Nov 2014
#151
Do you have a link to support your contention that there is some correlation between maturity
cbayer
Nov 2014
#7
There was none. That's the point. It's a small point, should be easy to grasp.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#158
Great, the right is gonna use this to promote even bigger and heavier books
Lordquinton
Nov 2014
#175
I think that what you are really doing here is mascurading as an atheist to...
stone space
Nov 2014
#29
Atheists are not as immoral and unthinking as this thread is trying to paint us.
stone space
Nov 2014
#42
I think that what you're really doing here is totally missing the damn point...
DeadLetterOffice
Nov 2014
#33
lol -- which is prolly a sign I should walk away from this thread before I stroke out...
DeadLetterOffice
Nov 2014
#82
Oh, stone has been here before... Don't let that low postcount fool you.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#95
When stone hasn't stuck around it's because he's gotten himself an involuntary vacation from DU.
trotsky
Nov 2014
#113
Attempt #B at the No True Scotsman fallacy. never gonna hit a home run with that whiffle bat.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#94
No, he's being bashed for his bullshit claim, which is unflattering toward the other victims.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#86
It's not his words, no. That's why nobody put it in double quotes. But it is a valid paraphrase of
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#137
No poster in this discussion is atempting to 'attribute those words' to him as a quote, except you.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#141
Excuse me, I put that in single quotes. It denotes a paraprhase, not a quote. Modifying that to
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#149
I don't understand how that equates to blaming the kid for gettting shot at?
DeadLetterOffice
Nov 2014
#63
He does, when you realize he's claiming his god saved him, and not the other victims.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#161
This guy is a fucking moron. Books are actually really good at stopping pistol rounds.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#53
Basically this is exhibit A in what miracles really are; ignorance. Books can stop pistol rounds.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#79
The catholic church has some very anti-democratic/progressive opinions on things like abortion, birt
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#166
He said the books couldn't have done it alone, without divine aid, so no, that's not what he meant.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#204
Some believe everything is decided by God beforehand or that God makes things happen
hrmjustin
Nov 2014
#186
It is so hard to answer exceot to say that they just believe this is how it is.
hrmjustin
Nov 2014
#188
Mad props for being the first religious apologist to actually address the question in a reasonable
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#206
I will agree that it's a small quibble and glad that we are talking like this as well.
cbayer
Dec 2014
#229
You've claimed it's illogical. You've not explained in any way, why you made that claim.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2014
#205
Uh what? Your metaphor is not proving the point you think it is proving.
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2014
#211