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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
4. Believers are not blind.
Wed Feb 18, 2015, 02:40 PM
Feb 2015

We know that there are people who will do violence in the name of religion.

Not a bit surprised.. Peacetrain Feb 2015 #1
Apparently even other Muslims skepticscott Feb 2015 #2
Obviously, religion does not cause the violent acts. Hate-filled people do that. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #3
Do you dismiss completely the possibility skepticscott Feb 2015 #5
Not born in a vacuum, that is correct. Millions of peaceful Muslims, Christians, etc. are models. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #7
What we agree on is that you dodged every one of my questions skepticscott Feb 2015 #9
"In the name of Islam" done by corrupted & lost souls or be a false flag, they ain't real adherents. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #10
Stalin was raised orthodox christian. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #11
And people never change do they? Leontius Feb 2015 #20
um, an assertion was made that was testable and shown to be false. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #24
You've not shown that he was raised in a loving family or a benevolent spiritual base Leontius Feb 2015 #26
The assertion assumed that he wasn't skepticscott Feb 2015 #33
And the counter-assertion assumed that he was Leontius Feb 2015 #56
It assumed no such thing skepticscott Feb 2015 #57
He wasn't simply raised Orthodox. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2015 #60
Thanks for confirming skepticscott Feb 2015 #17
If you want to know what Islam is about, ... stone space Feb 2015 #18
Wow…how did anyone know what Islam is about skepticscott Feb 2015 #21
Dudes with the guns have been doin' it wrong. stone space Feb 2015 #22
Yeah, if they'd just stick to swords and beheadings skepticscott Feb 2015 #29
You really hate these people, don't you? stone space Feb 2015 #31
Where did I say it did? skepticscott Feb 2015 #32
Look at your reaction to their words. stone space Feb 2015 #34
Yes, I said "What they're doing is admirable" skepticscott Feb 2015 #35
"Yeah, if they'd just stick to swords and beheadings" stone space Feb 2015 #36
And if that had referred to the people in your OP skepticscott Feb 2015 #37
Islam is also about chopping off the heads of 21 coptic christians because, you know, "love". Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #25
You wouldn't happen to be Scottish Lordquinton Feb 2015 #19
As I'm sure you've noticed, okasha Feb 2015 #41
you forgot edhopper Feb 2015 #6
Believers are not blind. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #4
And we also know okasha Feb 2015 #8
Absolutely! hrmjustin Feb 2015 #13
It's not a distraction... MellowDem Feb 2015 #15
We are well aware what atheism is. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #16
It's possible he killed them... MellowDem Feb 2015 #27
What is a false comparison? hrmjustin Feb 2015 #30
Comparing atheism... MellowDem Feb 2015 #39
I didn't say it was. i said I think his anti-theism had something to do with it. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #43
Anti-theism isn't a belief system either... MellowDem Feb 2015 #48
I understand that. that is why I said HIS anti-theism. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #49
Anti-theism is anti-theism... MellowDem Feb 2015 #50
That is true. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #51
Atheism is a belief system. Leontius Feb 2015 #23
It's the lack of belief... MellowDem Feb 2015 #28
My LACK of belief in god(s) forms nothing of my world view, outside answering whether or not AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #45
Read my post more carefully. okasha Feb 2015 #38
How can atheism... MellowDem Feb 2015 #40
Read the post more carefully. okasha Feb 2015 #42
No, you are... MellowDem Feb 2015 #46
You'te demonstrating cognitive dissonance. okasha Feb 2015 #52
Atheism is simply the lack of belief... MellowDem Feb 2015 #54
Or maybe it's intellectual dishonesty okasha Feb 2015 #55
How? MellowDem Feb 2015 #91
Atheism is not "simply" anything stone space Feb 2015 #71
It is more simplistic... MellowDem Feb 2015 #92
No more simplistic than religion. stone space Feb 2015 #97
A-theism. Without theism. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #96
That wasn't the point in the link between religious sources, and religious implementers of violent AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #47
See posts 42 and 52. okasha Feb 2015 #53
Atheism doesn't 'interact with personalities' any more than any other idea. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #58
No more, but also no less. stone space Feb 2015 #64
I would say it CAN be a cultural phenomenon. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #65
I've been atheist as long as I remember, also. stone space Feb 2015 #67
How is it possible to 'be a catholic' as far back as one can remember? AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #69
The same way... stone space Feb 2015 #70
That doesn't make any sense. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #72
It makes perfect sense once you realize that... stone space Feb 2015 #75
Uh. No. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #80
My wife's experiences are as real... stone space Feb 2015 #81
Fascinating that you keep using the word 'experience'. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #83
I find it odd that... stone space Feb 2015 #85
A similar experience would be that at some point going backward in their memory AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #87
Ok, I misunderstood you. stone space Feb 2015 #89
No, now you are misunderstanding me. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #94
Kudos for the mutual support and anti-violence focus. pinto Feb 2015 #12
That's what it's all about. cbayer Feb 2015 #14
Still haven't figured out how to post with the site's copyright policy? AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #44
I'm glad that they have chosen a positive interpretation of Islam. trotsky Feb 2015 #59
My interpretation of atheism is also different from Craig Hick's... stone space Feb 2015 #61
Well that's another thing you're confused about. trotsky Feb 2015 #62
Your double standard is not nearly as objectionable as... stone space Feb 2015 #63
Aw, that's a lovely straw man you've constructed. trotsky Feb 2015 #66
Not a straw man. You said it here: stone space Feb 2015 #68
Nope, you're dead wrong once again. trotsky Feb 2015 #73
We have different atheist values. stone space Feb 2015 #74
Again, you're so terribly wrong. trotsky Feb 2015 #76
"Unfortunately their interpretation is just as valid as the monsters who lop off heads." (nt) stone space Feb 2015 #77
I'll redirect you to this: trotsky Feb 2015 #78
I'm not shutting you up. stone space Feb 2015 #79
LMAO! trotsky Feb 2015 #82
Non-violence isn't an 'atheist value'. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #98
Non-violence is most certainly an atheist value. stone space Feb 2015 #100
You just mix unrelated shit all the time. Stop that. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #101
The point is, your atheist values aren't any use in deciding the validity of Muslim beliefs muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #84
Of course my atheist values are of use. stone space Feb 2015 #86
They're how *you* view the world; you don't get to be the judge of "valid Muslim beliefs" muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #88
Yes I do. Everybody does. stone space Feb 2015 #90
Then my vote is for ice cream. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2015 #95
My vote is for performance art at this point. n/t trotsky Feb 2015 #93
I shall do an interpretive dance Rainforestgoddess Feb 2015 #99
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