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cbayer

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14. That's what it's all about.

Wed Feb 18, 2015, 06:26 PM

Feb 2015

Those that want to continue to voice hateful rhetoric and build walls instead of bridges will get what they deserve.

In the meantime, I'm with these people. Together we are unbeatable. Build bridges not walls. Leave the ones that don't want to cross behind.

Nice to see you back. Hope you have been well.

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Norwegian Muslims volunteer to protect synagogue [View all] stone space Feb 2015 OP

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