Religion

Mariana

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36. In that post, Major Nikon said:

Thu May 10, 2018, 08:02 PM

May 2018

"When deism was popular, it was really just a placeholder for atheism. It posited a non-interventionalist god with no dogma or doctrine who didn’t care if you begged or not. It was basically religion for atheists during a time when it was somewhat more of a stigma to claim atheism compared to today."

How is that a claim that theism has nothing to do with a deity? It doesn't say anything like that.

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Bad news: Students' survey highlights censorship of Christian college newspapers [View all] guillaumeb May 2018 OP

I would have assumed this to be the case. Ron Obvious May 2018 #1

It should not be. guillaumeb May 2018 #2

#Whataboutism n/t trotsky May 2018 #8

The 11th Commandment. guillaumeb May 2018 #13

Jesus gil, you gotta work on your memes. trotsky May 2018 #30

A shitty example. Voltaire2 May 2018 #10

The 11th Commandment is very strong in some. guillaumeb May 2018 #14

What are you babbling about? Mariana May 2018 #29

The 11th Commandment is very strong in some. guillaumeb May 2018 #37

Not exactly zipplewrath May 2018 #5

Students at these school may have been threatened with explulsion Mariana May 2018 #9

An interesting, if unsupported assertion. guillaumeb May 2018 #20

You're still assigning your own personal definitions to words, I see. Mariana May 2018 #23

May have been threatened is a supposition. guillaumeb May 2018 #32

It is indeed a supposition. A supposition isn't an assertion. Mariana May 2018 #35

And... Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #26

These are the kinds of things... yallerdawg May 2018 #3

I think the breakaway could result in religions realizing that they must evolve. guillaumeb May 2018 #4

A belief system based on revealed truth Voltaire2 May 2018 #12

Intolerance is what drives millennials away from organized religion Major Nikon May 2018 #6

Well that plus it is 99% nonsense Voltaire2 May 2018 #11

The 11th Commandment is very strong in some. guillaumeb May 2018 #17

The 11th Commandment. guillaumeb May 2018 #15

Same goes for you Major Nikon May 2018 #18

You are fond of making your claim. guillaumeb May 2018 #19

Webster and I are in complete agreement Major Nikon May 2018 #21

Nice try. guillaumeb May 2018 #22

"Your claim was that theism had nothing to do with a deity." Mariana May 2018 #24

Reminds me of something Major Nikon May 2018 #27

Here: guillaumeb May 2018 #33

In that post, Major Nikon said: Mariana May 2018 #36

MN was attempting to equate deism with atheism. guillaumeb May 2018 #38

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there Major Nikon May 2018 #40

Now you sound like your mentor. guillaumeb May 2018 #50

Perhaps, but nobody sound as random as you Major Nikon May 2018 #58

You're making even less sense than usual. Mariana May 2018 #41

Please don't discourage him Major Nikon May 2018 #43

Don't fret. Mariana May 2018 #44

Perhaps the fault lies with you? guillaumeb May 2018 #51

And you accuse others of being literalists Lordquinton May 2018 #46

At this point it's just hilarious Major Nikon May 2018 #42

What is hilarious are your attempts guillaumeb May 2018 #52

Your first sentence proves you have no clue what my claim was Major Nikon May 2018 #25

Have you forgotten your previous assertion? guillaumeb May 2018 #34

Nor have I forgotten your strawman gibberish Major Nikon May 2018 #39

I understand why you wish to ignore it. guillaumeb May 2018 #49

Can't just post the article. trotsky May 2018 #7

Perhaps you should have followed your own advice Major Nikon May 2018 #28

This makes no sense at all. guillaumeb May 2018 #53

Perhaps the fault lies with you? nt. Mariana May 2018 #55

If I made a claim that deism was a placeholder for atheism, yes, guillaumeb May 2018 #57

You stole my line! Major Nikon May 2018 #59

I invented that line, guillaumeb May 2018 #60

Sounds like you are taking Matthew 19:26 literally Major Nikon May 2018 #61

Didn't ask you to post the entire thing. trotsky May 2018 #31

Wow, even more literalism Lordquinton May 2018 #47

Ah, those colleges' Journalism majors will be ready for jobs with Fox News. MineralMan May 2018 #45

This editor would strike your "All" and insert.. NeoGreen May 2018 #48

Also state and private universties. The claim that articles wpuld upset donors, alums bobbieinok May 2018 #54

And interrupt donations? guillaumeb May 2018 #56