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9. Two reasons.

Reply to JKingman (Reply #8)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 05:58 PM

Nov 2012

First, some atheists do more than simply not believe (dare I say they have atheism plus something?). Sorry if giving that publicicity causes your knee to jerk. Why don't you donate or bid on his art once your knee settles down?

Second, his attribution of a human quality to nature struck me as odd.

And you are the last person to question anyone's motives. BTW, your capital letters are showing.

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God lets babies die … so popular atheist and artist creates humanitarian fundraiser [View all] rug Nov 2012 OP

Nature is not indifferent if we are not. gtar100 Nov 2012 #1

EIther way, it's anthropomorphizing inanimate objects. rug Nov 2012 #2

It couldn't be that anthropomorphy is the correct moral/philosophical view? Fumesucker Nov 2012 #3

I think that is a mis-characterization of quantum theory. redgreenandblue Nov 2012 #4

Sorry, I don't buy that. rug Nov 2012 #6

Your argument is convincing Fumesucker Nov 2012 #10

You appear to be separating yourself from nature. gtar100 Nov 2012 #11

No, but I'm not attributing my characteristics to the universe either. rug Nov 2012 #12

Nor am I being so generic. But, to coin a phrase or two, gtar100 Nov 2012 #20

Indifference is unique to neither humanity nor animate objects dmallind Nov 2012 #13

Really? How is a rock indifferent? rug Nov 2012 #14

How is it not? dmallind Nov 2012 #15

To be indifferent, something first have to know things differ. rug Nov 2012 #16

Utter tosh. Does a baby need to understand differential diagnosis to be asymptomatic? dmallind Nov 2012 #17

Utter tosh? I'm not the one claiming rocks can be indifferent. rug Nov 2012 #18

It's utter tosh to claim they can be anything BUT - and your own cites bear that out. dmallind Nov 2012 #19

I must stop now. The lamp is glowering at me. rug Nov 2012 #21

So raising money for charities disgusts you? JKingman Nov 2012 #5

To the contrary, people who try to put words in my mouth disgust me. rug Nov 2012 #7

Then perhaps you could attempt to explain the purpose of this thread JKingman Nov 2012 #8

Two reasons. rug Nov 2012 #9