09-15-2011, 01:41 PM
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He who walks among the theists
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10 Myths Many Religious People Hold About Atheists, Debunked
Swiped from PZ: Atheist myths, debunked
Two things that made me laugh:
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Amanda Marcotte wrote
Atheist are routinely asked how people will know not to rape and murder without religion telling them not to do it, especially a religion that backs up the orders with threats of hell. Believers, listen to me carefully when I say this: When you use this argument, you terrify atheists. We hear you saying that the only thing standing between you and Ted Bundy is a flimsy belief in a supernatural being made up by pre-literate people trying to figure out where the rain came from. This is not very reassuring if you’re trying to argue from a position of moral superiority.
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On the subject of getting to know atheists, Amanda Marcotte wrote
You might find they’re basically like everyone else, except more rested on Sundays and less afraid that invisible beings are judging them for masturbating.
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Nothing really new here, but humorously written.
"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one."
George Bernard Shaw
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09-15-2011, 01:44 PM
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Stinkin' Mod
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And 16 things the religidiots need to know - from the same PZ post.
Stop the Holy See men!
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09-15-2011, 10:09 PM
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I Live Here
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nkb wrote
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Oh, my dog!
It hadn't occured to me that our Jerry was not some abberation amongst people who call themselves agnostic:
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5) Atheism is just a faith like any other. You occasionally see agnostics trot this one out, as well. The idea is that arguments for and against the existence of any gods have equal value, but it’s simply not true. The logical position toward an extraordinary, supernatural claim is skepticism until proof is offered, and so far none of the thousands of gods that have been claimed to exist throughout history have lifted a finger to prove themselves. In fact, most believers grasp this for themselves; they automatically disbelieve all religious claims except their own, barring actual proof that never produces itself. Atheists just do religious people one better, and make no exceptions for a religion because it happens to be the one we were raised in or convinced by friends to convert to.
I always flinch in embarrassment for the believer who trots out, “Atheism is just another kind of faith,” because it’s a tacit admission that taking claims on faith is a silly thing to do. When you’ve succumbed to arguing that the opposition is just as misguided as you are, it’s time to take a step back and rethink your attitudes.
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I always figured that agnostics were just excluding themselves from the whole silly, ahem, debate; it never occurred to me that many of them might just be hedging their bets, a la Jerry.
I guess now I have a solid reason to resent anyone placing that appellation on me if this is what a large number of people who identify as agnostics are actually doing.
"So many gods, so many creeds! So many paths that wind and wind, when just the art of being kind is all this sad world needs."
--Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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09-16-2011, 12:49 AM
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I Live Here
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nkb wrote
Swiped from PZ: Atheist myths, debunked
Two things that made me laugh:
Nothing really new here, but humorously written.
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It's a great read, and an excellent resource for the average American theist to read. Now if we can just get them to read something other than wicked Bronze Age fables!
The Leprechauns do not forbid the drawing of Their images, as long as we color within the lines. ~ Ghoulslime H Christ, Prophet, Seer, Revelator, and Masturbator
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09-16-2011, 10:34 PM
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The best bit I found was the add for hypnotism that was attached to the page when I went there:
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09-17-2011, 06:28 AM
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lol; ads don't discriminate
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09-19-2011, 12:34 AM
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It must be true it's on the web!
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09-19-2011, 04:20 AM
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So the "defender of the faith" doesn't like it. I doubt you even read it.
Once you are dead, you are nothing. Graffito, Pompeii
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09-19-2011, 10:14 PM
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Quote:
selliedjoup wrote
It must be true it's on the web!
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Don't be silly, not everything on the internet is true. I think you're mistaking it with television.
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09-20-2011, 08:36 AM
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Or just really old books, really old books are always true.
Always question all authorities because the authority you don't question is the most dangerous... except me, never question me.
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09-20-2011, 07:32 PM
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I've also heard that if you hear about something from more than one person it's a pretty good sign that it's true.
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09-22-2011, 02:12 PM
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I Live Here
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or if a priest or pastor tells you it is
“'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what." Fry
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11-15-2011, 06:09 PM
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New Member!
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i love it
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11-15-2011, 09:01 PM
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If it's in the babble, it's troo.
"If God inspired the Bible, why is it such a piece of shit?" (Kaziglu Bey)
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11-16-2011, 08:40 AM
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General of the Attacking Army
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surfers73 wrote
i love it
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Welcome, surfers73.
Care to tell us anything about yourself?
I will grieve. Grief is not a theistic concept. ~ Sternwallow
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