"Mutual misunderstanding" my ass

[Choobus]

thomas wrote

Did enlightenment cause this, or is it just the death rattle of the old ways ?

Surely it is simply the will of god.

But which one ?

Richard A. Fucktard wrote

John Locke, who was almost everyone’s favorite political philosopher at the time of the founding of our nation, was a very tolerant man. In his 1689 “Letter Concerning Toleration,” he advocated a policy of live and let live for believers in many faiths, even heretics. But he drew the line at atheists. He wrote: “Lastly, those are not at all to be tolerated who deny the being of God. Promises, covenants and oaths, which are the bonds of human societies, can have no hold upon an atheist. The taking away of God, though but even in thought, dissolves all.”

Who needs the retarded tolerance that assholes like J. Locke and Professor Ricardito could give or not? Fuck it! I don't want it and I don't need it. To start with, I don't tolerate idiots like these two. Gladly, J. Locke has been dead for long time.

[Rhinoqulous]

HomoCyclist wrote

Who needs the retarded tolerance that assholes like J. Locke and Professor Ricardito could give or not? Fuck it! I don't want it and I don't need it. To start with, I don't tolerate idiots like these two. Gladly, J. Locke has been dead for long time.

Hey now, Locke did some very important work in philosophy of law and personal identity. You can't say he was all bad.

[Choobus]

thomas wrote

But which one ?

I don't know. I love them all.

scathach wrote

Or perhaps it is the more frequently occurring "argument from lack of intellect".

(IR)Regardless, I get the impression the guy was just out to make a few snarky remarks about some of the most brilliant people on the planet, call atheists scaredy cats, thumb his nose in effigy via a few ridiculous quotes, and then accuse atheists of not wanting to meet the dumbasses half way.

Like we would be interested in dumbing ourselves halfway to stoopid! Isn't this the argument of the golden mean or something?

And why the hell is the TIMES printing such assdribble???

you know---you should enter the fray S. You have the academic credentials and a working brain. You write clearly and in a fairly engaging fashion. Seriously.

[Gnosital]

Rocketman the Sequel wrote

you know---you should enter the fray S. You have the academic credentials and a working brain. You write clearly and in a fairly engaging fashion. Seriously.

:blush:

:kiss:

Thanks, Rocketman! I actually am a reporter for the American Atheist Magazine. I've had 2 articles published there so far, and another one coming up in the January issue. It's teeny potatoes compared to the NYTimes, of course, but I have fond hopes of one day changing careers from trying to teach window-licking, mouth breathing jeetards how to think to something in journalism. Then I will be free to travel the world, going from one TRAF meet up to another!

[Eva]

do they have journalism classes at your college? take one....
and i insist, everybody should take a pre-law class...something that helps you understand why the law is like it is, the courts, burden of proof, ethics, stuff like that....for the lay person, of course....

[Gnosital]

Eva wrote

do they have journalism classes at your college? take one....
and i insist, everybody should take a pre-law class...something that helps you understand why the law is like it is, the courts, burden of proof, ethics, stuff like that....for the lay person, of course....

Normally, I consider taking courses to be a good thing, but I seriously doubt that my little college has anything that I would find even remotely helpful. If the "journalists" who write the college newspaper are any indication, I'd be larnin' how t' make capitil letters at th' beginnins of words like "gawd" and such.

Pfeh.

[Eva]

i did not know you had such a low opinion about edumacation....
come on, you would be the smartest in class....smarter than the prof. even.......

[Gnosital]

Right, so why take the class?

[Eva]

because you might actually learn something useful to your future career?

[Kate]

But none of the profs there have the sexy Choobus accent.

Or Grey Poupon.

[Eva]

but there's one that has a noo joisy accent.......

[Kate]

And lectures in her bare feet. Those toe rings are so cute!!