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RE: "A Manual for Creating Atheists" - ordered it
November 28, 2013 at 8:19 am
I haven't read the book, but I'm skeptical. It seems that if theism could be cured, it would have been by now.
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RE: "A Manual for Creating Atheists" - ordered it
November 28, 2013 at 10:51 pm
(November 28, 2013 at 8:19 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I haven't read the book, but I'm skeptical. It seems that if theism could be cured, it would have been by now.
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That's why I say it's not exactly a manual.
A manual implies that if you follow these steps you will reach the desired conclusion. That's not what I got from the book. It was more about how to undermine the other person's certainty in faith - and that the only real way to do this, IMO, is through repeated conversations with someone who is open minded enough to consider your points.
This would never work on the fundy I know. She's too far gone, been in too deep for too long, and wouldn't even be willing to
listen to the suggestion that maybe possibly what she believes isn't 100% true. I mean, if I could get her to admit that there's even a possibility that Christianity isn't 100% correct I would call that a win and walk away.
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RE: "A Manual for Creating Atheists" - ordered it
November 29, 2013 at 9:07 am
According to what Clueless Morgan said, I already do this all the time. I have one long term project going on, will report if the project ever becomes an atheist.
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RE: "A Manual for Creating Atheists" - ordered it
November 29, 2013 at 11:58 am
That's definitely obnoxious, and the guy's a dickwad. Though I'm interested in your review of it, JesusHChrist.
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RE: "A Manual for Creating Atheists" - ordered it
November 29, 2013 at 5:24 pm
(November 29, 2013 at 11:47 am)apophenia Wrote: (November 27, 2013 at 6:43 pm)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Actually I do feel different...
Wait, no, that's heartburn.
Try it in caps and with emoticons.
I think perhaps you've confused him with a fundie.
Oh come now. I'm sure atheists occasionally drop the caps bomb!
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RE: "A Manual for Creating Atheists" - ordered it
December 3, 2013 at 2:14 am
I might have to check into that book. For now I say we take the easy (or easier at least) route to creating atheists: improve science education. Forget the adults, they're not changing their minds. Let's teach these young minds about reality without the garbage of god thrown in and give it some time. Eventually we adults will die off leaving smarter children to run the world (hopefully).