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RE: Why Are Christians So Arrogant?
June 18, 2014 at 7:43 pm
Science is pretty much the best way to find out everything there is to know about everything. We don't have all the answers, and some answers we have may be wrong, but we're progressing primarily because we know there's more out there, and trying to stick supernatural forces in the gaps won't help anyone.
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RE: Why Are Christians So Arrogant?
June 19, 2014 at 2:17 am
(June 18, 2014 at 7:43 pm)Faith No More Wrote: (June 18, 2014 at 4:41 pm)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Much as I don't want to spoil this "two minutes hate", I think that there is a touch of generalisation going on here. Are there arrogant Christians? Obviously. Are there arrogant atheists? Just as obviously. You found a few dick was and are extrapolating.
All you Americans do that! Generalise the behaviour of a group from a limited sample.
Yes, we do tend to generalize.
In our defense, however, there is a large population of extremely vocal and incredibly arrogant Christians in this country that seek absolute social domination over anyone that isn't rabidly shoving Christ down everyone else's throat. The generalizations come in because we heathens cope by spouting insults towards these idiots, and it gets extremely tiring adding the "I know not all Christians are like this, but I need to emote about this issue" caveat at the end of every rant.
A sensible answer to a joke comment (I was being ironic). But yeah, I think we in the UK often don't understand how tough it is to be an American atheist!
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RE: Why Are Christians So Arrogant?
June 19, 2014 at 2:27 am
(June 19, 2014 at 2:17 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: But yeah, I think we in the UK often don't understand how tough it is to be an American atheist!
It depends entirely on where you live, I think. Where I live it's not bad, at least in the city.
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RE: Why Are Christians So Arrogant?
June 19, 2014 at 2:36 am
(June 19, 2014 at 2:27 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: (June 19, 2014 at 2:17 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: But yeah, I think we in the UK often don't understand how tough it is to be an American atheist!
It depends entirely on where you live, I think. Where I live it's not bad, at least in the city.
I guess we also forget how big and diverse America is 
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Why Are Christians So Arrogant?
June 19, 2014 at 4:14 am
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(June 18, 2014 at 7:43 pm)Faith No More Wrote: (June 18, 2014 at 4:41 pm)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Much as I don't want to spoil this "two minutes hate", I think that there is a touch of generalisation going on here. Are there arrogant Christians? Obviously. Are there arrogant atheists? Just as obviously. You found a few dick was and are extrapolating.
All you Americans do that! Generalise the behaviour of a group from a limited sample.
Yes, we do tend to generalize.
In our defense, however, there is a large population of extremely vocal and incredibly arrogant Christians in this country that seek absolute social domination over anyone that isn't rabidly shoving Christ down everyone else's throat. The generalizations come in because we heathens cope by spouting insults towards these idiots, and it gets extremely tiring adding the "I know not all Christians are like this, but I need to emote about this issue" caveat at the end of every rant.
Because the belief one knows everything about reality, and regards every contradictory worldview with condescension and smugness over a lifetime never bothered anyone, ever.
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RE: Why Are Christians So Arrogant?
June 19, 2014 at 5:56 am
(June 18, 2014 at 4:41 pm)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: All you Americans do that! Generalise the behaviour of a group from a limited sample.
Slayed me. Nothing better than a guttural chuckle to start the day, thanks!
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RE: Why Are Christians So Arrogant?
June 19, 2014 at 8:26 am
(June 18, 2014 at 7:29 pm)psychoslice Wrote: I'm no Christian but I see a lot of arrogance here on this forum,
Yeah, mirrors tend to do that.
(June 18, 2014 at 7:29 pm)psychoslice Wrote: so it goes both ways, its arrogant to believe it doesn't.
Good point, which is something to guard against. There is a difference, though, between arrogance from a position of either dogmatic or self-aggrandised authority and perceived arrogance out of retaliation; i.e. shit attracts shit for the most part.
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RE: Why Are Christians So Arrogant?
June 19, 2014 at 8:43 am
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(June 19, 2014 at 2:17 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: A sensible answer to a joke comment (I was being ironic). But yeah, I think we in the UK often don't understand how tough it is to be an American atheist!
I live in Tennessee, in a small town in a population of mostly evangelical Southern Baptists... I answer the door to "Have you found Jesus?" more often than I care to put a number on. I've taken to answering "Someone should put a bell on that guy." 
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RE: Why Are Christians So Arrogant?
June 19, 2014 at 8:51 am
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(June 19, 2014 at 8:43 am)Starvald Demelain Wrote: I live in Tennessee, in a small town in a population of mostly evangelical Southern Baptists... I answer the door to "Have you found Jesus?" more often than I care to put a number on. I've taken to answering "Someone should put a bell on that guy."
Tell them you have a 10-year contract with satan, so you can't buy their bullshit. It works with telecom door-to-door salesmen. They honestly think all home users are as dumb as hey are.
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RE: Why Are Christians So Arrogant?
June 19, 2014 at 8:55 am
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