(July 26, 2015 at 6:16 am)omnomnom Wrote: Emma Watson

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(July 26, 2015 at 6:16 am)Neimenovic Wrote: I'm sorry, I really hate to break it to you and I feel second hand embarrassment having to explain it to you, but that is an equality sign with a line through it. It means 'does not equal'.

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Oh.

Shoeshine job to touch up scuff-marks left by teeth: $18

Medical bills to address dislocated knee and hip: $26,477

Look on his face as the awful realization that he has gone full foot-in-mouth sinks in: Fucking priceless, baby.

Thanks to the mods, too, for taking out the trash.

(July 26, 2015 at 6:40 am)Mr.wizard Wrote:

(July 26, 2015 at 2:35 am)MattB Wrote: I know I am going to sound stupid but what is a POE?

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Off topic but I found your guide very useful   Thanks

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Found the term in several articles think it is very militant atheist.  To new to post links yet sorry.

What does a very militant atheist look like?

Stalin or Lenin?
To me a militant atheist would be a atheist that acts as radical as a fundamentalist and as hate filled. By what little I have seen there aren't many.

Go to Alt.atheism and you will see many. When you can't even talk science or History without theism being brought into it, there is a problem. Maybe it is because of baggage caused by theist in the past. Think I read the article in Friendly Atheist blog. Article there calls Richard Dawkins one. Many articles on with the term. Sorry could not really help still learning and I can only look at this screen so long before it start to blur.

(July 26, 2015 at 4:25 pm)MattB Wrote:

(July 26, 2015 at 6:40 am)Mr.wizard Wrote: What does a very militant atheist look like?

Stalin or Lenin?  
To me a militant atheist would be a atheist that acts as radical as a fundamentalist and as hate filled.  By what little I have seen there aren't many.

Go to Alt.atheism and you will see many.  When you can't even talk science or History without theism being brought into it, there is a problem.  Maybe it is because of baggage caused by theist in the past.  Think I read the article in Friendly Atheist blog.  Article there calls Richard Dawkins one.  Many articles on with the term.  Sorry could not really help still learning and I can only look at this screen so long before it start to blur.

Ya I have looked into it but I don't think militant atheist is right because the four horseman are classified as "New Atheists", It just seems to be a classification of anybody who speaks out publicly about atheism. The point I was making though, is that there are no branches of atheism, there is only not believing in god that is all atheism is.

(July 26, 2015 at 4:54 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote:

(July 26, 2015 at 4:25 pm)MattB Wrote: Stalin or Lenin?  
To me a militant atheist would be a atheist that acts as radical as a fundamentalist and as hate filled.  By what little I have seen there aren't many.

Go to Alt.atheism and you will see many.  When you can't even talk science or History without theism being brought into it, there is a problem.  Maybe it is because of baggage caused by theist in the past.  Think I read the article in Friendly Atheist blog.  Article there calls Richard Dawkins one.  Many articles on with the term.  Sorry could not really help still learning and I can only look at this screen so long before it start to blur.

Ya I have looked into it but I don't think militant atheist is right because the four horseman are classified as "New Atheists", It just seems to be a classification of anybody who speaks out publicly about atheism. The point I was making though, is that there are no branches of atheism, there is only not believing in god that is all atheism is.

That is pretty much what I have seen. Atheist except for disbelief in a deity come in all types.

We are all simply people, who happen to all be atheists. We took no pledge, we joined no group, we support no common cause.

Being an atheist doesn't (or hopefully shouldn't) define anyone any more than not believing in monsters under the bed should define anyone.

We are staunch supporters of critical thought and everything that entails. Whether it is monsters under the bed or monsters up in the clouds, for we are:
GHOSTBUSTERS! music please! Everybody dance!

Certainly it seems most atheists on this board strongly support critical thought. I'm sure there are plenty of atheists who don't. My wife, for example, is not big on it.

yeah, my wife's the same...
That's an interesting point.
I think religion is a special case. It is so absurd to swallow in the cold light of day, that without indoctrination, it just can't work.
So really, as long as you're not subjected to indoctrination, you don't need any reason to NOT believe, as we have said, it is the default stance.
It makes sense to NOT believe, it is common sense. Even my silly wife knows that! Who needs critical thinking?

Religion comes in various forms. Some do need critical thinking to avoid

My wife's thinking is fine in general, she's been indoctrinated into things like ghosts by her parents and some other superstitions. She refuses to challenge them.

I think you're totally right ignor, unless you're very easily led you don't need a lot of thinking skills to avoid just gobbling up a random fairy story.