Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: March 4, 2025, 4:55 am
Atheist Forums › Community › Religion v
Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Modes
Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.
Alex K Offline
Ich fühle Luft von anderem Planeten
*****
Religious Views: Theism is not plausible
Posts: 18510
Threads: 129
Joined: January 19, 2014
Reputation: 90
#11
RE: Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.
January 25, 2015 at 10:19 pm
Mo-toeing ...

Still working on it
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

Find
Reply
Spooky Offline Donators
Foam Cone
*****
Religious Views: Chaotic Neutral
Posts: 1891
Threads: 53
Joined: December 13, 2014
Reputation: 35
#12
RE: Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.
January 25, 2015 at 10:47 pm
(January 25, 2015 at 10:19 pm)Alex K Wrote: Mo-toeing ...

Still working on it

Not sure if it was your intent, but that sounds vaguely sexual.

Political Correctness I suppose is what I'd use in this situation.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Find
Reply
Alex K Offline
Ich fühle Luft von anderem Planeten
*****
Religious Views: Theism is not plausible
Posts: 18510
Threads: 129
Joined: January 19, 2014
Reputation: 90
#13
RE: Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.
January 25, 2015 at 10:56 pm
No it wasn't. Why does it sound sexual?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

Find
Reply
Tonus Offline
Senior Member
****
Religious Views: Atheist
Posts: 7175
Threads: 12
Joined: March 14, 2013
Reputation: 72
#14
RE: Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.
January 25, 2015 at 11:05 pm
(January 25, 2015 at 8:43 pm)NuclearJaguar Wrote: Yknow when someone is blatantly sugarcoating what they are saying, or making bullshit up to crowd please, so that they do not offend a religious person or group? It usually (but not exclusively) happens when people are discussing Islam and I think it comes from fear about how the Muslims are going to react.

Is there an official word or term to describe this? I think it would be useful to have one.

"Pussy."
"Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape- like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered."

-Stephen Jay Gould
Find
Reply
dyresand Offline
delete my account
****
Religious Views: atheist
Posts: 8731
Threads: 425
Joined: October 7, 2014
Reputation: 37
#15
RE: Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.
January 25, 2015 at 11:10 pm
[Image: 01558e90b2918a9471850874f6dbc650.jpg]
Atheism is a non-prophet organization join today. 


Code:
<iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/255506953&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true"></iframe>
Find
Reply
Exian Offline
Top Member
****
Religious Views: Atheist
Posts: 5492
Threads: 53
Joined: September 4, 2014
Reputation: 55
#16
RE: Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.
January 26, 2015 at 2:44 am
Terrified
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:

"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."

For context, this is the previous verse:

"Hi Jesus" -robvalue
Find
Reply
Fendon Offline
Newbie
*
Religious Views: Atheist
Posts: 54
Threads: 5
Joined: January 8, 2015
Reputation: 3
#17
RE: Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.
January 26, 2015 at 2:50 am
I reckon tact is the right word. I often find I can't debate or discuss with people if I've insulted them. Just makes them too defensive and no progress is made.
Find
Reply
BrianSoddingBoru4 Offline
Power-Drunk Administrator
*******
Religious Views: Headology
Posts: 46994
Threads: 545
Joined: July 24, 2013
Reputation: 108
#18
RE: Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.
January 26, 2015 at 4:24 am
(January 25, 2015 at 11:10 pm)dyresand Wrote: [Image: 01558e90b2918a9471850874f6dbc650.jpg]

Or as Twain put it, 'Diplomacy is that art of saying "nice doggy", while reaching for a rock.'

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
Find
Reply
robvalue Offline
Chainsaw of logic
*****
Religious Views: Time to wake up
Posts: 29107
Threads: 218
Joined: August 9, 2014
Reputation: 154
#19
RE: Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.
January 26, 2015 at 4:44 am
Pandering?
Feel free to send me a private message.
Please visit my website here! It's got lots of information about atheism/theism and support for new atheists.

Index of useful threads and discussions
Index of my best videos
Quickstart guide to the forum
Find
Reply


Atheist Forums › Community › Religion v
Is there a particular term for this? I feel we need one.

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  How do you feel about all these creationists? suddenlymark 32 4445 August 15, 2023 at 8:01 am
Last Post: Gawdzilla Sama
  Why does there need to be a God? Brian37 41 8809 July 20, 2019 at 6:37 pm
Last Post: Abaddon_ire
Question Does anyone else feel disgusted by religious words? Der/die AtheistIn 63 14269 January 17, 2018 at 9:45 pm
Last Post: Martian Mermaid
  How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? Der/die AtheistIn 38 9160 November 25, 2017 at 12:31 am
Last Post: c172
  How Do Christians Feel About the Testimony of Muslims and Vice Versa? Rhondazvous 24 5404 September 22, 2017 at 9:34 pm
Last Post: Wyrd of Gawd
  If there are no gods, doesn't making one's self a god make one a theist? Silver 13 4319 May 26, 2017 at 5:28 pm
Last Post: TheoneandonlytrueGod
  I don't exactly feel the same way I once did. Ryantology 18 3546 January 26, 2017 at 1:36 pm
Last Post: SteelCurtain
  I sorta feel like I didn't live up to my Dad's expecatations NuclearEnergy 22 3071 January 2, 2017 at 10:55 pm
Last Post: Aoi Magi
  Should I feel guilty? mlmooney89 11 2511 June 24, 2016 at 12:39 am
Last Post: Whateverist
  Do you feel as if religion creates sexual suppression GoHalos1993 31 4516 June 14, 2016 at 11:15 am
Last Post: John V



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)