(February 13, 2015 at 12:57 pm)Drich Wrote:

I really don't understand this response. What part do you disagree with? That violence doesn't solve anything? That atheists are actively distancing themselves from the shooter because they think what he did was atrocious? That everyone should be free to worship or believe as they would like, but no one has the right to get violent over it?

You just get more and more vile, don't you? Sometimes when I see your user name, I wish I wasn't a mod so I could put you on ignore. You make my skin crawl.

And here lies the difference between Religious establishments and atheists.

We don't protect human scum. R'amen

(February 13, 2015 at 4:14 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Not in the least. Every aspect of the story is tragic.

Well, then perhaps you should temper your approach next time. Hopping into a discussion and saying nothing but, "Just for the record the shooter described himself as a gun toting atheist" reeks of a petty eagerness to rub people's noses in this fact.

(February 13, 2015 at 2:39 pm)IanHulett Wrote: I made a response to this as well on my YouTube. Needless to say, if there was a hell, I think he should burn for at least 1,000 years. Too bad hell is fake though.

I hope that was a gut reaction that you made before putting your brain into gear. There is no doubt that there is some hard-wiring of our brain and that sometimes it is contrary to logic and enlightened thinking. We must use intellect to overcome that.

Do you really wish 1000 years of torture on the perpetrator? What good would come of that? Does a perpetrator's pain really make things better for his/her victims? What does it say about the person who would inflict such a punishment?

Reject vengeance. It is not part of an enlightened world-view.

(February 13, 2015 at 5:19 pm)AFTT47 Wrote:

(February 13, 2015 at 2:39 pm)IanHulett Wrote: I made a response to this as well on my YouTube. Needless to say, if there was a hell, I think he should burn for at least 1,000 years. Too bad hell is fake though.

I hope that was a gut reaction that you made before putting your brain into gear. There is no doubt that there is some hard-wiring of our brain and that sometimes it is contrary to logic and enlightened thinking. We must use intellect to overcome that.

Do you really wish 1000 years of torture on the perpetrator? What good would come of that? Does a perpetrator's pain really make things better for his/her victims? What does it say about the person who would inflict such a punishment.

Reject vengeance. It is not part of enlightened world-view.

I said it out of anger. I don't really mean it though.

(February 13, 2015 at 5:25 pm)IanHulett Wrote:

(February 13, 2015 at 5:19 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: I hope that was a gut reaction that you made before putting your brain into gear. There is no doubt that there is some hard-wiring of our brain and that sometimes it is contrary to logic and enlightened thinking. We must use intellect to overcome that.

Do you really wish 1000 years of torture on the perpetrator? What good would come of that? Does a perpetrator's pain really make things better for his/her victims? What does it say about the person who would inflict such a punishment.

Reject vengeance. It is not part of enlightened world-view.

I said it out of anger. I don't really mean it though.

Cool. I thought not.

(February 13, 2015 at 12:57 pm)Drich Wrote:

you wouldn't be doing that if it was a christian who did those killings.

Fantastic video and I agree wholeheartedly.

(February 13, 2015 at 12:57 pm)Drich Wrote:

He didn't even watch the video. He just assumed it was a Mr. Diety parody about the shootings. Par for the vapid, vacuous, insipid course.

(February 13, 2015 at 3:38 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Just for the record the shooter described himself as a "gun toting atheist".

And how many people in the south do you think would describe themselves as 'gun totin' Christians?' If any of those people committed murder would their religion automatically have anything to do with their motive?

(February 14, 2015 at 2:04 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: And how many people in the south do you think would describe themselves as 'gun totin' Christians?' If any of those people committed murder would their religion automatically have anything to do with their motive?

But Christianity is clean of all things. Christianity is a good worldwide cult. Battle of the crusades? Not christian. Bombing of abortion clinics? Not christian. Denying the gay community rights in America and then playing the victim card screaming persecution when we call them out on bigotry? These aren't true Christians. I think you keep forgetting that.