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RE: Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion
November 1, 2015 at 12:35 am
I guess I'm on ignore. That's OK, I take it as a complement when my points go unanswered.
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RE: Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion
November 1, 2015 at 12:36 am
No, really, it is just pure contempt, devoid of pity or sympathy.
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RE: Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion
November 1, 2015 at 12:41 am
(November 1, 2015 at 12:32 am)robvalue Wrote: Why do we need to refute the article? Are you saying either all atheists make bad arguments or no atheists make bad arguments? False dichotomy.
Some atheists make bad arguments. I'm sure everyone here would agree to that statement,
Again, so what? I'll pick apart bad atheist's arguments as much as I would bad theist's arguments.
If you were doing your job faithfully, padawan, this place wouldn't be the garden of logical horrors, the septic tank of thought that it is right now.
Where are the substantive critiques of theistic claims? Why are so many atheists foaming at the mouth instead of using reason and following the evidence?
Why does this place make atheism look like a complete shitstain as opposed to something that's intellectually, ethically and socially respectable?
Forget about the plethora of comments directed at me that fail, completely, to engage with the point of what I'm saying but rather descend into slanging matches (which I inevitably win anyhow). Just look at the comments in this discussion so far.
Yours comes closest to addressing the point in the article, and yet it is clear you haven't even read the whole thing.
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RE: Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion
November 1, 2015 at 12:42 am
(November 1, 2015 at 12:36 am)Chuck Wrote: No, really, it is just pure contempt, devoid of pity or sympathy.
Sounds like something someone with teen angst would say
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RE: Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion
November 1, 2015 at 12:43 am
(November 1, 2015 at 12:42 am)Delicate Wrote: (November 1, 2015 at 12:36 am)Chuck Wrote: No, really, it is just pure contempt, devoid of pity or sympathy.
Sounds like something someone with teen angst would say
My, aren't you angry ...
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RE: Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion
November 1, 2015 at 12:44 am
Congrats on getting over 100 reps Rob - well-deserved ^_^
As for the OP...meh.
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RE: Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion
November 1, 2015 at 12:45 am
(November 1, 2015 at 12:32 am)Delicate Wrote: We all know there's no substance behind anything you're saying. It's all just anger.
Just who are the all you're referring to? The Voices?
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RE: Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion
November 1, 2015 at 12:45 am
(This post was last modified: November 1, 2015 at 12:49 am by Homeless Nutter.)
(October 31, 2015 at 11:54 pm)Delicate Wrote: [...]
So, you're getting more and more desperate, frustrated and angry, resorting to more and more directly offensive trolling posts? That's great. It shows you have no actual arguments on your side.
"Intellectual Bankruptcy"... lol - that's rich.
Now - since that's the kind of discussion you seem to desire - go get f***ed by your father, like the bible says, you sanctimonious sack of sh*t.
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RE: Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion
November 1, 2015 at 12:46 am
(November 1, 2015 at 12:15 am)Delicate Wrote: (October 31, 2015 at 11:59 pm)Kitan Wrote: The image used in the beginning already proves what a joke the article is to follow.
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Most atheists have read the bible, for most of us were raised in religious institutions. Even many atheists never introduced to religion in their lives, except to be taught as the myth it is by their parents, have also read the bible.
I find that's a myth. Many atheists like to claim to be ex-Christians, but they don't have even the basic rudimentary knowledge of religion and end up attacking strawmen.
As the rest of the article will illustrate quite amusingly.
False. Data from sources like this survey from the Pew forum on Religious Religion and Public Life consistently show that, in general, atheists and agnostics are better informed about religion(s) than anyone else.
Personally, I spent 20+ years rigorously studying the Bible in a ministry household, plus part of my college career studying various other world religions, and I can tell you with certainty that straw men are completely unnecessary when it comes to dismantling the supposed veracity of the Bible (or other superstitious gibberish, for that matter).
Your condescension toward people's imaginary anger is merely a deflection technique you've employed to avoid supporting anything you've said in this thread so far. All you've really done here is posted an article, declared "I agree with this article!" and when it's pointed out to you that there are major problems with the claims forwarded from the get-go of the article, you immediately resort to, "Nope, you're just dumb...and angry. READ MY ARTICLE!"
You are a sad little man. Make some friends or something.
Verbatim from the mouth of Jesus (retranslated from a retranslation of a copy of a copy):
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
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RE: Exposing the Intellectual Bankruptcy of Atheists Criticizing Religion
November 1, 2015 at 12:46 am
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The forum looks that way to you. It doesn't look that way to me. I can't help what you think about it, can I?
No, I didn't read the whole article. I gave it a chance, but it was talking nonsense and I'm only prepared to read so much nonsense before I stop wasting my time.
You seem to have some obsession with thinking atheists have to justify themselves to you.
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