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RE: How seculars are exploiting the youth
December 26, 2011 at 11:52 am
(This post was last modified: December 26, 2011 at 11:56 am by amkerman.)
Religion doesn't care whether or not you think. Neither does atheism. Religions don't kick people out who buy into their faith for the wrong reasons (obviously, just look at all the oppression that has been suffered in the name of religion). Likewise atheism doesn't kick out idiots who lack belief in God who have given no thought to the matter. Both religion and atheis prompt thought in some, not all, it's not a requirement of either.
Yes atheism hasn't been around nearly as long as most other religions. That corpratism has invaded religions moreso than atheism is to be expected.
Aleialora: the "car" in the sense you are using it is merely a product. Religion wants to sell you a car. Atheism wants to sell you on not buying it. They are both selling something.
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RE: How seculars are exploiting the youth
December 26, 2011 at 12:00 pm
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Actually, atheism has coexisted with religion for much of its (religion's) tenure. Science has helped it step out of the shadows without worrying about being killed by the dinosaur.
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RE: How seculars are exploiting the youth
December 26, 2011 at 12:01 pm
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The truly intelligent, in my opinion, may buy the car or not. But they will buy it or not based on the influence of religion or atheism. They will buy it or not for their own reasons, not those peddled buy salesmen.
*Buy it or not *not* based on the influence... I forgot that extra "not" in my original response.
The idea has existed to be sure. But it wasn't allowed to breath until the advent of the scientific revolution. Atheists were relegated to basements and dark forests due to the power of the church.
Because it was confined to secrecy corporatism hasn't been as able to permeate it. IMO.
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RE: How seculars are exploiting the youth
December 26, 2011 at 12:21 pm
Keep watching the video and you will learn that Ronald Reagan was the president that took away the FTC's power to regulate marketing towards children. Interesting fact since as you all know Ronald Reagan is....a.... Christian.
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RE: How seculars are exploiting the youth
December 26, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Aleialora. It appears you are simply a fanboy of atheism. People like you are the reason I believe atheism is just as much of q religion as Christianity. Simply a nay-sayer. No thought or logic required. Just no God. It's funny how my posts are not attacking atheism at all... Yet you feel the intense need to defend it.
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RE: How seculars are exploiting the youth
December 26, 2011 at 12:42 pm
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Amkerman, it is clear that you are a fanboy of overusing pet terms such as fanboy. God has fuck-all to do with logic, and your need to establish that it does is what makes reasonable people use-gasp-reason to tell you where to get off.
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RE: How seculars are exploiting the youth
December 26, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Used the term where I deem appropriate. I've used it thrice I think. Of course you feel God has fuck all to do with logic. You define God as a mythical guy on a cloud. your definition begs the question. Why are we getting so far off topic? Heather at least attempts an argument.
Heather: are you saying that the reason Reagan deregulated marketing was because he was Christian? Bold claim, do you have any evidence to support it?
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RE: How seculars are exploiting the youth
December 26, 2011 at 1:24 pm
I agree with you heather. I don't think secularism exploits our youth.