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Atheist and the Death penalty
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RE: Atheist and the Death penalty
September 8, 2015 at 3:28 am
(September 8, 2015 at 3:12 am)TheRocketSurgeon Wrote:
(September 8, 2015 at 2:17 am)Cephus Wrote: Except there are a lot of people who operate just as irrationally as the God-botherers, who react only through emotion and not at all through intellect, reason, rationality or critical thinking.  Just because someone is an atheist doesn't make them rational in everything they do, unfortunately.

Well, yeah.

But are you seriously trying to argue that there's not a difference in mindset (perspective), regardless of the human pattern-seeking brain's tendency to wander away from it if we are not careful, between the atheistic and theistic worldviews?

We can start with simple things, like "they believe in magical causation for events and Revealed Truths™, which we do not accept as part of reality".

Belief is not the same as one's whole worldview/mindset. What you seem to be describing is more akin to skepticism and/or empiricism, which are world views where people tend to say "I don't believe it, show me the data." Atheism is merely a position of non-belief that is held by people with varying world views and ways of arriving at their beliefs. Not all atheists are skeptics or empiricists, so not all of them have a tendency to insist on data and evidence.
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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Atheist and the Death penalty - by strawdawg - September 2, 2015 at 10:53 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by abaris - September 2, 2015 at 10:55 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Alex K - September 2, 2015 at 10:55 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Longhorn - September 2, 2015 at 10:58 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Longhorn - September 2, 2015 at 10:56 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Alex K - September 2, 2015 at 11:00 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 2, 2015 at 3:12 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Alex K - September 4, 2015 at 8:15 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 4, 2015 at 12:53 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by abaris - September 4, 2015 at 5:54 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 4, 2015 at 8:28 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Ravenshire - September 4, 2015 at 8:31 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 5, 2015 at 2:48 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Ravenshire - September 5, 2015 at 6:05 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - September 6, 2015 at 4:53 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 6, 2015 at 6:08 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - September 6, 2015 at 9:56 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by IATIA - September 6, 2015 at 10:05 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - September 7, 2015 at 12:26 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by IATIA - September 7, 2015 at 2:17 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by abaris - September 4, 2015 at 8:56 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 5, 2015 at 2:49 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Ravenshire - September 5, 2015 at 6:06 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 5, 2015 at 7:30 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 2, 2015 at 11:04 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Alex K - September 2, 2015 at 11:07 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 2, 2015 at 11:22 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Minimalist - September 2, 2015 at 11:08 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Fidel_Castronaut - September 2, 2015 at 11:15 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by strawdawg - September 2, 2015 at 11:24 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Minimalist - September 2, 2015 at 11:52 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 2, 2015 at 11:28 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Longhorn - September 2, 2015 at 11:41 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 2, 2015 at 11:46 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Longhorn - September 2, 2015 at 11:48 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 2, 2015 at 11:50 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Longhorn - September 2, 2015 at 12:00 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 2, 2015 at 12:06 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - September 2, 2015 at 12:37 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cyberman - September 2, 2015 at 11:33 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Bad Wolf - September 2, 2015 at 11:53 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Ravenshire - September 4, 2015 at 7:55 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 2, 2015 at 12:00 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Longhorn - September 2, 2015 at 12:02 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Losty - September 8, 2015 at 8:46 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Ravenshire - September 4, 2015 at 7:58 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Javaman - September 4, 2015 at 8:23 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 5, 2015 at 12:41 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by abaris - September 5, 2015 at 7:18 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Minimalist - September 2, 2015 at 12:02 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Longhorn - September 2, 2015 at 12:10 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 2, 2015 at 12:13 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Bad Wolf - September 2, 2015 at 12:42 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Fidel_Castronaut - September 2, 2015 at 1:16 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 2, 2015 at 1:50 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - September 2, 2015 at 2:41 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Minimalist - September 2, 2015 at 12:47 pm
Atheist and the Death penalty - by KUSA - September 2, 2015 at 1:04 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by abaris - September 2, 2015 at 1:06 pm
Atheist and the Death penalty - by KUSA - September 2, 2015 at 1:27 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by strawdawg - September 2, 2015 at 2:34 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Javaman - September 2, 2015 at 8:35 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 4, 2015 at 3:59 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Javaman - September 4, 2015 at 7:51 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Catholic_Lady - September 2, 2015 at 10:59 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Minimalist - September 2, 2015 at 11:03 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by strawdawg - September 3, 2015 at 10:52 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by rexbeccarox - September 4, 2015 at 4:46 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 4, 2015 at 5:19 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Napoléon - September 4, 2015 at 7:56 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by ScepticOrganism - September 4, 2015 at 8:39 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Ravenshire - September 4, 2015 at 10:43 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Redbeard The Pink - September 4, 2015 at 11:15 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 5, 2015 at 12:26 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Redbeard The Pink - September 5, 2015 at 1:35 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 5, 2015 at 2:12 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by ScepticOrganism - September 5, 2015 at 7:15 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Ravenshire - September 5, 2015 at 6:02 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 6, 2015 at 12:26 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by thehedglin - September 5, 2015 at 6:27 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by IATIA - September 6, 2015 at 1:35 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 6, 2015 at 4:15 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - September 6, 2015 at 4:56 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by IATIA - September 6, 2015 at 6:50 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by surreptitious57 - September 6, 2015 at 2:45 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by rexbeccarox - September 6, 2015 at 3:04 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 6, 2015 at 3:40 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 6, 2015 at 4:15 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by rexbeccarox - September 6, 2015 at 4:33 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 6, 2015 at 6:06 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by abaris - September 6, 2015 at 4:37 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 6, 2015 at 6:07 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by rexbeccarox - September 6, 2015 at 6:40 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 6, 2015 at 6:46 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by rexbeccarox - September 6, 2015 at 9:48 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 7, 2015 at 1:09 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 6, 2015 at 7:14 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by rexbeccarox - September 6, 2015 at 9:49 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - September 6, 2015 at 4:59 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by thehedglin - September 6, 2015 at 5:06 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - September 6, 2015 at 9:40 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 6, 2015 at 6:09 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by rexbeccarox - September 6, 2015 at 4:03 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by abaris - September 6, 2015 at 3:54 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Spooky - September 6, 2015 at 3:13 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Longhorn - September 6, 2015 at 4:32 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by thehedglin - September 6, 2015 at 9:53 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 7, 2015 at 1:09 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by rexbeccarox - September 7, 2015 at 1:22 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - September 7, 2015 at 12:29 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 7, 2015 at 12:30 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Thumpalumpacus - September 7, 2015 at 12:53 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Handprint - September 7, 2015 at 8:58 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 7, 2015 at 2:09 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by abaris - September 7, 2015 at 9:07 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 7, 2015 at 9:13 pm
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 8, 2015 at 2:17 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 8, 2015 at 3:12 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Cephus - September 8, 2015 at 3:23 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Redbeard The Pink - September 8, 2015 at 3:28 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Theory - September 8, 2015 at 3:28 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 8, 2015 at 4:04 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by strawdawg - September 8, 2015 at 8:22 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by Losty - September 8, 2015 at 8:48 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by abaris - September 8, 2015 at 8:49 am
RE: Atheist and the Death penalty - by TheRocketSurgeon - September 8, 2015 at 11:00 am

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