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Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue
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RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue
February 11, 2013 at 2:09 am
(February 10, 2013 at 8:15 pm)Gabriel Syme Wrote: I think this can happen unwittingly - but then polemicists like Dawkins often deliberately use the tactic of taking an example of "bad" religion (eg Islamic terror, or the Westboro Baptists) and hold that up as being representative of religion in general.

You invoked Islamic terror and the Westboro Baptists as examples of 'bad' religion. I'm curious. Why did you not mention the prohibition of contraceptives in Africa nor the relocation of pedophilic preists in your examples of 'bad' religion.
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Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Gabriel Syme - February 10, 2013 at 8:15 pm
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Minimalist - February 10, 2013 at 9:04 pm
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Violet - February 10, 2013 at 9:35 pm
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Cyberman - February 10, 2013 at 10:47 pm
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by paulpablo - February 11, 2013 at 12:59 am
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Cato - February 11, 2013 at 2:09 am
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Gabriel Syme - February 11, 2013 at 10:59 am
Re: RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by fr0d0 - February 11, 2013 at 2:24 am
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Angrboda - February 11, 2013 at 4:04 am
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Violet - February 11, 2013 at 2:00 pm
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Kayenneh - February 11, 2013 at 5:07 am
Re: RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by fr0d0 - February 11, 2013 at 5:20 am
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Angrboda - February 11, 2013 at 9:32 am
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by fr0d0 - February 11, 2013 at 9:41 am
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Anymouse - February 11, 2013 at 9:56 am
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Confused Ape - February 11, 2013 at 2:37 pm
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Zone - February 11, 2013 at 11:28 am
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Minimalist - February 11, 2013 at 2:12 pm
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by downbeatplumb - February 11, 2013 at 2:13 pm
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Anymouse - February 11, 2013 at 7:18 pm
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Angrboda - February 12, 2013 at 1:45 am
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Anymouse - February 12, 2013 at 3:18 am
RE: Barriers to atheist - theist dialogue - by Angrboda - February 12, 2013 at 4:03 am

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