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Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys?
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RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys?
(August 4, 2014 at 8:40 pm)Polaris Wrote:
(August 4, 2014 at 8:36 pm)Blackout Wrote: Weak analogy fallacy. I don't see any contradiction. First of all, what do you mean by being progressive? And second, my anti-theism doesn't seek to take away people's rights of believing, I can make critics without persecuting anyone, something fundies have trouble doing

Progressive: anti-war, anti-death penalty, socialist care for the needy, pro-rights, etc.

By telling someone they aren't a good religious observer by actually being progressive, then you don't really care about being a progressive. A progressive would encourage a believer to adopt progressive values.
Anyone who believes in democracy will be pro-rights, right wing or left wing. I'm a libertarian right wing so I'm not a fan of socialist care, but I'll admit some is necessary. I don't think being a progressive is strictly connected with those traits though.

So you're saying we should just shape religious teachings to fit society? Isn't that pretty much creating a new religion? Thinking
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Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by Dystopia - August 4, 2014 at 8:18 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by Polaris - August 4, 2014 at 8:26 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by Dystopia - August 4, 2014 at 8:28 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by Polaris - August 4, 2014 at 8:33 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by Dystopia - August 4, 2014 at 8:36 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by Polaris - August 4, 2014 at 8:40 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by Dystopia - August 4, 2014 at 8:55 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by vorlon13 - August 4, 2014 at 8:38 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by Dystopia - August 4, 2014 at 8:39 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by Polaris - August 4, 2014 at 8:46 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by Polaris - August 4, 2014 at 8:59 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by Napoléon - August 4, 2014 at 10:04 pm
RE: Aren't fundamentalists the 'good' guys? - by vorlon13 - August 4, 2014 at 10:46 pm

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