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How can fundamentalists not wake up?
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RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up?
March 4, 2015 at 4:01 pm (This post was last modified: March 4, 2015 at 4:06 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(March 4, 2015 at 2:52 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote:
(March 4, 2015 at 10:35 am)rasetsu Wrote:

Your exception proves what, exactly? Just because one person (or a few people) do something incredibly unlikely doesn't mean the majority will.

We all know the likelihood of the average theists running off to critically examine their beliefs is vanishingly small.

I think her point, that absolutist language such as "never" or "always" is usually inaccurate to one degree or another, is a useful one to take on board. Being nuanced in thought and speech seems to get closer to the truth of a matter as complex as this, just as a knife is more useful than a sledgehammer in peeling an apple while leaving the flesh edible.

I've heard it said that theists will never convert due to online discussions, but I've seen it happen twice. Yes, it's a small percentage indeed. It also means that I cannot use the word "never" in describing the phenomenon.

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How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by watchamadoodle - March 2, 2015 at 11:37 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Strider - March 2, 2015 at 11:57 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 2, 2015 at 12:07 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Esquilax - March 2, 2015 at 1:05 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 2, 2015 at 1:24 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 2, 2015 at 1:53 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Esquilax - March 2, 2015 at 1:52 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 2, 2015 at 2:14 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 2, 2015 at 2:45 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Esquilax - March 4, 2015 at 9:53 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by KevinM1 - March 4, 2015 at 11:27 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 8, 2015 at 1:33 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by abaris - March 8, 2015 at 7:02 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 8, 2015 at 9:04 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by KevinM1 - March 9, 2015 at 1:11 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 9, 2015 at 2:31 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by KevinM1 - March 9, 2015 at 3:03 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by KevinM1 - March 9, 2015 at 3:34 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by KevinM1 - March 9, 2015 at 3:56 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by dyresand - March 4, 2015 at 8:46 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Ravenshire - March 3, 2015 at 11:46 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Angrboda - March 4, 2015 at 10:35 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Thumpalumpacus - March 4, 2015 at 4:01 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Cato - March 4, 2015 at 7:24 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by abaris - March 2, 2015 at 12:09 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 2, 2015 at 12:09 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by KevinM1 - March 2, 2015 at 1:00 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Spooky - March 11, 2015 at 9:18 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 2, 2015 at 12:36 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Minimalist - March 2, 2015 at 12:48 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by professor - March 2, 2015 at 12:55 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 2, 2015 at 12:57 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Cyberman - March 2, 2015 at 1:30 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Losty - March 5, 2015 at 1:06 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Minimalist - March 2, 2015 at 12:56 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Esquilax - March 2, 2015 at 2:36 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 2, 2015 at 2:33 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by robvalue - March 2, 2015 at 2:16 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Silver - March 2, 2015 at 2:37 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by robvalue - March 2, 2015 at 2:47 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 2, 2015 at 2:48 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 2, 2015 at 2:51 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Esquilax - March 2, 2015 at 2:53 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 2, 2015 at 2:57 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Esquilax - March 2, 2015 at 3:02 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 2, 2015 at 3:11 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 2, 2015 at 2:54 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 2, 2015 at 3:00 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 2, 2015 at 3:18 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by robvalue - March 2, 2015 at 2:56 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by robvalue - March 2, 2015 at 3:06 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Mudhammam - March 3, 2015 at 12:21 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Cyberman - March 3, 2015 at 7:23 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by dyresand - March 3, 2015 at 12:47 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by comet - March 3, 2015 at 2:43 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Godschild - March 3, 2015 at 4:11 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by comet - March 4, 2015 at 4:25 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Godschild - March 4, 2015 at 10:55 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Godschild - March 6, 2015 at 1:11 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Godschild - March 7, 2015 at 11:40 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Godschild - March 9, 2015 at 1:09 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 9, 2015 at 1:20 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Godschild - March 10, 2015 at 11:23 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 10, 2015 at 11:45 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Godschild - March 11, 2015 at 3:19 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Mudhammam - March 11, 2015 at 3:25 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by RobertE - March 11, 2015 at 3:30 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Godschild - March 11, 2015 at 7:57 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by dyresand - March 11, 2015 at 11:59 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 12, 2015 at 11:51 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Godschild - March 12, 2015 at 3:47 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by dyresand - March 3, 2015 at 4:57 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by dyresand - March 3, 2015 at 5:20 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by dyresand - March 3, 2015 at 5:24 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by dyresand - March 3, 2015 at 5:54 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Mudhammam - March 3, 2015 at 8:50 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by abaris - March 3, 2015 at 10:02 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by comet - March 4, 2015 at 7:12 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Cato - March 4, 2015 at 7:15 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Esquilax - March 4, 2015 at 7:17 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 4, 2015 at 8:53 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by dyresand - March 4, 2015 at 8:58 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by dyresand - March 5, 2015 at 12:39 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by dyresand - March 5, 2015 at 12:56 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 8, 2015 at 3:58 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by robvalue - March 8, 2015 at 2:05 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Losty - March 8, 2015 at 2:18 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by professor - March 8, 2015 at 8:40 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by robvalue - March 9, 2015 at 3:37 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by KevinM1 - March 8, 2015 at 8:49 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Chad32 - March 8, 2015 at 9:01 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by YGninja - March 8, 2015 at 9:47 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by dyresand - March 9, 2015 at 2:13 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by Ravenshire - March 10, 2015 at 11:31 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by robvalue - March 11, 2015 at 6:58 am
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by robvalue - March 11, 2015 at 3:41 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by RobertE - March 11, 2015 at 3:58 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by robvalue - March 11, 2015 at 4:22 pm
RE: How can fundamentalists not wake up? - by robvalue - March 12, 2015 at 4:17 pm

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