(June 27, 2015 at 8:52 pm)Jenny A Wrote:(June 27, 2015 at 7:45 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: Well, your reactions were about what I expected.
As Cthulhu Dreaming is fond of saying, "This forum isn't for the thin-skinned."
Y'all can dish it out, but you can't take it.
The problem you have with understanding atheism is understanding what it isn't. I don't care what other atheists think about rape, except to the extent that I would prefer that no one be in favor of rape. Harris is not my ideal, nor my spokesman. The fact that the religious regularly appeal to authority doesn't mean the rest of us do.
Beyond that, Harris didn't condone rape, and if you think he did, you aren't really thinking. If you prefer to have your shin broken to having your kneecap broken are you expressing a fondness for broken knees?
I understand, Jenny. I read how Dawkins got into hot water over tweets to this effect.
My point was simply to illustrate that just as "Atheists Condone Rape" is a silly accusation, the idea that God condones rape is even more stupid.