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Why do all atheists smirk? xD
June 11, 2012 at 5:38 pm
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It's so true isn't it! lol 
I was watching this debate between William Lane Craig and Sam Harris, and I skipped the vid on from Craig's bit to Harris's bit (just because I am SO tired of hearing Craig spout the stuff he spouts lol) and immediately I am greeted by... a smirk! haha
I just find it really funny - I am an atheist myself so there's no malice here at all, I just find it funny!
When I think about it, I think all atheists involved in debate that I know smirk!
Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, Maher, and so forth!
(I think it's just because they're very self-assured that they're correct, clued-up, and that they feel like they have no-one to answer to or judging them, which I think makes someone feel more confident in that sense).
So!! I wanted to discuss this phenomenon here, and also post some of our favourite atheist smirks! ^^
I'll start with a couple of Dawkins!
![[Image: richard-dawkins460_1432580c.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i.telegraph.co.uk%2Fmultimedia%2Farchive%2F01432%2Frichard-dawkins460_1432580c.jpg)
![[Image: Dawkins_Richard.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-AdHHK8aLkJ8%2FT0uiwZaMPoI%2FAAAAAAAADO0%2FWKqoTtmtEUM%2Fs1600%2FDawkins_Richard.jpg)
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RE: Why do all atheists smirk? xD
June 11, 2012 at 5:42 pm
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So what you're saying, is that if I were the head of some brutal paramilitary police organization tasked with ridding the world of atheists, all I'd have to do is round everyone up, tell a joke, and pull the smirkers out of the crowd? That's some quality intel, have you ever considered a career in civil service?
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RE: Why do all atheists smirk? xD
June 11, 2012 at 5:50 pm
We smirk because we know we're right. ![[Image: SmileySmirk.gif]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=1.bp.blogspot.com%2F_kJdTIlO-GNA%2FRiAMsSJZARI%2FAAAAAAAAAcE%2FXHh_NBh5k6w%2Fs200%2FSmileySmirk.gif)
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RE: Why do all atheists smirk? xD
June 11, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Personally I think Bill Maher has the best of all...
![[Image: bill_maher.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.westernjournalism.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F03%2Fbill_maher.jpg)
lol
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RE: Why do all atheists smirk? xD
June 11, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Steve Martin has the smuggest smirk, though I don't know if he's an atheist.
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RE: Why do all atheists smirk? xD
June 11, 2012 at 8:09 pm
No, not stereotypical in the slightest.
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RE: Why do all atheists smirk? xD
June 11, 2012 at 8:19 pm
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RE: Why do all atheists smirk? xD
June 11, 2012 at 8:42 pm
When we're smirking, it's because our plan for world domination has proceeded one step further.
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RE: Why do all atheists smirk? xD
June 12, 2012 at 5:23 am
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(June 11, 2012 at 8:42 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: When we're smirking, it's because our plan for world domination has proceeded one step further.
Sshhh! Don't give that away. We don't want the theists to catch on to our plans.
Just yet. 
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RE: Why do all atheists smirk? xD
June 12, 2012 at 5:28 am
It's hard not to be smug when you're right all the time.
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