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The Cancer Within the Atheist Community

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The Cancer Within the Atheist Community
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RE: The Cancer Within the Atheist Community
September 11, 2013 at 5:20 pm
What allegiance does he hold to atheism that should force him to be a better person for the sake of atheism?
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RE: The Cancer Within the Atheist Community
September 11, 2013 at 5:22 pm
Don't debate and drive. Sounds like a failed motto for the ACLU.
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RE: The Cancer Within the Atheist Community
September 11, 2013 at 7:01 pm
(September 11, 2013 at 4:24 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: I don't see how this represents a cancer within the atheist community.

This was one guy that has anger control issues that let those issues lead to an accident.

I'll bet this guy's anger control issues also manifest in other parts of his life not related to religious debates.

Agree. Plus, if this is all the atheist did, well, he didn't cut off anyone's head, or rape anyone, or burn anything, or riot over a frikkin' cartoon. So, there's that.
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RE: The Cancer Within the Atheist Community
September 11, 2013 at 7:34 pm
(September 11, 2013 at 7:01 pm)Jiggerj Wrote: Agree. Plus, if this is all the atheist did, well, he didn't cut off anyone's head, or rape anyone, or burn anything, or riot over a frikkin' cartoon. So, there's that.

At least he only messed himself up. Religious people like to go around mucking up everyone else's stuff.
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RE: The Cancer Within the Atheist Community
September 11, 2013 at 8:43 pm
FOX News report: atheists are bad drivers.
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RE: The Cancer Within the Atheist Community
September 11, 2013 at 11:18 pm
You know there is an atheist bigwig accused of multiple rapes right?

Would you argue that he rapes people in the name of atheism?
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RE: The Cancer Within the Atheist Community
September 12, 2013 at 1:26 am
I agree with most all the criticisms given so far. I don't really think of atheism as a cause or a way of life. It seems like a pretty marginally significant aspect of anyone's personality or identity. I guess I don't gravitate toward causes generally so I'm not invested in holding up the banner for atheism either. I also don't much care what theists think of atheists though I find I can as easily care about theists as atheists.
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RE: The Cancer Within the Atheist Community
September 12, 2013 at 6:25 am
Yeah, we're all people, not just atheists. We're not some more rational, more intelligent superior version of the species that needs to be held to some higher standard. We're human, and we'll have human moments on occasion. We'll make mistakes and, yes, sometimes one of us will drive angry and crash a car.

It's not preferred, but let's not act like something like this happening is a black mark on the name of atheism.
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RE: The Cancer Within the Atheist Community
September 12, 2013 at 7:08 am
(September 11, 2013 at 4:52 pm)Michael Schubert Wrote:
(September 11, 2013 at 4:24 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: I don't see how this represents a cancer within the atheist community.

This was one guy that has anger control issues that let those issues lead to an accident.

I'll bet this guy's anger control issues also manifest in other parts of his life not related to religious debates.

Atheists still shouldn't act like that, though.

There is an atheist code of conduct?

Well, butter me on both sides and toss me to the lesbians.

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RE: The Cancer Within the Atheist Community
September 12, 2013 at 10:01 am
(September 12, 2013 at 7:08 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Well, butter me on both sides and toss me to the lesbians.

Sounds like a fun evening.
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