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RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 22, 2015 at 6:40 pm
(September 22, 2015 at 5:19 pm)TheRocketSurgeon Wrote: The question I would seriously like to see answered is why it's so hard for people who pull the "Stalin was an atheist mass murderer!" trope out to stop, look at the responses, and go,
"Okay, I guess that's a fair point, that he wasn't killing because of his atheism but because he was silencing anyone who stood in the way of his power or who was perceived as a threat to it, like tyrants have done throughout history."
They just go right on believing that when the Conquistadors committed mass murder, it wasn't because they were Christians but because they were power- and wealth-hungry sociopaths... yet when atheist power- and wealth-hungry sociopaths do it, IT'S BECAUSE THEY WERE ATHEISTS! Aaaaaaaaah! Evil atheists!! Aaaaaaaah!
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RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 22, 2015 at 6:44 pm
(September 22, 2015 at 6:01 pm)abaris Wrote: (September 22, 2015 at 5:59 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: Tell me, is there a particular topic related to theism or Catholicism that you would like to discuss?
No, because I deal in realities. Unless you want to discuss the history thereoff. In which case I'm happy to help, as you already know.
The history of...what? I'm not sure what you mean here. Sorry.
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RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 22, 2015 at 6:44 pm
(September 22, 2015 at 5:40 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: I'd be delighted to hear an articulate explanation of why anyone would care two hoots about slaughtering a few million people if there was no compelling objective moral reason for them not to do so if they honestly believed it was in their own interest or that of the nation which they were trying to build.
Alpha males get to mate with all the females. Alpha dictators get to kill off all the males who disagree with him.
Such an explanation would involve concepts like empathy and teamwork and evolutionary psychology ... stuff you clearly are at sea dealing with.
Why would anyone bother to remove your misconceptions, when you are so dearly wedded to them? You'll have to take the fingers out of your ears first.
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RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 22, 2015 at 6:49 pm
Lmfao. This thread is now about hitler. What a glorious cliche
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RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm
The topic could soon mutate to Hitlers mustache, and then it's just a short hop to wondering what it would feel like if rubbed against a clitoris . . .
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RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 22, 2015 at 7:06 pm
(September 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: The topic could soon mutate to Hitlers mustache, and then it's just a short hop to wondering what it would feel like if rubbed against a clitoris . . .
Ask Mrs. Chaplin. I doubt poor Eva got to find out.
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RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 22, 2015 at 7:09 pm
(September 22, 2015 at 5:52 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: (September 22, 2015 at 5:47 pm)Redbeard The Pink Wrote: Randy has been clinging to the "Stalin was an Atheist" argument for so long he's worn finger-holes in it. We'd need an arc-welder and The Jaws of Life to pry it away from him.
Not really. I hadn't actually thought about it until a few months ago.
Then you're marked as even amongst preachers as unimaginative. This is shit that occurred to me as an atheist, yet you, with your contrary view did not conceive of it until how many years into your faith?
Weak excuse for a weak mind. Trai harder.
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RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 22, 2015 at 7:16 pm
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(September 22, 2015 at 7:09 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: (September 22, 2015 at 5:52 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: Not really. I hadn't actually thought about it until a few months ago.
Then you're marked as even amongst preachers as unimaginative. This is shit that occurred to me as an atheist, yet you, with your contrary view did not conceive of it until how many years into your faith?
Weak excuse for a weak mind. Trai harder.
I never spent more than a moment or two thinking about atheism until earlier this year (hint: check my join date).
I mean seriously, in the grand scheme of things, atheism is NOT one of the world's biggest problems. Islam, on the other hand...
That's why I'm here, Parkers...to learn from you. And, my what you all have taught me about atheists...
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RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 22, 2015 at 7:20 pm
I think we've taught you something you should already know about people. Treat them like crap and they will do the same in kind.
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
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"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
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RE: The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians
September 22, 2015 at 7:38 pm
(September 22, 2015 at 7:20 pm)Bad Wolf Wrote: I think we've taught you something you should already know about people. Treat them like crap and they will do the same in kind.
Hear, hear!
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
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