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One Agnostic's View of the New Atheists
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RE: One Agnostic's View of the New Atheists
September 27, 2015 at 12:27 pm
(September 27, 2015 at 11:43 am)rexbeccarox Wrote: Did Randy ever come back to this thread after shitting out the OP?

This is a discussion forum, rex. I initiated the discussion, and I'm letting others have their say.

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RE: One Agnostic's View of the New Atheists
September 27, 2015 at 5:23 pm
I'll concede the point that there's some arguments made by New Atheists that are simply dumb and rely on false dichotomies and hasty generalizations, but why does that matter? Not everyone thinks like Richard Dawkins or Harris.
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RE: One Agnostic's View of the New Atheists
September 27, 2015 at 5:32 pm
What is a New Atheist? I keep seeing this everywhere but no one ever says what it means.
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RE: One Agnostic's View of the New Atheists
September 27, 2015 at 5:49 pm (This post was last modified: September 27, 2015 at 5:50 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(September 27, 2015 at 5:32 pm)Losty Wrote: What is a New Atheist? I keep seeing this everywhere but no one ever says what it means.

Apparently, it's an atheist who doesn't keep his mouth shut.

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RE: One Agnostic's View of the New Atheists
September 27, 2015 at 5:50 pm
A new atheist is an atheist that hasn't fully taken all the bullshit to be offered?

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RE: One Agnostic's View of the New Atheists
September 27, 2015 at 6:14 pm (This post was last modified: September 27, 2015 at 6:15 pm by Homeless Nutter.)
(September 27, 2015 at 5:32 pm)Losty Wrote: What is a New Atheist? I keep seeing this everywhere but no one ever says what it means.

"A New Atheist is just any old atheist that the Catholic Church can't legally set on fire anymore" - PZ Myers
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RE: One Agnostic's View of the New Atheists
September 27, 2015 at 6:30 pm (This post was last modified: September 27, 2015 at 6:31 pm by Dystopia.)
(September 27, 2015 at 5:32 pm)Losty Wrote: What is a New Atheist? I keep seeing this everywhere but no one ever says what it means.
Wiki is your friend! It's a word used to describe atheists who organize themselves around institutions, write books and are passionate about atheism. Check Richard Dawkins and his followers on Twitter, notice how homogeneous opinions are in the comments.

I certainly don't keep my mouth shut, that's something only a totalitarian regime would force me to do - But I do like keeping distance from certain labels if it doesn't fit me. I think someone like Alain de Botton is an example of an atheist who doesn't fit the definition of new atheist, or maybe atheists from previous generations (i.e. Freud)
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RE: One Agnostic's View of the New Atheists
September 27, 2015 at 6:37 pm
You guys are the only people who even know I'm an atheist so I guess I can't pass for a new atheist either lol.
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RE: One Agnostic's View of the New Atheists
September 27, 2015 at 6:40 pm
(September 27, 2015 at 5:49 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: Apparently, it's an atheist who doesn't keep his mouth shut.

Usually, the connotation that goes with it, is an atheist Randy. So, in short, obnoxious.
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