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Active/Passive Atheist?

Poll: What kind of atheist are you; passive, neutral or active?
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Active (anti-religion)
50.00%
 16 50.00%
Neutral (not pro- or anti-religion)
46.88%
 15 46.88%
Passive (opposed to active atheism)
3.13%
 1 3.13%
Total 32 vote(s) 100%
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Active/Passive Atheist?
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#61
RE: Active/Passive Atheist?
July 26, 2016 at 3:24 am
Voted active as I think that religions is opiate of the people and threat for those who think differently. Having said that I don't do much to oppose it as I'm not interested in preaching, though I'm not holding back if asked.
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RE: Active/Passive Atheist?
July 26, 2016 at 11:06 am
Hey Ivan, good to see you Smile
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Whateverist Away Donators
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RE: Active/Passive Atheist?
July 26, 2016 at 11:24 am
I strive to be an actively passive aggressive atheist, but on the down low.
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RE: Active/Passive Atheist?
July 27, 2016 at 8:17 pm
(July 11, 2016 at 2:02 am)Detachable Wrote: 1) Active (I'm anti-theist and anti-religion. I think religion has negative and dangerous consequences in many spheres and I feel a personal duty to oppose it.)

That's me.
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RE: Active/Passive Atheist?
August 12, 2016 at 9:19 am
I'm personally not impressed when someone is an atheist, it's like someone figuring out that Santa isn't real.

What I'm impressed with are people like Hitchens who were active Anti-theists that spoke out against religion and told people what horseshit it was in plain non-PC language.
If the hypothetical idea of an afterlife means more to you than the objectively true reality we all share, then you deserve no respect.
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RE: Active/Passive Atheist?
August 12, 2016 at 1:49 pm
(August 12, 2016 at 9:19 am)MJ the Skeptical Wrote: I'm personally not impressed when someone is an atheist ..

What I'm impressed with are people .. who were active Anti-theists that spoke out against religion and told people what horseshit it was in plain non-PC language.


Try it with a different subject.

Quote:I'm personally not impressed when someone is (just) a non-helmet-wearing cyclist.

What I'm impressed with are people .. who were total scoff-laws that spoke out against helmets and told people what horseshit it was in plain non-PC language.

Cuz being an asshole about something is bad ass.
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RE: Active/Passive Atheist?
August 12, 2016 at 1:53 pm
I don't like the terms in this poll. I'm active in calling out the bigotry of fundamentalist theists, but I stop there. I know too many theists in my personal life that aren't causing me any harm. I would certainly prefer it if they weren't theists, but I have no reason to push them on that.
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RE: Active/Passive Atheist?
August 12, 2016 at 4:45 pm (This post was last modified: August 12, 2016 at 4:45 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(July 15, 2016 at 11:56 am)Whateverist Wrote: I think what motivates you is your own disposition to "do something".  My disposition is to try and understand how people can be so different.  As one sort of person, my disposition is not to persuade the others to be more like me.  

Have you ever wondered why god belief goes back further than historical record can follow and seems nearly pervasive every where humans have lived?

Does it........is it? Citations?
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RE: Active/Passive Atheist?
August 12, 2016 at 6:09 pm (This post was last modified: August 12, 2016 at 6:12 pm by Whateverist.)
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RE: Active/Passive Atheist?
August 12, 2016 at 6:18 pm
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