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How come there arent many atheists such as Bill Maher
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RE: How come there arent many atheists such as Bill Maher
I want to know what a "conservative liberal" is!
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and a hairy twink . . . .
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RE: How come there arent many atheists such as Bill Maher
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RE: How come there arent many atheists such as Bill Maher
@left leaning atheist

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RE: How come there arent many atheists such as Bill Maher
(June 25, 2017 at 12:02 pm)Roeki Wrote: You know. More conservative liberals. Its hard to find atheists who thinks like Bill Maher, its either conservative Christians with rednecks and corporates or its leftleaning atheists.

Isn't 'conservative liberal' an oxymoron? If anything he sounds like a practicalist with a strong leaning towards favoring personal freedoms. Not a centrist, but doing what everyone who exercises critical thought does, picking and choosing what they like from either side of the spectrum. I hate that there's a divide there called 'left' and 'right'. If something makes practical sense and something doesn't, that seems a much better way to divide up policies than something like conservative or liberal. Those terms become loaded as a result and have largely negative connotations like bigots and idiots or elitists and cowards.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?

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RE: How come there arent many atheists such as Bill Maher
(July 5, 2017 at 7:08 pm)Astonished Wrote:
(June 25, 2017 at 12:02 pm)Roeki Wrote: You know. More conservative liberals. Its hard to find atheists who thinks like Bill Maher, its either conservative Christians with rednecks and corporates or its leftleaning atheists.

Isn't 'conservative liberal' an oxymoron?

I'm pretty sure what he meant was "more-conservative liberals" -- i.e., some who still held liberal values, but not so left as, say, Bernie.

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RE: How come there arent many atheists such as Bill Maher
(July 5, 2017 at 8:19 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:
(July 5, 2017 at 7:08 pm)Astonished Wrote: Isn't 'conservative liberal' an oxymoron?

I'm pretty sure what he meant was "more-conservative liberals" -- i.e., some who still held liberal values, but not so left as, say, Bernie.

Oh. Well, I still dislike both of those labels.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?

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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
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RE: How come there arent many atheists such as Bill Maher
A "conservative liberal" is a centrist..... which is what they were whining at Hillary for being.
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RE: How come there arent many atheists such as Bill Maher
(July 5, 2017 at 9:56 pm)Minimalist Wrote: A "conservative liberal" is a centrist..... which is what they were whining at Hillary for being.

I didn't think that's what it meant, since that doesn't seem to necessarily fit with what parts of conservatism they favor more and vice versa. If it's cafeteria-style about what each side offers that you like, those labels cease to be meaningful, including centrist. That's why better labels should be applied to the myriad policies and beliefs.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?

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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
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RE: How come there arent many atheists such as Bill Maher
(July 5, 2017 at 9:51 pm)Astonished Wrote:
(July 5, 2017 at 8:19 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I'm pretty sure what he meant was "more-conservative liberals" -- i.e., some who still held liberal values, but not so left as, say, Bernie.

Oh. Well, I still dislike both of those labels.

Like it or not, there's a value in the distinction. Spiralling off to the extreme on either end of the political spectrum not only garners more criticism, it engenders suspicion. If I know someone is hard-right or hard-left, I naturally question whether or not they've imbibed the thinking of the group they cotton to.

(July 5, 2017 at 9:56 pm)Minimalist Wrote: A "conservative liberal" is a centrist..... which is what they were whining at Hillary for being.

I'd rather have as President someone whose liberalism doesn't involve exporting bombs by USAF same-day delivery. Her conservatism was misplaced.

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