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RE: How many of you would punish religious people for being religious?
April 16, 2022 at 8:37 pm
(April 16, 2022 at 6:59 pm)Ahriman Wrote: (April 16, 2022 at 4:55 pm)Mermaid Wrote: What would make an atheist arrogant to you? If he/she thought science was provably superior to religion, and if he/she thought he/she was smarter than religious people.
(April 16, 2022 at 5:04 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: What good would that do? It might be emotionally satisfying for the punisher.
That’s pretty creepy, dude.
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RE: How many of you would punish religious people for being religious?
April 16, 2022 at 9:16 pm
(This post was last modified: April 16, 2022 at 9:17 pm by Rev. Rye.)
Only if they use their religion as an excuse to harm people. Like the ones who do their hardest to make LGBTQ people's lives miserable (and knowing that Ahri's gay, I would think that this is) or the ones that use their power to cover for abusers (The RCC is notorious for this, but if Lloyd Evans is any indication, the Jehovah's Witnesses are even worse and if their population were comparable, there'd be no question whatsoever about it.)
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RE: How many of you would punish religious people for being religious?
April 16, 2022 at 9:17 pm
OP is a troll, end of story. I can picture him rocking back and forth in the chair in his grandma's basement, laughing hysterically.
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RE: How many of you would punish religious people for being religious?
April 16, 2022 at 9:48 pm
Back when I was a young theist, I would troll atheist message boards. But then I grew up.
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RE: How many of you would punish religious people for being religious?
April 16, 2022 at 10:12 pm
(April 16, 2022 at 1:51 pm)Ahriman Wrote: Would you punish/torment religious people, if you could? How far does your disdain for religion go?
There are atheists on the Internet who say that raising a child with religion is child abuse.
Child abuse is illegal.
So if they're serious in what they say, and not just talking shit for effect, then they advocate the involvement of the government (like Child Family Services) to intervene with, if not punish, religious parents.
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RE: How many of you would punish religious people for being religious?
April 16, 2022 at 10:27 pm
(April 16, 2022 at 1:51 pm)Ahriman Wrote: Would you punish/torment religious people, if you could? How far does your disdain for religion go?
Short answer?
"No."
Long answer?
"No."
Explanatory answer?
"I do not give two petunias about what people believe. It's when they show care and such about what I am allowed to believe there's an issue."
You're welcome.
(Also predicting this non inflamatory asnwer will be ignored in its entirety.)
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RE: How many of you would punish religious people for being religious?
April 16, 2022 at 10:37 pm
(April 16, 2022 at 10:12 pm)Belacqua Wrote: (April 16, 2022 at 1:51 pm)Ahriman Wrote: Would you punish/torment religious people, if you could? How far does your disdain for religion go?
There are atheists on the Internet who say that raising a child with religion is child abuse.
Child abuse is illegal.
So if they're serious in what they say, and not just talking shit for effect, then they advocate the involvement of the government (like Child Family Services) to intervene with, if not punish, religious parents.
Atheists on the internet? We're setting the bar pretty low aren't we? Wouldn't you be annoyed with an argument premised on "theists on the internet say x"?
And you'd be justified in thinking that. Because it's strawmanning.
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RE: How many of you would punish religious people for being religious?
April 16, 2022 at 10:40 pm
(April 16, 2022 at 9:48 pm)Foxaire Wrote: Back when I was a young theist, I would troll atheist message boards. But then I grew up.
Now, you're an old atheist trolling atheist message boards.
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RE: How many of you would punish religious people for being religious?
April 16, 2022 at 10:44 pm
(This post was last modified: April 16, 2022 at 10:46 pm by Belacqua.)
(April 16, 2022 at 10:37 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: (April 16, 2022 at 10:12 pm)Belacqua Wrote: There are atheists on the Internet who say that raising a child with religion is child abuse.
Child abuse is illegal.
So if they're serious in what they say, and not just talking shit for effect, then they advocate the involvement of the government (like Child Family Services) to intervene with, if not punish, religious parents.
Atheists on the internet? We're setting the bar pretty low aren't we? Wouldn't you be annoyed with an argument premised on "theists on the internet say x"?
And you'd be justified in thinking that. Because it's strawmanning.
Dawkins said it.
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RE: How many of you would punish religious people for being religious?
April 16, 2022 at 10:57 pm
So? Is that supposed to convince me or someone else?
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