Atheist Plus... + or - ?
While browsing the outer reaches of the interweb, I stumbled across something called “Atheist +.” Has anyone heard of this? What are your thoughts and opinions? I looked into it and discovered an interesting blog post on the subject worth a read http://atheistethicist.blogspot.com/2012/08/atheism-plus-arguments-...
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Permalink Reply by William Boyd on -
well said ma'am.
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Permalink Reply by Morgan Matthew on -
+1
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Permalink Reply by onyango makagutu on -
Like.
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Permalink Reply by Sagacious Hawk on -
Besides issues regarding the establishment clause, are there any political issues or values that are solely atheistic in nature?
"Politically, I'm much more interested in uniting with anyone who embraces secularism, reason, and social justice."
Which is what A+ is saying it's doing or am I completely wrong on that?
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Permalink Reply by Colleen on -
It's my understanding that this group is for atheists and atheists only (hence the name). I do not believe that this will help us unite with others who share these same values.
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Permalink Reply by Doug Reardon on -
Atheism is what unites us. Any other ideology will only be divisive. And I really resent being called a "douchbag" for not singing their praise!
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Permalink Reply by Sagacious Hawk on
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Unites us for what specifically?
And anyone who actually called you a douchebag for not saying Atheism+ is good probably just qualified themselves as a douchebag. People should recognize that others can have a legitimate dissenting opinion without being lambasted.
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Permalink Reply by Stephen Walski on -
The person who called everyone who doesnt join in a douchebag was Richard Carrier FTB blogs http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/2207/
Also PZ myers said you can be with us and be an A+ person or against the idea and be an Asshole Atheist.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/08/27/following-up-on-l...
These are prominent atheist bloggers and speakers. So take from that what you will.
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Permalink Reply by Michel Campbell on -
Well, we can make Atheist Cubed and anyone who doesn't like that is a double dog douchebag. So na-na-ne-boo-boo.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Patrick Day on -
I don't care for the idea of separating and classifying atheists. There is already so little holding the community together.
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Permalink Reply by matt.clerke on -
Looking at the links provided, I'm still not really sure what atheist + is... Encyclopedia Dramatica did not help at all.
Seems like they are a subset of atheists who also concern themselves with social justice. So rather than being an atheist and a feminist and a humanist, they made up a new term. Why they did this is probably a good question...
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Permalink Reply by Doug Reardon on
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For a thorough background, Google "elevatorgate"
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