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Why Should I

The reason we have to be polite to them and they dont to us is that we're trying to convince them to listen to reason, so we need to keep things calm. They are appealing to emotion and hurt feelings…

Tagged: not, why, misconceptions, arguing, stigma

Replied Jan 7

As an atheist what are your opinions on sharing the fact that you do not believe in a God

I told some kids I work with that I didnt believe in any gods and they asked "so who do you think made the world then?" It is very sad that their minds are twisted like that. These are decent kids wh…

Replied Jan 5

My friend just made me feel hurt.

Tell him that the card was for him, not god, and that you believed in him. I doubt he's worth celebrating anymore though if he is that petty. Honestly, religious people just dont get the true meanin…

Replied Dec. 17, 2009

Women in the atheism community, or lack thereof

Well that is twisted! Nobody asks for rape. That's true by definition! It makes me sick when people feel like the victim shares the blame for criminal/violent acts.

Tagged: demographics, marketing, women, freethought, community

Replied Dec. 14, 2009

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12year old:What's an atheist? Me:It means I dont believe in gods. 12year old: So who do you think created the world then? Me: FML #atheism Dec. 14, 2009

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Atheist

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The religion you left

Christian

Why you left your religion.

disillusionment with church, doubts about god communicating at all, contradiction between concept of "free will" and concept of omniscience god with will, contradiction between bible's claim of god's love and existence of hell, doubting bible led to crumbling away of any firm belief structure

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Primate Pride

I got bogged down in a twitter argument a week or so ago. I didn't mean to. I had the best of intentions, but I still ended up with a raging headache and a pile of @ replies from a believer.

So anyway... Like many other people I am fascinated by my fellow primates. I stand and stare in awe at them whenever I'm at the zoo. They are a real and tangible connection to the world around me. It is quite inspiring and poetic really.

I noticed a believer [@tministry] had been commentin… Continue

Posted on February 14, 2010 at 8:21am —

I'm rubber, you're glue...

Where did the christian boing-flip come from? It seems like they are always holding up a mirror to life so that then can get everything backwards. But even by their standards this is a ridiculous tactic.

Consider Ray Comfort, unpleasant though the task may be. Ray makes statements like

"Evolution is a fairytale for grown ups."

"you can lead an atheist to evidence but you cannot make him think."

"Evolution is the dumbest religion ever invented"

… Continue

Posted on February 14, 2010 at 7:30am — 3 Comments

I met the Pope

To be fair, met is a strong word. Like the religion he leads the meeting was fairly formal, liturgical and overcrowded. Appropriately for Rome it was bread and circuses. He read a speech in various languages ominously, in retrospect, inviting us all to World Youth Day.

I'm tempted to think he wouldn't dare give such a speech these days, what with his contempt for youth being more widely known, but I suspect that nothing is too low or two faced for this man. He'll stand up and call hims… Continue

Posted on February 5, 2010 at 9:42am —

Jumping in the Piranha Tank

A few times recently I've taken myself over to some conservative blogs. Partly I was challenging my own confirmation bias by not just reading blogs I agree with but I also had pressing question for myself. I can most easily sum it up by saying:

"What the hell are these people thinking?"

And it seems that I am left none the wiser. I held my temper in check, and laughed in nobody's face. I kept in mind the behaviour of christian trolls on the blogs I read and purposefully avoided duplicating it.… Continue

Posted on February 1, 2010 at 9:21am — 3 Comments

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At 9:48pm on October 28, 2009, Monica said…: Hi Gordon, thanks for adding me and nice to meet you! Welcome.

At 4:27pm on October 22, 2009, Roospy said…: ah gotcha. I live in Stranraer which as you probably know is just across the water from ireland.

You studying in Stirling?

At 7:08pm on October 18, 2009, Roospy said…: Hey man, nice to see a fellow Scot on here :)

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Gordon Duffy and Stan Polson are now friends

April 14

Stan Polson commented on Gordon Duffy's blog post 'I'm rubber, you're glue...'

My favorite response to such tactics has always been to point out that Atheism is no more a religion than bald is a hair color.

April 14

Gordon Duffy and Pinko Commie are now friends

February 16

Gordon Duffy commented on Gordon Duffy's blog post 'I'm rubber, you're glue...'

I agree Orlando. However frustrating it is to be left with a headache and a comment like "I would be happy to explain if you were really interested in TRUTH...You are not, SO........" the important thing to remember is that sometimes they wake up. I…

February 15

Orlando commented on Gordon Duffy's blog post 'I'm rubber, you're glue...'

Like u pointed out, they want us to believe that: WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY & IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH... just like Orwell wrote a while back in his masterpiece 1984. Religion is totalitarianism at it's maximun splendor for it demands complete a…

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February 14

Gordon Duffy commented on Pinko Commie's blog post 'Response to a Christian's question - Why does Dawkins hate God?'

When you use tact with a certain type of christian they take it as a tacit acknowledgement that you know they are right. You have a god shaped hole in your heart. Whereas if you are honest in your assessment of their beliefs you are "hateful" I thi…

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February 1

Kirk Holden commented on Gordon Duffy's blog post 'Jumping in the Piranha Tank'

I just read a little book - "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" that is a primer for checking your confirmation bias. Written by a high school science teacher to help the reader make up our minds about climate change, there are homework assignment…

February 1

Gordon Duffy commented on Gordon Duffy's blog post 'Jumping in the Piranha Tank'

Where I commented was places like http://bigjournalism.com/kashiver/2010/01/31/that-tim-tebow-ad-so-what-really-is-the-problem and http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/abaldwin/2010/01/05/secularisms-drones-sting-brit-hume/

February 1

Neal commented on Gordon Duffy's blog post 'Jumping in the Piranha Tank'

I understand Gordon. When I first joined FB I took a poll on health care form and was amazed that the majority said no. Decided to get involved, posted facts, stayed nice; didn't matter. They kept posting falsehoods with no links or data that would…

February 1

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February 1

VFJ commented on Gordon Duffy's blog post 'Jumping in the Piranha Tank'

Out of curiosity which conservative pages did you visit Gordon?

February 1

Gordon Duffy commented on LotusGeek (aka Rocky Oliver)'s blog post 'Atheist Tolerance - where do you draw the line?'

I'm all for tolerance, but I'd like to see it reciprocated.

February 1

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