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Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jerod Aug 18, 2011. 48 Replies 2 Likes
Ok here is the deal.Whether through humor, or just plain spite I have noticed on this site, and among some of the leadership in our Atheist community that in order to look out for our view of the…Continue
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Jerod replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"We have come to an agreement. :)"
Kris Feenstra replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"
That's speculative and not relevant to my point. It's not just about them; it's about everyone. It's about onlookers who don't speak up because no one else is. It's about the victims of hate…"
Jerod replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"I like your input. But I sstill disagree. I think if someone is completely unwilling to listen to reason and their beliefs/actions severely offend someone, then there is nothing you can do and nothing you SHOULD do but ignore it. Hating them…"
Kris Feenstra replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"
Sometimes it will. As the saying goes, "You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into to begin with." You can't always change a person's mind just by reasoning with…"
Jerod replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"Do you think if you just yell at those neonazis and holocaust deniers that they are idiots it will seriously yield better results than if you were to sit down and explain why they are wrong and how serious the propositions they make really are?…"
Rocky john replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"I dont go knocking on their front door spreading the good news of atheism, i am not shouting about my atheism from the street corner, i am not harrasing people on the street to join my disbelief. to be honest 95% of all the arguments i have…"
Jerod replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"I think you're right on this one. :) "
erik112358 replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"I don't think "label" is a metaphor; you're quite literally labeling a banana as yellow or labeling a person as Atheist.
Anyway, pigeonholing (in the social sense) conveys a different idea than a simple…"
matt.clerke replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"Stereotypes like bananas go yellow when ripe.
I think the problem you are having is people assume things which your labels do not describe (like "atheists are Satan worshipers" for example). Propagating stereotypes is a good…"
erik112358 replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"It's a metaphor; the implication of physical space is irrelevant. The point is these "labels" only serve to propagate stereotypes."
matt.clerke replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"I prefer the term "label".
Something can have multiple labels(banana's are fruits, yellow when ripe, and grow on trees) whereas pidgeonhole implies a physical space which, as we all know, something can only occupy one…"
matt.clerke replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"Hi Shalee,
For the most part I agree with what Nelson said. I have a few things of my own to add to the rest of the conversation...
For me, debating is about getting into the other person's thoughts so I can better understand why they…"
Nelson replied to Shalee Mae Coleman's discussion 'Battle Royal of Religion, Does Atheism come out on top?'"so, let's recap. you began by lamenting the way atheists treat believers, you used the word "belittling". i replied with some rebuttal points. you've simply restated one of your points, abandoning one as well, but coming back to…"
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- About Me:
- I am an Existential Atheist, who believes that this is the only life we get so we are required to make our own meaning, and the most of it. Above all I believe in compassion and love of others, and understanding and acceptance of those different from me.
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- 19-24
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- I am here to discover my Atheist community
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- Christian
- Why you left your religion.
- I wasn't a part of organized religion growing up, but I though that I was suppose to be a Christian. When I got older, I started questioning those obligations, and discovered that I don't believe in God, or any higher power, so there was no sense in being religious.
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Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 12:04am on August 19, 2011,
Justine Robinson said… Thanks for joining and welcome to the club!
- At 9:00am on August 18, 2011,
Robert Karp said… Welcome to the Think Atheist community Shalee!
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