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muriel_volestrangler

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77. OED definitions:

Tue May 6, 2014, 02:42 PM

May 2014

atheist: "One who denies or disbelieves the existence of a God."

disbelieve: "Not to believe or credit; to refuse credence to"

So someone who does not believe in a God can be called an atheist. Are you saying that to avoid being 'silly', you must believe in a God?

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THE Pope: "Let's Review EVERYTHING That JESUS Ever Said About Abortion & Gays & Contraception..." [View all] kpete May 2014 OP

He had a lot to say about the poor and the rich though, didn't he? nt Hekate May 2014 #1

If only this was not just a cruel fantasy. In actual fact, Francis' Bishops in Uganda are supporting Bluenorthwest May 2014 #2

Yes, If only Mr. Bergoglio would do as it is suggested he has done in that cartoon. MNBrewer May 2014 #7

He is being called to account in some places for his tacit support of the pogroms, but on DU folks Bluenorthwest May 2014 #11

yeah, between them and the Russia Today sockpuppets. MNBrewer May 2014 #12

+1000000000000 LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #18

And he does not have to stop with the New Testament when it comes to the rich. The Old Testament jwirr May 2014 #3

Ah. Igel May 2014 #4

Post removed Post removed May 2014 #5

For a non-theist you OldHippieChick May 2014 #6

It's well documented that atheists know more about various religions than most believers MNBrewer May 2014 #9

Why did you modify beliers with "most" and left athiests unmodified? rug May 2014 #14

See MNBrewer May 2014 #15

I had already read that. rug May 2014 #17

B.S. MNBrewer May 2014 #22

If I may step in here... xfundy May 2014 #30

Log me amongst that group Plucketeer May 2014 #37

My friend who attended divinity school told me that many who were in her program Arugula Latte May 2014 #38

Indeed---a deeper perusal of the root texts caused me to lose my vocation, and my faith. nt msanthrope May 2014 #65

You have to be careful about extrapolation. rug May 2014 #41

Mormons are an interesting outlier in that. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #35

We do. We always read widely and in depth to make sure we didn't miss something Warpy May 2014 #27

That is a VERY important point Brainstormy May 2014 #33

Julia Sweeney did a great one-woman show a few years ago, about that exact topic... SidDithers May 2014 #36

A hearty agreement Sid, what a great piece that is, the book and the show. Julia is great. Bluenorthwest May 2014 #46

I've seen it, it's hilarious Warpy May 2014 #51

atheist are unable to reason SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #40

Obviously Nevernose May 2014 #49

Did you know that b comes before c and after a? SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #55

So you make a statement Nevernose May 2014 #57

I find atheists boring SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #58

Thanks for the clarification! Nevernose May 2014 #59

Try my experiment. SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #63

You think people who believe in unproven, unsubstantiated claims phil89 May 2014 #54

That is a lot of words to put into my mouth - hope you washed your hands. SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #56

Brilliant - your standard response to any reply to your blanket "atheist are unable to reason" claim muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #61

Wow! SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #62

The burden of proof is on the people asserting that something exists. Arugula Latte May 2014 #66

open your eyes SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #68

By your reasoning it is absurd to assert that there are no unicorns and leprechauns. Arugula Latte May 2014 #70

Do you realize how silly you sound? SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #73

I've been here since 2001, so that's another thing you're wrong about. Arugula Latte May 2014 #74

There you go - working from a lack of information. SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #78

You are admitting to signing up to DU more than once muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #81

Yes SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #82

Here's a bit of advice: muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #85

Uhh -- NO ONE was posting before 2001. DU started on January 20, 2001. Arugula Latte May 2014 #83

Oh! You mentioned "quantum"! You must be a serious thinker! mr blur May 2014 #76

As your ball comes bouncing weakly from left field... SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #89

Atheism makes no assertions. phil89 May 2014 #90

For years I rejected the following claim: SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #91

You've more or less repeated the same thing to me as to others muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #72

do you really want to do this? SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #75

OED definitions: muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #77

I do not believe. SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #79

That's funny. You exude pomposity in your posts. Arugula Latte May 2014 #84

Thank you SoLeftIAmRight May 2014 #87

. rug May 2014 #8

thanks kpete May 2014 #10

Or to quote Stephen Colbert: Initech May 2014 #13

What are "Things you'll never hear Pope Photo-Op say"?...nt SidDithers May 2014 #16

, blkmusclmachine May 2014 #19

It's like I've said, the Republicans only talk about abortion for ONE reason... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #20

Here's what He said: DeSwiss May 2014 #21

Guess Francis didn't get the memo. Since he is very much anti-choice, anti-contraception, NYC Liberal May 2014 #23

Yep. That's why I thought this cartoon was all about Francis' hypocrisy... theHandpuppet May 2014 #25

Oh, but he washes feet and talked smack about rich people Arugula Latte May 2014 #39

This Pope (a Latin one, no less - yay!) is pissing off right wingers big time! Sarah Ibarruri May 2014 #24

Yeah, well he's pissing off a lot of progressives as well. theHandpuppet May 2014 #26

Incorrect. Catholicism, not someone specific, upsets some no matter what. :) Am I right? nt Sarah Ibarruri May 2014 #28

Is there some part of my post that was unclear? theHandpuppet May 2014 #29

Maybe I didn't. Are you saying that you object to FRANCIS, while not objecting to any other popes, Sarah Ibarruri May 2014 #43

I'm responding to the OP theHandpuppet May 2014 #45

You should read the entire piece I have excerpted below Bluenorthwest May 2014 #47

No, you're wrong. trotsky May 2014 #32

But that *IS* Catholicism. Protestantism is where women have leadership. nt Sarah Ibarruri May 2014 #42

That's also wrong. trotsky May 2014 #44

He sure is fooling a lot of progressives...nt SidDithers May 2014 #52

And the circulation of urban legends is something else to look out for theHandpuppet May 2014 #60

It's just PR to get more money n/t PrestonLocke May 2014 #31

So far, this Pope has been way better than Benny gopiscrap May 2014 #34

His Bishops in Uganda are calling for the elimination of gay people and for parents to turn in Bluenorthwest May 2014 #48

To be fair Nevernose May 2014 #50

I agree gopiscrap May 2014 #88

+1 demosincebirth May 2014 #53

How? Can you point a single change of dogma for the better? nt msanthrope May 2014 #67

So what's the over-under on the Pope allowing contraception? Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #64

There�s no need to change Church teaching on contraception, says Pope Francis in new interview theHandpuppet May 2014 #69

Of course not. This guy is all smoke-and-mirrors PR. And people on DU fall for it over and over ... Arugula Latte May 2014 #71

What is the point of posting this inaccurate comic again? n/t Humanist_Activist May 2014 #80

*cough* bullshit *cough* PeaceNikki May 2014 #86