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amandabeech

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194. I agree. It sounds like the guy has some really serious issues.

Reply to Yo_Mama (Reply #193)

Wed Feb 11, 2015, 08:28 PM

Feb 2015

I wonder if he'll get a psych evaluation. I don't know what to think, either.

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Chapel hill shooter was a 'militant atheist' who fantasised that religion would 'go away'. [View all] Nye Bevan Feb 2015 OP

Just reading about the shootings Peacetrain Feb 2015 #1

Because of guns dem in texas Feb 2015 #2

There is a lot of truth in that! Peacetrain Feb 2015 #5

Not guns, parking! atreides1 Feb 2015 #9

One violent atheist. That must be the War on Christianity we have been hearing about. DetlefK Feb 2015 #3

You mean here at DU or in the mainstream media? nt el_bryanto Feb 2015 #6

It is clearly about Christianity when an atheist shoots muslims.... AngryAmish Feb 2015 #11

LOL. CLEARLY! n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #88

Well, on DU it is. Dr. Strange Feb 2015 #121

Lol. n/t benz380 Feb 2015 #148

Obsession like this is what can be terrifying. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #112

He's a fucking maniac. HappyMe Feb 2015 #4

Am I a bad person because your header made me laugh out loud? Now we can blame Atheism Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #7

I get your joke... MellowDem Feb 2015 #30

I had a philosophy major atheist boyfriend for 3 years Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #70

Be careful not to conflate atheism with 'control freaks.' immoderate Feb 2015 #99

Just out of curiousity, was he raised in a religious household? Marr Feb 2015 #117

If true, your experience tells me, your then boyfriend was a mental case notadmblnd Feb 2015 #123

Atheism doesn't change because of your experience MellowDem Feb 2015 #124

This atheist thinks your ex sounds like an ass kcr Feb 2015 #140

Your boyfriend sounds like a lot of atheists on DU.. whathehell Feb 2015 #211

Have you ever READ the Koran? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #95

I've read parts of it... MellowDem Feb 2015 #126

To your point, I would suggest that Atheism doesn't believe in Organized Religion of any stripe... 2banon Feb 2015 #202

A belief in nothing or no gods is still a belief btrflykng9 Feb 2015 #212

Atheism is a lack of belief in gods... MellowDem Feb 2015 #213

Guy also expressed Libertarian views and classified himself as a gun totting liberal. dilby Feb 2015 #8

That's true. HappyMe Feb 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #12

Have you visited Gaza and The West Bank? pennylane100 Feb 2015 #14

That took exactly 5 seconds to appear. Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #18

That was double the time it took for me to react to it pennylane100 Feb 2015 #26

after you see this ( : ), the numbers behind it represent minutes not seconds snooper2 Feb 2015 #96

What does this mean? 1:25:31? I think it's one hour, twenty-five minutes, and thirty-one seconds. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2015 #103

Every digital watch maker in the world is wrong LOL snooper2 Feb 2015 #104

You think Israel fighting back leftynyc Feb 2015 #143

lol. nt benz380 Feb 2015 #151

how exactly is atheism an organized belief system and what are its beliefs? whatthehey Feb 2015 #15

Usually atheists espouse secular humanism Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #22

Not true. I don't for one. And yes; it mentions Jews killing non-Jews quite a bit, no? whatthehey Feb 2015 #24

... Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #42

Blasphemy was punished how again? whatthehey Feb 2015 #54

Apostatasy. Look it up in the dictionary. Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #59

S'ok. Some of us can handle two concepts at once. But if it gives you problems whatthehey Feb 2015 #72

that would make "secular humanism" an ideology not atheism. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #36

Ok Warren, what word should I use to classify people who identify as atheists? Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #37

atheists? nonbelievers? What ideology do non-golfers or non-football fans have? whatthehey Feb 2015 #52

Post removed Post removed Feb 2015 #58

Is it clear that he did it out of a desire to further atheism? el_bryanto Feb 2015 #63

Just 7 hours ago outside Feb 2015 #94

Two wrongs don't make a right. el_bryanto Feb 2015 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #169

this post reads as if it was typed out by a sociopath.. frylock Feb 2015 #65

Scary Gelliebeans Feb 2015 #166

^^^THIS^^^ X 1000 Tom Ripley Feb 2015 #172

You just referred to a triple homicide as "brilliant"? " . . . your time has arrived."? hatrack Feb 2015 #69

I didn't think we had any violent fundamentalists on DU. Rex Feb 2015 #85

Woah.... giftedgirl77 Feb 2015 #71

Why exactly? whatthehey Feb 2015 #73

Brilliant? You sound like a total sociopath in your glee over 3 murdered people. Rex Feb 2015 #79

Well said. n/t inanna Feb 2015 #86

Believers seem to resent that atheists aren't pretending this guy wasn't one. whatthehey Feb 2015 #87

All believers or one believer? nt el_bryanto Feb 2015 #91

Fair point. I should commend you for consistency FWIW too. whatthehey Feb 2015 #98

It is strange seeing a believer say athesim is a faith based system like religion. Rex Feb 2015 #97

Not cool. inanna Feb 2015 #83

athiests. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #165

Atheism is a lack of phil89 Feb 2015 #27

Phil89 - you guys are going to have to step up here and swallow the medicine Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #33

Swallow what medicine? Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #105

Learn the difference between an Atheist & what I call a "Hatetheist". As an Atheist, I don't Ghost in the Machine Feb 2015 #110

The Bible shows many examples... MellowDem Feb 2015 #32

Disgustingly and slanderously untrue. But I expected that. Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #35

what part of that statement wasn't true? Are you saying atheism is a belief system? Douglas Carpenter Feb 2015 #38

OFFS Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #44

“This is what the Lord Almighty says... Douglas Carpenter Feb 2015 #60

Apostasy. Just point out the parts where someone needs to die just because they're not Jewish. Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #64

just quoting the Bible - that's all Douglas Carpenter Feb 2015 #67

People jump through a lot of hoops to justify murders committed long ago in their religion's name. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #74

The only one flooding people with bullshit here is you. It seems like you Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #75

Deut 13:6-11 as posted above whatthehey Feb 2015 #78

Sigh. You really should educate yourself on something you claim to hold dear. Rex Feb 2015 #136

I always loved the story about God sending out she-bears to maul 42 children for teasing old Elisha Douglas Carpenter Feb 2015 #142

Bears?!! Did you say bears????!!!.... Colbert was right. Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #146

So now we're going back leftynyc Feb 2015 #145

Yeah - it's not like the Torah is important to them now or anything...... whatthehey Feb 2015 #147

Oh - do feel free to leftynyc Feb 2015 #156

Does this count? jberryhill Feb 2015 #178

No - it doesn't leftynyc Feb 2015 #180

Didn't think it would. jberryhill Feb 2015 #181

Interesting story here ballabosh Feb 2015 #209

Fucking settlers leftynyc Feb 2015 #210

Stop your stupid Strawmen... MellowDem Feb 2015 #149

Do let me know leftynyc Feb 2015 #157

It's in the Bible... MellowDem Feb 2015 #159

And weirdly enough leftynyc Feb 2015 #160

What about.... MellowDem Feb 2015 #170

What about ballabosh Feb 2015 #185

Atheism isn't a belief system is equivalent to ... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #214

Not sure what you're trying to say.... MellowDem Feb 2015 #215

I agree about the Abrahamic faiths... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #216

All atheists I know are agnostic... MellowDem Feb 2015 #217

The mental gymnastics to deny the obvious Waiting For Everyman Feb 2015 #68

The entire Old Testament disproves your claim arcane1 Feb 2015 #153

I've got a book with thin paper and tiny type that says otherwise. LeftyMom Feb 2015 #195

I may be surprised, but I doubt we'll see much atheist hand washing here whatthehey Feb 2015 #13

Almost compels one to believe that hate knows no one political, religious or philosophical philosphy LanternWaste Feb 2015 #16

Yes, but some also kill for "causes" whatthehey Feb 2015 #29

I made no premise indicating his actions were predicated on a component of his belief-systems. LanternWaste Feb 2015 #55

I know you didn't; but you made a universal statement that we should not look for external cause whatthehey Feb 2015 #76

I didn't deny outside influences-- merely indicated that looking toward the individual is necessary. LanternWaste Feb 2015 #173

It was the way you stated it, though; I took it the same way. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #196

I haven't seen much anywhere. trotsky Feb 2015 #20

Well said. Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #108

Fundie Atheists are as big of jerks as Fundie anything-else. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #17

+1 Saucepan of Kerbango Feb 2015 #31

WTF is a Fundy Atheist? ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #40

Somebody who is described as a "militant atheist". MohRokTah Feb 2015 #41

So you pulling this out your arse or you have a link to Websters or something? ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #43

I've had my runins with a few. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #48

Oh, and this murderer calling himself an "anti-theist" should eb a clue. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #56

Anti-theist does NOT mean OR imply that one is a fundamentalist or a militant. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #197

Richard Dawkins to atheist rally: 'Show contempt' for faith FrodosPet Feb 2015 #144

So now showing contempt for faith is considered militant, got it. ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #150

Depends on how you do it. Throd Feb 2015 #154

"showing contempt" is now "murder the bastards". Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #164

We all show plenty of contempt for RWers here. Anybody ever kill any? I stick to the contempt.... whatthehey Feb 2015 #152

Depends on how one defines RWer. ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #155

Defined as an idiot who wants to pin medals on the chest of someone who kills others LanternWaste Feb 2015 #171

Post removed Post removed Feb 2015 #191

+1 Saucepan of Kerbango Feb 2015 #49

I dunno either. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #50

yep. Saucepan of Kerbango Feb 2015 #51

Very true. HappyMe Feb 2015 #61

Well.. Saucepan of Kerbango Feb 2015 #47

Okay, I'm going to quibble with your use of the modifier 'fundie.' Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #161

Perfectly said. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #198

People might not want to try fit him into some pre-concieved idea Lurks Often Feb 2015 #19

ANDR - Another nut, different reason. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2015 #21

I don't buy the whole thing was over a parking space. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #23

"Not representative of all atheists" YoungDemCA Feb 2015 #25

+1 hrmjustin Feb 2015 #28

You would think that benefit of the doubt HappyMe Feb 2015 #34

No dog in this fight but I keep seeing this claim whatthehey Feb 2015 #46

I'm reluctant Matrosov Feb 2015 #53

Why do you think this is NOT a bigoted and ignorant claim? You have no data to back up what you're uponit7771 Feb 2015 #122

Muslims engage in less murder than world averages cpwm17 Feb 2015 #183

Maybe POTUS will go on tv and tell all of us believers Waiting For Everyman Feb 2015 #39

Whaaaat? LOL I dont know where to begin, therefore I wont even try... NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #81

Do you object to the content of his facebook profile you have quoted? Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #45

And so it begins LittleBlue Feb 2015 #57

I don't actually think there's that much evidence that what this person did el_bryanto Feb 2015 #62

Largely out of necessity unfortunately Fumesucker Feb 2015 #66

E pluribus unum The2ndWheel Feb 2015 #80

what a pantload. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #77

Pantload, said it better than I could. NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #84

A metric pantload. (2.2 times your standard pantload) Throd Feb 2015 #100

oh please. what atheist doctrine instructs us to kill those who don't believe as we do? m-lekktor Feb 2015 #116

Why in the world would one hate-filled atheist murderer imply... Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #163

From reading the fb post ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #82

Darn it - left my decoder ring at home. nt el_bryanto Feb 2015 #89

That's a really shitty thing to say. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #92

Why ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #106

Why?? Because implying that a DUer is a psychopathic murder is a shitty thing. That's "why". PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #109

Do you doubt that there are "unbalanced" posters to this anonymous message board? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #114

I don't think that the man who committed that hate crime was a DUer. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #118

Oh no, I don't doubt that at all.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #132

It you suggest that I am of the unbalanced? ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #134

I'm more interested in the reason you think that in the first place Fumesucker Feb 2015 #139

One can't help but wonder... opiate69 Feb 2015 #130

It would surprise me too.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #101

Oops, I meant it WOULDN'T surprise me ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #107

Excuse me, what? Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #113

We're not school kids, so we don't "take attendance." onager Feb 2015 #120

To all affected ... Please accept my most humble apology. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #127

What you didn't mean that one of us is a psychotic mass murderer? Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #167

I apologized, calling my post stupid, and edited to strike the post, as it was stupid ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #168

You left the accusation right there. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #175

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #189

You call that editing? melman Feb 2015 #187

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #190

As a long-time reader of your posts across many issues AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #128

You are right ... I have offered my apology and will edit the post. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #131

I don't think you know the meaning of the word "humble", mr blur Feb 2015 #186

I am not absent, just in case that attendance is being taken. Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #188

I posted something stupid ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #199

My best suggestion Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #200

I won't erase the record of my stupidity ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #201

Honestly, this is one of the shittiest posts I've read on DU in a long time EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2015 #192

It's the GUNS. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #90

I'm sure that's totally the angle his defense lawyer will adopt. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #111

He's going to prison. Just another day in gun crazy USA. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #115

Why should he go to prison if the gun is responsible? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #119

Because he pulled the trigger. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #125

You mean it was a choice he made of his own free moral being? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #129

Yup, and he chose an easily accessible gun. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #133

He chose to hate. Murder will not cease even if you were able to outlaw guns and nothing says Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #137

Of course it wouldn't cease, but how about.... JaneyVee Feb 2015 #138

Or maybe they'll go up to Mexican or (Pre-McDonald) Chicago levels. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #141

Despite all data that says otherwise. SMH. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #174

Which data? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #179

All religion should go away... SidDithers Feb 2015 #93

He's not a true anti-theist FrodosPet Feb 2015 #135

Ouch. You hurt my head. Glassunion Feb 2015 #203

Maybe? FrodosPet Feb 2015 #205

Are you an atheist? Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #206

No he is a real anti-theist. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #207

Sure, atheists can be assholes too. alarimer Feb 2015 #158

Let's do a quick analysis. Among the known facts are these: struggle4progress Feb 2015 #162

I think you're assuming more than we know muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #176

Three people, found shot execution-style in the head in their own apartment, seems unusual struggle4progress Feb 2015 #184

Gee I thought only crazy christians killed people?? workinclasszero Feb 2015 #177

Yeah, I was gonna say . . . Exhibit A Feb 2015 #182

Nope. Glassunion Feb 2015 #204

Please provide the link where anyone here asserted that only "crazy christians killed people". Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #208

I think he may be a mental case. Yo_Mama Feb 2015 #193

I agree. It sounds like the guy has some really serious issues. amandabeech Feb 2015 #194