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29. So if I respond with "well, Oswalt is f'ing stupid!", what have we solved? nt

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Has Odin forsaken us? [View all] Photographer Jan 2016 OP

I don't know about winning elections but Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #1

So you endorse holding the stupid and misconceptions Photographer Jan 2016 #2

Believe what you choose to believe. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #3

Sorry, but to coddle 15th C superstitions Photographer Jan 2016 #5

Arrogance does no one a favor and is self-destructive. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #7

Beleiving in gravity is not arrogance. Photographer Jan 2016 #8

I'm not aware of any mainstream religious arguments against gravity. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #10

And why would one think that a magic man in the sky Photographer Jan 2016 #13

There's more good reasons to believe that than there is to believe Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #14

What are those good reasons exactly? TipTok Jan 2016 #42

Actually, there are no good reasons for lying just to feel superior. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #44

Probably... TipTok Jan 2016 #48

Here is one: jonno99 Jan 2016 #53

Ahhh.. the old standby... TipTok Jan 2016 #54

Ah, the old dodge (the comic strip). And please jonno99 Jan 2016 #61

As stated before... TipTok Jan 2016 #66

You're being a bit disingenous I think. To state that no one murdered in jonno99 Jan 2016 #68

There is no per se.... TipTok Jan 2016 #69

The argument has been: abolish religion and we abolish history's worst crimes. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #71

"...their atheism did not relieve them of the impulse to kill as religion is charged with inciting" jonno99 Jan 2016 #75

Has anyone, anywhere, ever made the argument that atheism relieves the impulse to kill? cleanhippie Jan 2016 #82

"...but not a single one of them is lack of belief." Really? What prevents you from jonno99 Jan 2016 #90

Are you ok? cleanhippie Jan 2016 #91

I thought it was self explanatory. You made a claim which I refuted. jonno99 Jan 2016 #92

Refuted? Do you know what that word actually means? cleanhippie Jan 2016 #93

So, just to be clear: you don't think that fear jonno99 Jan 2016 #94

I don't think that lack of belief in a god has ever been the motivation to kill another. cleanhippie Jan 2016 #95

You're dodging. You initially responded to my quote from NU: jonno99 Jan 2016 #96

You go to great lengths in your efforts to lump religion in with the many other 'behavior modifiers' cleanhippie Jan 2016 #102

still dodging...or you're really unable to face the facts. jonno99 Jan 2016 #104

Love it. hifiguy Jan 2016 #98

I left off the bottom half by accident... TipTok Jan 2016 #101

Double whammy from The Oatmeal... TipTok Jan 2016 #59

When cartoons become Holy Writ Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #72

So you are saying that it was lack of religion that led to those deaths? cleanhippie Jan 2016 #81

And yet here you are... cleanhippie Jan 2016 #80

What lie have I told? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #88

Pretty please with sugar on top... TipTok Jan 2016 #23

is your imaginary construct more real than the imaginary constructs held by others? LanternWaste Jan 2016 #25

Indeed they are... TipTok Jan 2016 #26

Oh, FFS. That wins the prize for biggest false equivalency of the day. cleanhippie Jan 2016 #83

Why should patently absurd beliefs and opinions be respected at all? cleanhippie Jan 2016 #79

What do you do when those dearly held beliefs edhopper Jan 2016 #9

Debating is one thing. Mocking and ridiculing with a smug sense of superiority is another. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #11

So you don't think some of those beliefs are worth of ridicule? edhopper Jan 2016 #21

The problem with zealotry is Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #41

the problem with not confronting barbaris beliefs edhopper Jan 2016 #43

The absence of religion will not promise us the presence of good law. Secular law is just as Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #45

And just like challenging religious bullshit edhopper Jan 2016 #47

It's not so much that religion gets a special pass as it is Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #49

you've had atheists knock on your door? edhopper Jan 2016 #50

You think insulting people over the internet is superior to sermons on the air? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #52

You can simple walk away and not respond edhopper Jan 2016 #55

"You can simple walk away" - yes but can you? Methinks no. You are compelled to evangelize...nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #62

I don't evangelize edhopper Jan 2016 #67

I love it when believers try to equivocate. cleanhippie Jan 2016 #85

You could not watch TV sermons but you still complained about them. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #70

Evangelical atheists? cleanhippie Jan 2016 #84

I believe in him! pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #4

You call the Flying Spaghetti Monster 'Odin"? KamaAina Jan 2016 #6

. Iggo Jan 2016 #12

We are talking about Odin here. Not one of the other Gods. Photographer Jan 2016 #15

Most people in this world believe in some sort of metaphysical power. cpwm17 Jan 2016 #16

I would disagree. Photographer Jan 2016 #17

Calling people that think differently than you "MF'rs" is selfish and wrong. cpwm17 Jan 2016 #22

Then isn't it ironic that so many nations which take a religious path actually punish people who Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #30

Wow - why limit the scope to "religious states"? The communist (non-religious) states jonno99 Jan 2016 #46

Rome and the whole of Europe? Photographer Jan 2016 #73

Pikers - compared to the communists...nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #74

Most people know better but don't admit it, because loudmouths valerief Jan 2016 #51

Why must you attack the super-natural and un-explainable innate supremacy by which my deity... 403Forbidden Jan 2016 #18

Thought this was about DUer Odin2005 TacoD Jan 2016 #19

Well I don't see any Ice Giants OriginalGeek Jan 2016 #20

Oh hai! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #57

hail Odin! irisblue Jan 2016 #63

what's up allfather? (nt) TacoD Jan 2016 #64

What? Politics isn't real? prove it! LanternWaste Jan 2016 #24

How can we change narrow-minded opinions? I'd start with the OP...nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #27

Patton Oswalt had a quality response... TipTok Jan 2016 #28

So if I respond with "well, Oswalt is f'ing stupid!", what have we solved? nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #29

We continue to have a conversation... TipTok Jan 2016 #31

LOL - so in your opinion, "you're position is f'ing stupid" - is a good conversation starter? nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #34

I wouldn't start that way... TipTok Jan 2016 #35

Now you're just tap-dancing. If Oswalt gave a "quality response", why not "start that way"? nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #38

Cause precedes affect... TipTok Jan 2016 #40

In this case, "you're (sic) position is f'ing stupid" has already been established. cleanhippie Jan 2016 #87

people believe Obama is from Kenya, is that worthy of respect or is it fucking stupid? Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #33

I suspect it just their beliefs... TipTok Jan 2016 #37

That you're unable to comprehend what he is saying? cleanhippie Jan 2016 #86

I respect your right to believe in Odin el_bryanto Jan 2016 #32

^^ THIS ^^ nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #39

Heill Odin mikeysnot Jan 2016 #36

Never thought I'd see Burzum posted on DU. My hat is off to you, good sir! nomorenomore08 Jan 2016 #65

Hail! mikeysnot Jan 2016 #89

+1 Pretty kool music. hifiguy Jan 2016 #99

Did someone call my name??? Odin2005 Jan 2016 #56

I dunno. Why don't you ask him? KamaAina Jan 2016 #58

Heheheheh Odin2005 Jan 2016 #60

Yes. ms liberty Jan 2016 #76

Forsaken us? I don't see any Ice Giants around... opiate69 Jan 2016 #77

Great minds, it appear, think alike. hifiguy Jan 2016 #100

Indeed, they do, old friend! opiate69 Jan 2016 #103

Is something wrong with Odin's foreskin?? sarisataka Jan 2016 #78

I don't see any frost giants around. hifiguy Jan 2016 #97