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57. You made a perfectly valid point. This person clearly is incapable of

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Fri May 27, 2016, 10:37 PM

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I fell that if someone believes in God, goes [View all] frankieallen May 2016 OP

Expect a strong reaction to your comment tymorial May 2016 #1

Agreed, thanks for pointing that out. frankieallen May 2016 #5

We do not have to respect beliefs. SouthernDemLinda May 2016 #49

I would characterize this post as recycled drivel, but that would be disrespectful. rug May 2016 #56

Answer to a non-rebuttal from a troll SouthernDemLinda May 2016 #62

You labor under the illusion that anything you said warrants a rebuttal. rug May 2016 #64

So what about the whole Adam and Eve, Noah and the Ark things bother you? gratuitous May 2016 #2

I didn't say it bothered me, I just don't believe in frankieallen May 2016 #8

I'm not trying to be confrontational gratuitous May 2016 #11

You seem to be complicating a simple point frankieallen May 2016 #13

The point is anything but simple, and that confounds a lot of people gratuitous May 2016 #21

Tradition? How does that rate any status? Traditional treatment of women? LGBT? Bluenorthwest May 2016 #70

Tradition is used all the time gratuitous May 2016 #75

Usually, religious folks are not ridiculed until they begin to impose their beliefs on others. cwydro May 2016 #3

You are talking about extremist Muslims I assume. frankieallen May 2016 #15

Or extremist Christians, or extremist Jews, or annabanana May 2016 #23

Yes, those extremist Buddhists can be quite violent to non believers. And I hear the Hindus frankieallen May 2016 #28

oh ffs annabanana May 2016 #30

Nope, I'm talking about any religion that tries to make others believe what they believe. cwydro May 2016 #37

I respect their right to have those beliefs, but I'll never respect those beliefs. Iggo May 2016 #4

But if you're an Atheist maxsolomon May 2016 #6

I lose respect for the religious SecularMotion May 2016 #7

+1000000 SammyWinstonJack May 2016 #9

And visa versa frankieallen May 2016 #14

Yes! TreasonousBastard May 2016 #17

Atheist are the most hated group in America. SouthernDemLinda May 2016 #50

Perhaps some of the believers that you meet are actually responding to your own guillaumeb May 2016 #52

If you 'believe' only you know that. If you demonstrate your belief through action, others see that. Bluenorthwest May 2016 #73

How about the non-religious who don't respect the religious? TreasonousBastard May 2016 #16

I'm glad that your mom is the happiest and most content SheilaT May 2016 #10

As long as it doesn't hurt anyone else, sure! Born again atheist here. nt thereismore May 2016 #12

No respect from me Matrosov May 2016 #18

As long as they focus on living THEIR OWN life "correctly" MH1 May 2016 #19

Well in all fairness, there is a lot of people raising their children as idiots where religion frankieallen May 2016 #24

There are religious people who think that dark skin is curse from god. trotsky May 2016 #20

I have no words for the stupidity of your post, you are just fishing for conflict. frankieallen May 2016 #22

You made a blanket, generalized statement calling for "respect" for religious beliefs. trotsky May 2016 #25

Ya, sure you did. frankieallen May 2016 #31

He makes a valid point. procon May 2016 #33

after I saw " he makes a valid point" I stopped frankieallen May 2016 #35

And that's OK, because I am an atheist, and you can think however you'd like. procon May 2016 #39

You made a perfectly valid point. This person clearly is incapable of Dark n Stormy Knight May 2016 #57

The point is that religion requires a total lack of reason. That's all I need to know lindysalsagal May 2016 #82

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Oh man, I took the time to write a reply, when this gif did so much better Dark n Stormy Knight May 2016 #55

Completely different things Matrosov May 2016 #40

Wow. Your apparent lack of logical thinking skills is truly breathtaking. Dark n Stormy Knight May 2016 #54

The difference is that he does it because he chooses to... TipTok May 2016 #60

The rules for group responsibility vary from group to group. stone space May 2016 #67

I feel the same way,to each his own.Just don't use religion as a weapon. wendylaroux May 2016 #26

Some of the best people I know are devoutly religious. Now most religious people Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #29

Ridiculing a viewpoint is not the same as ridiculing a person who may subscribe to that viewpoint Major Nikon May 2016 #32

As an atheist, as long as they mind their own business, I don't resent religious people. Throd May 2016 #34

There is a group for this kind of discussion csziggy May 2016 #36

I wouldn't call that a "discussion" group though kentauros May 2016 #38

I just edited my message to a quote of the Statement of Purpose for GD csziggy May 2016 #41

I agree with that. kentauros May 2016 #42

I realized that I wasn't sure of the "best" place for the OP csziggy May 2016 #44

I would also recommend the OP to try this topic in one of the other groups. kentauros May 2016 #47

Yeah, the problem is a lot of nasty bigots believe the same things. ohnoyoudidnt May 2016 #43

Up to the point where their beliefs start to interfere demwing May 2016 #45

BAM!!! U4ikLefty May 2016 #79

If a Christian follows the true teachings of Jesus... roamer65 May 2016 #46

Really? How about some of the other teachings of Jesus in the Gospels? Manifestor_of_Light May 2016 #65

I hate to be the grammar police but could you make that feel and not fell n/t malaise May 2016 #48

Poe's law, exhibit N Electric Monk May 2016 #63

Be aware, religion is just another form of politics! n/t RKP5637 May 2016 #51

Good point. nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #78

Why should false beliefs be respected? Is 2+2 equal to 5? Albertoo May 2016 #53

In the Constitution, hanging gays, burning witches & condemning Christians, Jews or Muslims is wrong Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #58

Speaking of which, Saudi Arabia recently executed a witch on religious grounds Albertoo May 2016 #59

The number four is the creation of the devil. U4ikLefty May 2016 #81

They are free to do what they like... As adults... And in their own life... TipTok May 2016 #61

I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows Solly Mack May 2016 #66

cool story, bro. KG May 2016 #68

Religion topics are banned in gd...nt Jesus Malverde May 2016 #69

I'm surprised it has survived this long. B Calm May 2016 #71

They're too busy looking for other keywords..nt Jesus Malverde May 2016 #72

This post creates so much sadness in me. usedtobedemgurl May 2016 #74

I agree tazkcmo May 2016 #76

I would not do that to anyone's face unless they got in mine first. SusanCalvin May 2016 #77

Please don't fell. U4ikLefty May 2016 #80

Locking. This post belongs in on of our religion groups. Raine1967 May 2016 #83