Church of England’s call for dialogue on gays rebuffed in Africa

[AtheistCrusader]

105. It's like you read half of what I write.

"You think that all atheists are "by definition" rational about everything. "


Groan.

"For starters, that's casual speculation on my part. The whole paragraph is, and quite obviously so. "just don't not bear out when you look at those areas" Disagree. There are three primary basis for homophobia: Rational, irrational, and 'revealed truth/dogma'. I have yet to see a rational basis for homophobia that can withstand any sort of scrutiny, so I think I can confidently say it has no rational basis, at least for now/until proven otherwise. Atheists by definition discount/ignore supernaturally revealed truth/dogma such as the bible, which is a source for some interpretations of bigotry against various groups, homosexuals included.

So you've eliminated two source categories for homophobia just by defining/identifying as an atheist. In order for your counterpoint to be true, one would then have to assume a higher rate of irrationality among atheists. I've seen no evidence of this. I'm open to evaluating such evidence, if there is any."

"You think that homophobia comes only from the bible?"
Strawman. I didn't say that. Search all my posts, you won't find that claim. In fact, I specifically listed multiple sources, and specifically cited the bible as just one example of revealed truth/dogma, out of possibilities that do not even include revealed truth/dogma.


I have to say, you don't seem to be engaging in this discussion in anything resembling an honest fashion.