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

[AtheistCrusader]

109. Yet you have managed to misconstrue just about everything.

"It could be that they have just never met that kind of person, so it could be based on pure ignorance and having been told things that aren't true."

Still irrational. "without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason." You just described a scenario that fits within the bounds of irrationality.

"What is someone has a deep and abiding hatred of all dogs because they were once bitten by one? For them that might be completely logical, as they lack the ability to tell which dog might bite them and which won't. You may say that's irrational, but if they don't want to get bit again, it might be very rational."

Still irrational. Especially from a statistical standpoint. You have a less than 1%/year chance of being bitten by any given dog, to a degree that might require medical attention.

"Even if we use your three primary bases, you haven't eliminated anything except the "revealed truth/dogma" option by saying you are an atheist. Your responses may still be irrational."

I specifically specified irrational as a possibility. So I have no idea what you are trying to object to here. I did ask for evidence that atheists might be more irrational than the average person. You haven't offered anything so far.

"There is not rational basis for sexism, in my opinion. And clearly the atheist who also exhibit sexism are not basing it on "revealed truth/dogma". So is there bigotry towards women rational? Or are they irrational?"

Yes, they are being irrational. And I am perfectly happy to call them to the carpet on it, and fully expect to be able to talk them out of it, or ruin any credibility they may have had with the nearby audience by illustrating their irrationality.

I don't know anything about memes, just this specific conversation. If you've been getting that feedback a lot, I suggest some introspection is in order.