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Lordquinton

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20. So a no answer to callng you out on harmful behaviour?

Reply to okasha (Reply #17)

Thu May 29, 2014, 06:07 PM

May 2014

No, the facts are that it's usually not the mentally ill that commit violent crimes, but that's inconvenient for you. and not inconvenient in the way you believers use it to admonish atheists (The pope said something good, I guess that's too inconvenient for you to acknowledge) but real inconvenient, like Al Gore inconvenient because it undermines your whole position and you have to go on ad hominins because your position is not only false, but you are actively and, now that I've informed you, intentionally hurting people should you continue to do so.

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Penn Jillette receives death threats because of atheist views [View all] cleanhippie May 2014 OP

Are we supposed to be surprised by this? PZ Meyers got death threats for "desecrating" a wafer. Humanist_Activist May 2014 #1

It isn't supposed to be surprising. It's supposed to be appalling. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #2

True, it is appalling, to non-theists, various religious types though will find a way to... Humanist_Activist May 2014 #3

I think he clarifies the situations pretty well. In his point of view - pinto May 2014 #4

Perhaps the OP okasha May 2014 #6

How to distinguish that though? I find it odd, I've known people who seem perfectly normal... Humanist_Activist May 2014 #7

That's what psychatrists are for. okasha May 2014 #9

Who said anything about schizophrenia? You don't need that to make death threats... Humanist_Activist May 2014 #10

You did, at least indirectly. okasha May 2014 #13

Perhaps your responses can be more substantial than petty personal attacks. cleanhippie May 2014 #8

Scape-goating the mentally ill how typical Lordquinton May 2014 #11

How very typically okasha May 2014 #12

No, you are perpetuating a very harmful trend in our culture Lordquinton May 2014 #16

See post #12. okasha May 2014 #17

So a no answer to callng you out on harmful behaviour? Lordquinton May 2014 #20

+ Infinity cleanhippie May 2014 #21

yes of course whenever religion is involved in indefensible acts Warren Stupidity May 2014 #14

+1 cleanhippie May 2014 #15

And Penn Jillette is qualified to make such diagnoses? Act_of_Reparation May 2014 #18

Good point. It's his point of view, fwiw. pinto May 2014 #19

Gawd will strike him down.... Uben May 2014 #5