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okasha

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47. Oh, fess up, Justin.

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #32)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 11:15 PM

Jun 2014

You know we really enjoy being evil.

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Richard Dawkins's lack of sympathy for those who cling to religion is a shame [View all] cbayer Jun 2014 OP

More apologetic tripe from "concerned" columnist... MellowDem Jun 2014 #1

And the OP seems to revel in searching out every single such columnist skepticscott Jun 2014 #2

I disagree Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #14

ah yes those damn militant atheists. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #22

"militant atheists" did I say that? I thought not. Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #24

Your problem is that you just like to call people bigots skepticscott Jun 2014 #36

What is bigoted about anti-theism? MellowDem Jun 2014 #41

No, the bigotry is about the broad brushing. Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #55

Broad-brushing or stereotyping isn't inherent to anti-theism... MellowDem Jun 2014 #59

Ooooohh�we're "strident"! skepticscott Jun 2014 #37

If atheism is associated with anti-theism... MellowDem Jun 2014 #39

Ahh, those imaginary "extremist" anti-theists that seem to only exist in your head... Humanist_Activist Jun 2014 #67

That is a typo there "more at link" Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #3

I dont care for him. kicked and recommended. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #4

Is that the depth of your intellectual response? skepticscott Jun 2014 #5

The author has sympathy you cling to your religion... MellowDem Jun 2014 #6

He seems to have become a celebrity okasha Jun 2014 #16

He's one of the preeminent evolutionary biologists Goblinmonger Jun 2014 #17

Reading comprehension, GM. okasha Jun 2014 #19

I don't agree. I think he is owed credit for starting the conversation cbayer Jun 2014 #18

Please see post 19. okasha Jun 2014 #20

Can't see it. cbayer Jun 2014 #21

Oops. okasha Jun 2014 #42

I understand. cbayer Jun 2014 #44

You're an anti-theist too, cbayer skepticscott Jun 2014 #23

he is rather arrogant and turns me off. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #25

He is famous for his accomplishments edhopper Jun 2014 #40

See post # 19. okasha Jun 2014 #43

I did edhopper Jun 2014 #45

See post #19 okasha Jun 2014 #49

Foolish it is then. edhopper Jun 2014 #60

I don't deny enjoying his writings. TM99 Jun 2014 #7

I thought the author did a good job of talking about both his strengths and his weaknesses. cbayer Jun 2014 #8

Well the first two paragraphs were pretty good Lordquinton Jun 2014 #9

That would be because she was engaged in exactly the same behavior. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #11

Here's the kicker skepticscott Jun 2014 #13

From all the scratching going on in this thread I'd say she's made some uncomfortable points. rug Jun 2014 #10

11 replys hardly supports your hypothesis. Lordquinton Jun 2014 #12

Thanks for more data. rug Jun 2014 #15

I wouldn't call it scratching, more like howling at the moon. Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #38

Hey, okasha Jun 2014 #46

Yeah, you're probably right. Maybe rabid coyotes. Starboard Tack Jun 2014 #54

Not really. liberalmuse Jun 2014 #26

ROFL. You win! cbayer Jun 2014 #27

Oh Lord! hrmjustin Jun 2014 #28

OMG, Justin! Did you know that President Obama is one of these people?? cbayer Jun 2014 #29

We you know us religious people are just bad. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #30

Bad? You are such an apologist. They are not just bad�. cbayer Jun 2014 #31

Mea maxima culpa! hrmjustin Jun 2014 #32

Oh, fess up, Justin. okasha Jun 2014 #47

... pinto Jun 2014 #52

"Evil spelled backward is live. And we all want to do that." kentauros Jun 2014 #56

And "GOD" is "DOG" spelled backwards. Brettongarcia Jun 2014 #68

Dogs Flew Spaceships! kentauros Jun 2014 #73

lol I try my best! hrmjustin Jun 2014 #58

How many unicornists are there? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #33

I have recently become fond of believer and non-believer, cbayer Jun 2014 #34

Call yourself whatever you want skepticscott Jun 2014 #35

LOL. You're free to call youself whatever you choose. I doubt some clique will deny you that. pinto Jun 2014 #48

Tell it to cbayer, not me. Or didn't you bother to read? skepticscott Jun 2014 #50

Oh, BS. It's about some agenda you have about cbayer and her clique, as you call it. pinto Jun 2014 #51

You have no answer to the points I raised, do you? skepticscott Jun 2014 #57

Oh dear! The evil atheist!!! longship Jun 2014 #53

Dawkins has a career to worry about goldent Jun 2014 #61

Exactly. okasha Jun 2014 #62

He's 73 years old skepticscott Jun 2014 #63

Exactly - he could retire but he hasn't. goldent Jun 2014 #64

And you know this because edhopper Jun 2014 #65

They know it because they know Richard Dawkins is an evil, evil man. trotsky Jun 2014 #69

Specifically, okasha Jun 2014 #72

What is she complaining about? Seriously, I just read the entire article, I don't understand her... Humanist_Activist Jun 2014 #66

And yet somehow she comes off as more patronizing, and more insulting to believers... trotsky Jun 2014 #70

You're supposed to keep your f'ing mouth shut. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2014 #71

"1. the sharing of another's emotions, esp of sorrow or anguish; pity; compassion " AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #74

I think she quite purposefully used the word sympathy. cbayer Jun 2014 #75

Empathy would be better. Sympathy implies something is wrong. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #76

Well, I think she does think something is wrong. cbayer Jun 2014 #77

"Lack of sympathy" okasha Jun 2014 #78

Sympathy trotsky Jun 2014 #79