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trotsky

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12. Confront, criticize, challenge...

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #11)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 01:32 PM

Jul 2014

It's a process. By eliminating the place of privilege religious belief enjoys in society, by making religious ideas compete with others on a level playing field, I think we create an environment where those beliefs can't be used to oppress anyone. In the process, I am certain this will mean more people rejecting religion entirely. Who knows how much.

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Proofs, Disproofs, Labels and Semantics [View all] TygrBright Jul 2014 OP

Thanks for the post. safeinOhio Jul 2014 #1

"Symbols and that is all" TygrBright Jul 2014 #2

Don't give up. rug Jul 2014 #3

Thanks! n/t TygrBright Jul 2014 #4

A couple of thoughts. Jim__ Jul 2014 #5

It was to achieve that, that the concept of a-theism was introduced here, by someone Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #6

While I think we should accept labels others apply to themselves... TygrBright Jul 2014 #7

I see value in both those atheists who just turn quietly to something else; and those who speak out Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #8

So do I. TygrBright Jul 2014 #9

"So how do we achieve freedom from theoarchy?" trotsky Jul 2014 #10

Is there a word I should be using instead of "annihilate?" n/t TygrBright Jul 2014 #11

Confront, criticize, challenge... trotsky Jul 2014 #12

It sounds as though you view "rejecting religion entirely" more as... TygrBright Jul 2014 #13