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9. An article, wriiten by an atheist, criticizing Dawkins is criticizing atheists?

Reply to Brettongarcia (Reply #8)

Sun Aug 24, 2014, 05:46 PM

Aug 2014

Now, I suggest you read every one of those 60,000 posts, see how many of them were written by atheists, and how many of the are critical of atheism and how many are supportive.

Go on, now. Come back when you're finished.

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Confronting Our Own Hypocrisy and Repudiating Bad Behavior [View all] rug Aug 2014 OP

Agnostic here. xfundy Aug 2014 #1

What in the world does that have to do with the article? cbayer Aug 2014 #3

This article was posted by Rug; as part of his apparently endless series of posts attacking atheists Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #5

I think you just made the author's point for him. cbayer Aug 2014 #6

Really, posting an article about atheists, without comment, is attacking atheists? rug Aug 2014 #7

An article castigating atheists; see it in the context of countless similar attacks posted by Rug. Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #8

An article, wriiten by an atheist, criticizing Dawkins is criticizing atheists? rug Aug 2014 #9

No one of course, will want to read all 60,000 of Rug's posts. Which are overwhelmingly anti-atheist Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #16

The overwhelming number of my 60,000 posts are "anti-atheist"? rug Aug 2014 #19

And what about posts calling believers deluded or ill? are they attacking or insulting believers? hrmjustin Aug 2014 #10

Cuz Freud! Freud! okasha Aug 2014 #12

Academic articles, published by professionals in the field, cannot be taken to be simple insults Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #13

I can take whatever I want as an insult and some of those posts by members here were meant as hrmjustin Aug 2014 #14

So whatever you think and say is good? Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #17

I never said I was perfect but I don't go out of my way to insult atheists. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #18

So what do you think when you hear Rug call many atheists, "ASS"holes? Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #20

Who specifically did he call that? Every Atheist? hrmjustin Aug 2014 #21

Those who dared to confront religious folks Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #23

That is complete bull! hrmjustin Aug 2014 #26

Lol! rug Aug 2014 #15

While I believe that there are an increasing number of people who don't cbayer Aug 2014 #2

So when will religious folks do this? Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #4

That is a broad brush you paint with. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #11

The irony of the present OP title, is that usally it is religious folks are supposed to be humble; Brettongarcia Aug 2014 #22

Hey, I'm over here. rug Aug 2014 #24

I didn't know rug was here. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #27

Your assuming he does not want religious people to do the same. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #25