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Warren Stupidity

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18. The point is to have 135,000 posts.

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 06:38 AM

Sep 2014

If you want a discussion, you should go over to Discussionist. They have fabulous discussions over there, of the "your mother wears combat boots, neener neener" variety. Here we just post stuff, stuff we clipped from google news. It is all about post count.

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What Leaving My Religion Did for Me [View all] cbayer Sep 2014 OP

WOW. I wish I could have put clydefrand Sep 2014 #1

Just to be clear, I only posted it, I did not write it. cbayer Sep 2014 #4

"As to trying to convince others to one's way of thinking" trotsky Sep 2014 #5

It's framing it in a way to make both sides seem like they are doing the same thing Lordquinton Sep 2014 #49

Well, it's always been very important for some... trotsky Sep 2014 #64

Do you like it when feminists try to convince others to our way of thinking? beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #6

Seriously, what's the point of any kind of discussion... trotsky Sep 2014 #7

Would any of us belong to DU if we didn't think it was necessary? beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #8

I thought it was too! trotsky Sep 2014 #11

The point is to have 135,000 posts. Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #18

At least you found a way to feel superior to both sides. Lordquinton Sep 2014 #50

What? That is so completely out of context and untrue. cbayer Sep 2014 #53

Unfortunately, he probably can't. okasha Sep 2014 #70

He frequently makes attacking accusations, but rarely responds when called on it, well cbayer Sep 2014 #87

... trotsky Sep 2014 #88

your constant false equilvances are even more tierd than your offence at santa Lordquinton Sep 2014 #93

Both sides aren't equal? cbayer Sep 2014 #94

Very interesting article. 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #2

I am as well, though I recognize that others want something more definitive. cbayer Sep 2014 #3

What I am definitely not OK with... 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #10

I agree that some things just make no sense cbayer Sep 2014 #12

Would you say that you are opposed to evangelism in any form? LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #15

I am opposed to proselytizing when it comes to religious beliefs or lack of beliefs. cbayer Sep 2014 #17

Aren't we talking about belief systems when we LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #27

I am speaking specifically of religious beliefs when I make this distinction. cbayer Sep 2014 #31

Those areas that I mentioned fall under the umbrella of religious beliefs. LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #34

I think they are influenced by religion in many cases, but can be cbayer Sep 2014 #36

How does legislation regarding teaching evolution in the classroom LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #37

In the example of teaching evolution, I do not think it can be separated from religious cbayer Sep 2014 #38

Okay. If your position is LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #39

That is exactly my position, though there are those cbayer Sep 2014 #40

If I am trying to persuade another person to adopt my ideas, LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #41

Your definition is different than mine, but knowing that helps with communication, I think. cbayer Sep 2014 #42

We agree on so -- almost everything, cbayer. LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #43

Lol, you really are fun to talk to and cbayer Sep 2014 #45

Right? LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #46

The difference between discussion and proseletyzing okasha Sep 2014 #71

As we've discussed before, live and let live would include not injecting religion into legislation. AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #20

Not in my way of thinking it wouldn't. cbayer Sep 2014 #22

I wish you realized how that logic can be used to support the anti-choice movement. trotsky Sep 2014 #24

Well, let's grab one of the giant, stinking, hot-button issues at non-random. AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #26

I agree with you. To me, that is not "live and let live" either. cbayer Sep 2014 #29

Fair enough. We're on the same page then. AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #30

But to them, the idea of abortion isn't "live and let live." trotsky Sep 2014 #65

"If you crave the approval of people, (...) , I wouldn’t recommend atheism for you." Fumesucker Sep 2014 #9

If you crave the approval of people, I'm not sure what I would recommend. cbayer Sep 2014 #13

We have a word for those who don't care at all what others think of them Fumesucker Sep 2014 #14

There is a difference between craving approval and not caring at all what others think, though. cbayer Sep 2014 #16

True, some people want others to think they are assholes Fumesucker Sep 2014 #56

I agree about relatively normal people wanting approval and attention. cbayer Sep 2014 #57

Not collecting stamps can get you approval and attention too in the right environment... Fumesucker Sep 2014 #60

I guess it could if you could find an organization or group specifically cbayer Sep 2014 #62

A sociopath? phil89 Sep 2014 #44

Why would a sociopath care what you thought about them? Fumesucker Sep 2014 #47

No. okasha Sep 2014 #72

Clearly a reference to this. AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #19

Is it? That's about trust, but I guess you could extrapolate it cbayer Sep 2014 #21

I would consider them part and parcel. AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #23

What do you think are the most important factors in the high level of distrust? cbayer Sep 2014 #25

I suspect it mostly boils down to acceptance of the canard that without god one cannot have AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #28

That makes sense and it is consistent with prejudices that other cbayer Sep 2014 #32

No, that was what I meant. AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #33

It's tricky, I think. cbayer Sep 2014 #35

Religious people imply that religion is the only thing holding them back when they ask the question Fumesucker Sep 2014 #48

That's a pretty broad statement and while you may have heard cbayer Sep 2014 #52

The implication is contained in the question itself Fumesucker Sep 2014 #54

I think that is a leap that is not necessarily accurate. cbayer Sep 2014 #55

In many cases that's the message their religion teaches in an unequivocal manner Fumesucker Sep 2014 #58

This sounds like the concept of original sin, which many people are not raised with. cbayer Sep 2014 #59

I got both sets of teachings at the same time Fumesucker Sep 2014 #61

That would be confusing. I think many find their own reconciliation when cbayer Sep 2014 #63

My comments in this thread are about people who ask a certain question Fumesucker Sep 2014 #66

I never have had religion....(for me) #11..An appreciation for the preciousness of life is what.... Tikki Sep 2014 #51

If you don't accept original sin and substitutionary atonement, you are not a Christian. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #67

You don't get to define christianity or who is or is not a christian. cbayer Sep 2014 #68

Then you wouldn't recite the Apostles' Creed, then, would you? Does your church do that? Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #69

Your insistence on defining christianity certainly says more about your apparent cbayer Sep 2014 #86

That's a definition of strict Calvinism, not Christianity as a whole. okasha Sep 2014 #73

What's your definition? Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #74

My definition okasha Sep 2014 #75

What does Calvinism have to do with original sin and substitutionary atonement? Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #76

You tell me okasha Sep 2014 #77

I asked you for a definition. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #78

All of it. okasha Sep 2014 #79

What is the difference between Catholicism and Protestantism Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #80

Depends on which variety of Protestantism you're talking about. okasha Sep 2014 #81

All of them. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #82

Look 'em up for yourself. okasha Sep 2014 #83

You give me an answer in written doctrine. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #84

I would suggest that continuing to make assumptions without evidence is, well, cbayer Sep 2014 #89

What denomination were you raised in, cbayer? n/t trotsky Sep 2014 #90

You never heard of it. What is their official doctrine? Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #91

I don't even understand what "official doctrine" cbayer Sep 2014 #92

All you have to do is name one that doesn't. trotsky Sep 2014 #85