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In reply to the discussion: Richard Dawkins to atheist rally: 'Show contempt' for faith [View all]LARED
(11,735 posts)105. There you go again, defining words to suit your agenda
in·tol·er·ance /ɪnˈtɒlərəns/ Show Spelled[in-tol-er-uhns] Show IPA
noun
1. lack of toleration; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, etc.
2. incapacity or indisposition to bear or endure: intolerance to heat.
3. abnormal sensitivity or allergy to a food, drug, etc.
4. an intolerant act.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/intolerance
I looked at perhaps a dozen definitions of intolerance and not a single one limited intolerance to actions on people as you are trying to claim. Every single one of them included ideas and opinions.
To be clear, are your seriously claiming the quotes below from leaders of the atheist movement are NOT intolerant?
Then Dawkins got to the part where he calls on the crowd not only to challenge religious people but to "ridicule and show contempt" for their doctrines and sacraments.....
He reveled in the group's reputation as the marines of atheism, as the people who storm the faith barricades and bring "unpopular but necessary" lawsuits......
Silverman may have gone a bit further in his rhetoric than he intended. In a thundering call for "zero tolerance" for anyone who disagrees with or insults atheism, Silverman proclaimed, "Stand your ground!"
Greta Christina, author of Why Are You Atheists So Angry?, attacked every major faith, even the teachings of the Dalai Lama. In a long litany of what makes her angry, she got all the way back to Galileo (overlooking the modern Catholic Church's restoration of his reputation).
He reveled in the group's reputation as the marines of atheism, as the people who storm the faith barricades and bring "unpopular but necessary" lawsuits......
Silverman may have gone a bit further in his rhetoric than he intended. In a thundering call for "zero tolerance" for anyone who disagrees with or insults atheism, Silverman proclaimed, "Stand your ground!"
Greta Christina, author of Why Are You Atheists So Angry?, attacked every major faith, even the teachings of the Dalai Lama. In a long litany of what makes her angry, she got all the way back to Galileo (overlooking the modern Catholic Church's restoration of his reputation).
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A good many Protestants also think the Catholic view of the Eucharist is absurd
bluestateguy
Mar 2012
#1
If you could have answered that question you would have avoided the drivel that follows it.
rug
Mar 2012
#77
Christian theology was originally heavily influenced by Greco-Roman philosophy
FarCenter
Mar 2012
#81
Unfortunate. Glad to see that the speaker who said "Stand your ground" got no applause.
cbayer
Mar 2012
#2
It doesn't matter who advocates such a position, advocating such a position is
humblebum
Mar 2012
#126
People make fun of other's fantasies all the time, indeed, those who take such fantasies...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#8
Debunkers of conspiracy theories, Mythbusters did a rather good episode...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#15
Not agreeing with it implies its on equal footing with the facts or is equally logical...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#21
Didn't somebody say the purpose of the rally wasn't to ridicule religion or promote
Leontius
Mar 2012
#9
The organizers apparently said that. The limited information in the article indicates that
cbayer
Mar 2012
#18
Why is the humorlessness of atheists so close to the humorlessness of fundamentalists?
villager
Mar 2012
#11
So then, the fact that some of us find much atheist and skeptical "reasoning" to be
humblebum
Mar 2012
#50
It is OK to ridicule it and show contempt for it, as for any ideas or beliefs
LeftishBrit
Mar 2012
#55
Atheists make fun of beliefs, and we are called humorless, the religious attack people...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#23
That's true, but Carlin was hilarious! Especially when he made fun of religious beliefs. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#26
But he honed his humor and timing growing up on the West Side in Corpus Christi parish.
rug
Mar 2012
#30
You would have a point if anyone called for ridicule and contempt of PEOPLE...
cleanhippie
Mar 2012
#62
We essentially agree with each other but I would like to point out that historical distortions
Leontius
Mar 2012
#106
Yeah, because the oppression of women, gays, atheists by today's believers
cleanhippie
Mar 2012
#110
Where did I ever indicate that "advocating repression, torture and mass murder" was a
humblebum
Mar 2012
#92
When the explanation is "Just because" its not based on logic or empiricism. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#130
Quote mining is bearing false witness, how does your god feel about that? n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#79
This coming from someone who believes in Transubstantiation, sorry, I don't think you have any...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2012
#90
The truth that they won't, can't, admit is that using mockery and ridicule is much like
Leontius
Mar 2012
#89
actually, I know EXACTLY what I reject, regardless of what others are convinced of.
deacon_sephiroth
Mar 2012
#148