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muriel_volestrangler

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40. It's a strawman taken from another thread

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 02:26 PM

Mar 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1218187205#post25

OP says: "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - This Caliph of ISIS has brought back the horror of the Old Testament. Every day he shows the world the true meaning of religion and what it was created for: To control people's minds and behavior under the threat of death or eternal damnation."

Stone space's reply says:

"The true meaning of religion?

Every day he shows the world the true meaning of religion and what it was created for

You mean destroying Churches and Mosques? "

What that poster meant was clear from what came after the colon: "To control people's minds and behavior under the threat of death or eternal damnation." But stone space decided to take one thing the man does, and try to say some atheists (implying that thread starter, or perhaps any atheist who talks to him in the thread) are saying that is a 'religious value'.

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Why do some so-called "atheists" consider distroying chuches and mosques... [View all] stone space Mar 2015 OP

Could you haikugal Mar 2015 #1

I was mercuryblues Mar 2015 #3

Don't expect one. bvf Mar 2015 #9

I love posts like this. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #2

Bye! Sorry you didn't enjoy the excellent article about coming out as an atheist, cbayer Mar 2015 #5

If ever there was a poster to ignore it's that one LostOne4Ever Mar 2015 #51

Those aren't atheists. Those are anti-theists. cbayer Mar 2015 #4

Absolutely stopwastingmymoney Mar 2015 #12

Exactly. It doesn't matter who is doing it. cbayer Mar 2015 #16

I think they're whacked gwheezie Mar 2015 #6

I think they're figments of the OP's imagination Warpy Mar 2015 #7

I think he is referring to this statement: cbayer Mar 2015 #8

You must be the interpreter or haikugal Mar 2015 #10

Cheap click bait bvf Mar 2015 #11

Yep. okasha Mar 2015 #14

Speaking of which: Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #25

+1 cbayer Mar 2015 #19

No, I simply did a search for his recent posts and saw where he was having this discussion. cbayer Mar 2015 #18

So you admit you're on "a mission".... haikugal Mar 2015 #20

Where do I say I am on a mission? cbayer Mar 2015 #27

You did.. haikugal Mar 2015 #56

Say what? There were questions being asked as to where this was coming from. cbayer Mar 2015 #57

Are you speaking on behalf of the OP here? bvf Mar 2015 #13

No, I'm not. Why do you ask? cbayer Mar 2015 #15

Heh. bvf Mar 2015 #17

He makes an absurd assumption. Cartoonist Mar 2015 #22

You said that ISIS represented "the true meaning of religion", which is what triggered this. cbayer Mar 2015 #28

You also assume too much Cartoonist Mar 2015 #29

ISIS is the embodiment of religion? cbayer Mar 2015 #30

Pushback I don't mind. Cartoonist Mar 2015 #33

I object to absurdity as well, which is why cbayer Mar 2015 #34

"Nor does it represent the true meaning of religion" skepticscott Mar 2015 #39

And you know this, how? mr blur Mar 2015 #68

Wow. bvf Mar 2015 #31

Knowledge is good. So is the ability to read critically. cbayer Mar 2015 #32

Pushback. bvf Mar 2015 #35

I would love to have a substantive discussion with you sometime. cbayer Mar 2015 #36

No you wouldn't. bvf Mar 2015 #37

You are probably right, but I haven't completely given up yet. cbayer Mar 2015 #38

Sounds like you got a good bead on all kinds of behavior to me. Thanks for the input. freshwest Mar 2015 #24

Well, I constantly see religious people *doing it*. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #21

I don't understand this LeftishBrit Mar 2015 #23

It's a strawman taken from another thread muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #40

Thanks for the clarity... haikugal Mar 2015 #58

The OP has also shown himself as someone who doesn't place nice with others EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2015 #69

Have to love the DU atheist group! haikugal Mar 2015 #70

Make sure to check out the Facebook group. cbayer Mar 2015 #71

Thanks for the exposure ... haikugal Mar 2015 #72

See post 8. Whether it is a straw man or not is really a matter of perspective. cbayer Mar 2015 #45

Because some religious groups currently proclaim that this is one of their values. Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #26

Other equally compelling arguments you could try Heddi Mar 2015 #41

Please provide the decoder ring for your post. TheBlackAdder Mar 2015 #53

LOL!!!! haikugal Mar 2015 #59

Why do some so-called "atheists"... AlbertCat Mar 2015 #42

I guess that is all in your perspective. cbayer Mar 2015 #43

Name one atheist here skepticscott Mar 2015 #61

He gote kicked out of the atheist forum Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #44

for posting crap like this there. That's why. AlbertCat Mar 2015 #48

Oh, there's a couple of them. Two in just this thread, at least. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #65

I can't speak for atheists, theists, agnostics, etc. Won't presume to. In re: ISIS pinto Mar 2015 #46

I heard today that they released a hit list of 100 US military personnel. cbayer Mar 2015 #47

Saw that. Fishing for some random wannabe ISIS supporter to hit an individual or family pinto Mar 2015 #49

Just heard that folks are being notified for due diligence. pinto Mar 2015 #50

Still waiting for YOUR description skepticscott Mar 2015 #62

I dunno, but I had this experience going to a funeral at a Catholic Church a few years back. Cleita Mar 2015 #52

I had the same experience Cartoonist Mar 2015 #55

Kudos on your impulse control... haikugal Mar 2015 #60

Huh? HassleCat Mar 2015 #54

So were you planning on participating in your own thread? skepticscott Mar 2015 #63

At work, we call this 'crop dusting'. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #66

Where are you hanging at? cpwm17 Mar 2015 #64

What the hell are you talking about? mr blur Mar 2015 #67