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In reply to the discussion: Half of Atheist Kids Wind Up Believing [View all]beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)40. bvf was referencing a common apologist meme.
This one:
But then, religion had absolutely nothing to do with that, eh?
We've been told repeatedly that religion is never to blame when religious people do bad things.
Even though the religious people involved did in fact cite religion as their motivation.
You did the same thing here:
"Religion" did not pilot the planes in New York. Some people claiming to be acting from religious motives did.
And now you're claiming that bvf is "broad brushing" religion:
I will make an assumption here that, based on the number 3000, and based on the previous statement about flying airplanes into buildings, that the poster was talking about the Muslims who flew the planes into the World Trade Center.
Add in the part about religion and some few people might just conclude that the poster IS broad brushing an entire religion.
Add in the part about religion and some few people might just conclude that the poster IS broad brushing an entire religion.
Your "assumption" always seems to be that atheists are intolerant of all religious people, even when they go out of their way to qualify their statements.
Why is that?
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My fiancee and I were both raised Catholic, and thought about doing this as well...
Humanist_Activist
May 2015
#83
Actually, I think the article points out exactly the opposite of what you are saying.
cbayer
May 2015
#26
Hey she helps keep thousands of irony meter manufacturing employees employed.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#95
Not cool? Like accusing 1st Amendment supporters of "cheering" for Geller?:
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#100
I think the temptation to simply dismiss wrong-headed religion as "literalism"...
trotsky
May 2015
#11
As usual, if you want to claim a "god" that does not interact with the universe other
Warren Stupidity
May 2015
#61
Shhh, you're going to totally ruin his "Checkmate, atheists!" moment of triumph.
trotsky
May 2015
#91
Why do creationists believe the existence of other invisible things = a creator?
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#101
I'm seeing a lot more about "cultural" christians, particularly cultural catholics.
cbayer
May 2015
#8
Oh I don't think anyone has a problem distinguishing between "good" and "evil" uses of religion.
trotsky
May 2015
#9
If you can't define good and evil, you'll have a hard time distinguishing between them.
rug
May 2015
#15
All religious people believe that "their interpretation" of their religion is correct.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#33
You said you had evidence of broad brush bigotry and have yet to produce it.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#52