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Warren Stupidity

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88. The "point" made by hunter

Fri May 15, 2015, 02:08 PM

May 2015

"will never have more than an Infinitesimal understanding of the universe. "
is not about "our understanding of the universe"?

Really Rug?

Series?

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Half of Atheist Kids Wind Up Believing [View all] cbayer May 2015 OP

Absent a link to the actual Pew poll in the OP, bvf May 2015 #1

I'm not too surprised even if it's true though. trotsky May 2015 #2

True. bvf May 2015 #3

That can't happen unless one of them is a Catholic, nominal or not. rug May 2015 #14

Her fiancé is nominally catholic, bvf May 2015 #16

Hypocrisy aside, no. rug May 2015 #17

Yeah, I'll get right on that. bvf May 2015 #18

All snark aside, I hope they have a memorable wedding and a happy life together. rug May 2015 #20

I never imagined I'd be saying this, bvf May 2015 #21

My fiancee and I were both raised Catholic, and thought about doing this as well... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #83

It wouldn't surprise me, either. Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #22

Considerable resolve indeed. trotsky May 2015 #23

If humans are hard wired for belief, guillaumeb May 2015 #36

Here you go: trotsky May 2015 #65

Thank you. guillaumeb May 2015 #105

Looking at the actual report edhopper May 2015 #4

Agree. This is the same complaint I had with an article posted yesterday. cbayer May 2015 #7

You are correct. Promethean May 2015 #25

Actually, I think the article points out exactly the opposite of what you are saying. cbayer May 2015 #26

You know the best part about skeptics? Promethean May 2015 #42

You know the very best thing about believers? cbayer May 2015 #45

Really? Promethean May 2015 #48

Dang, nice post. +1 nt F4lconF16 May 2015 #55

Dang, he was able to get all those ad homs in and you didn't have to! cbayer May 2015 #64

I guess someone hit a nerve, eh cbayer? trotsky May 2015 #68

"Ah, the calling someone's point a fallacy fallacy." Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #69

The jokes write themselves, folks! trotsky May 2015 #70

Not remotely comparable. cbayer May 2015 #72

Your responses remind me of a common meme... cleanhippie May 2015 #74

LOL trotsky May 2015 #75

Yes, it is different. Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #79

Bingo. n/t trotsky May 2015 #82

Oh noes! Promethean May 2015 #92

Careful, pointing out her hypocrisy will get you ignored... beam me up scottie May 2015 #93

That post is just so CBAYER. trotsky May 2015 #94

Hey she helps keep thousands of irony meter manufacturing employees employed. beam me up scottie May 2015 #95

That thread was a gift that kept on giving! trotsky May 2015 #97

Ikr? beam me up scottie May 2015 #99

"Agenda". Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #98

Are you calling me a RWer? cbayer May 2015 #96

Not cool? Like accusing 1st Amendment supporters of "cheering" for Geller?: beam me up scottie May 2015 #100

+1,000,000 beam me up scottie May 2015 #56

Oh dear, full of ad homs. cbayer May 2015 #62

Beautiful. trotsky May 2015 #67

Like atheists and agnostics don't? xfundy May 2015 #57

Of course atheists and agnostics do. That was the point of the post. cbayer May 2015 #63

I see religion largely as a language. hunter May 2015 #5

The biggest difference though, is that... trotsky May 2015 #6

That's another flavor of literalism. hunter May 2015 #10

I think the temptation to simply dismiss wrong-headed religion as "literalism"... trotsky May 2015 #11

I like your ""Just the fact's Ma'am" approach to life" image. Yorktown May 2015 #43

size has no relationship to understanding. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #60

But it is limited to the size, and functional limits, of the brain. rug May 2015 #73

Yes. So what? Warren Stupidity May 2015 #76

The so what is we live within many limits. rug May 2015 #77

what does that have to do with our understanding of the universe? Warren Stupidity May 2015 #85

I'm glad you don't disagree with my statement. rug May 2015 #87

The "point" made by hunter Warren Stupidity May 2015 #88

Really, Warren. Read his post without omitting words. rug May 2015 #89

you got nothing. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #102

"you got nothing." rug May 2015 #103

Radiation is invisible, as is gravity. guillaumeb May 2015 #28

As usual, if you want to claim a "god" that does not interact with the universe other Warren Stupidity May 2015 #61

So are leprechauns and unicorns. trotsky May 2015 #66

Unicorns cannot be undetectable. guillaumeb May 2015 #106

Wrong. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #71

If radiation were invisible skepticscott May 2015 #80

Radiation is not always invisible Fumesucker May 2015 #90

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

One of the uses of religion Mariana May 2015 #84

It's also one of the functions of civil law. rug May 2015 #86

Flying two hijacked airliners into buildings bvf May 2015 #12

Exactly. trotsky May 2015 #19

"Dropping two nuclear devoces on Japanese cities on order to kill hundreds guillaumeb May 2015 #27

"Some people claiming to be acting from religious motives did" beam me up scottie May 2015 #29

We should believe that they are possibly being truthful as to motivation, guillaumeb May 2015 #31

All religious people believe that "their interpretation" of their religion is correct. beam me up scottie May 2015 #33

People generally believe that their perceptions are correct. guillaumeb May 2015 #35

Iow, no one actually condemned all muslims. beam me up scottie May 2015 #37

No one specifically condemned "ALL Muslims" guillaumeb May 2015 #39

bvf was referencing a common apologist meme. beam me up scottie May 2015 #40

So you broad brush me as an attempt to rebut the evidence I produced guillaumeb May 2015 #46

What evidence? beam me up scottie May 2015 #47

you asked about atheists who broad brush, I provided a link, guillaumeb May 2015 #49

Where was the broad brush? beam me up scottie May 2015 #50

Where was the broad brush? guillaumeb May 2015 #51

You said you had evidence of broad brush bigotry and have yet to produce it. beam me up scottie May 2015 #52

Already produced. Can actually be read in this conversation. eom guillaumeb May 2015 #53

Where? beam me up scottie May 2015 #54

Do you doubt for a fucking moment bvf May 2015 #30

define heathenism in this context. guillaumeb May 2015 #32

And how, exactly? bvf May 2015 #34

heathen meaning non-western? guillaumeb May 2015 #38

No, "heathen" being non-christian. bvf May 2015 #41

Wow. That was one tortured analogy. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #58

Torture is also a war crime. eom guillaumeb May 2015 #104

Very insightful comment, Hunter. Thanks for sharing. nt No Vested Interest May 2015 #13

The headline is, unsurprisingly, wrong. gcomeau May 2015 #24

True: the title of the article is false. Plain wrong. Yorktown May 2015 #44

No. shenmue May 2015 #78

What? -eom gcomeau May 2015 #81

Post removed Post removed May 2015 #59

Nones.. MellowDem May 2015 #107