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UrbScotty

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31. Using and misusing are different words with different meanings.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #30)

Tue Aug 25, 2015, 04:28 PM

Aug 2015

I don't explain Bible quotes to anti-religious people for the same reason I don't explain policy to the tea party: I have better things to do with my precious time.

Over the years I've seen people make many hyperbolic claims about the bad things supposedly done by religion. I've never seen any actual proof of religion's supposed role in the same - just empty rhetoric.

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Bible Least Read Book By The Religious Right [View all] libodem Aug 2015 OP

Yeah, they're using it like a good luck talisman, pure idolatry Warpy Aug 2015 #1

Spot on, Warpy libodem Aug 2015 #5

The new Twitter version is very popular Xipe Totec Aug 2015 #2

There is no love libodem Aug 2015 #6

I suppose if we added a few books to it, Maedhros Aug 2015 #3

They olny pick the verses libodem Aug 2015 #7

ALL believers do that, regardless of political affiliation. cleanhippie Aug 2015 #9

So do you. rug Aug 2015 #11

What's really amusing is when they pick bible verses to throw at yiu cleanhippie Aug 2015 #24

I just started reading a book titled "the age of selfishness " by Darryl Cunningham kimbutgar Aug 2015 #28

Highly misleading headline. trotsky Aug 2015 #4

You may be right libodem Aug 2015 #8

True, but that would be for Christians in general. trotsky Aug 2015 #10

Maybe it's just the hypocrisy libodem Aug 2015 #12

More hateful than Jesus? Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #15

Like fake Christians to you. trotsky Aug 2015 #16

Just to make it easy for them. safeinOhio Aug 2015 #13

That doesn't surprise me. Their attitudes are contrary to Jesus's teachings. (nt) UrbScotty Aug 2015 #14

In your opinion, of course. n/t trotsky Aug 2015 #17

! UrbScotty Aug 2015 #18

No. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #19

Facts are meaningless, AoR! cleanhippie Aug 2015 #20

Are you using replacement ref's? cleanhippie Aug 2015 #21

I don't think you know what an "ad hominem" is. trotsky Aug 2015 #22

Lol. +1! cleanhippie Aug 2015 #25

?? Lordquinton Aug 2015 #23

Gosh, if only the Bible didn't say things like this: UrbScotty Aug 2015 #26

And then it says things like: trotsky Aug 2015 #27

Context is a good thing UrbScotty Aug 2015 #29

LOL, I do love the way you are misusing those ref fallacy memes. Too funny! trotsky Aug 2015 #30

Using and misusing are different words with different meanings. UrbScotty Aug 2015 #31

"I don't explain Bible quotes to anti-religious people for the same reason I don't explain policy to Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #32

I'd challenge anyone to a real-world debate. :-) UrbScotty Aug 2015 #33

Do you have an Ed Hochuli pic for a non-sequitur? Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #36

!! trotsky Aug 2015 #38

"I've never seen any actual proof of religion's supposed role in (bad things)" trotsky Aug 2015 #34

LOL! Can't even tell me ONE bad thing done by religion? UrbScotty Aug 2015 #35

Nope, just twelve to start. trotsky Aug 2015 #37

If only any of them were actually caused directly by religion. UrbScotty Aug 2015 #39

So the Jewish tradition of circumcision is at best only indirectly related to Judaism. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #40

I stand in awe of your amazing debate prowess. trotsky Aug 2015 #44

You can't name one good thing Lordquinton Aug 2015 #41

'Do as I say, not as I do'. Isn't that from from the bible? cleanhippie Aug 2015 #42

I tend to agree. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #43