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AtheistCrusader

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21. In a way, sure.

Reply to Htom Sirveaux (Original post)

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 03:12 PM

Dec 2015

And why would they prefer this state of heightened opposition and mutual antipathy?

Now that same sex marriage is the law of the land, there's one less practical example of Christianity as a crime against humanity. On the other hand, there's no shortage of Christian entities, like the Roman Catholic Church, flapping about, putting their homophobia on full-throated display for everyone to see.

So, still easy to dismiss Christianity in toto.

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"Why would an atheist respect the Calvinist God?" [View all] Htom Sirveaux Dec 2015 OP

Has he considered the explanation skepticscott Dec 2015 #1

A quick visit to the Amazon page suggests that's not the case. Htom Sirveaux Dec 2015 #2

If you accept those reviews as authoritative skepticscott Dec 2015 #5

What about you personally? Htom Sirveaux Dec 2015 #6

Maybe the people he's whining about skepticscott Dec 2015 #7

I don't "respect" anyone's version of "god" in the least skepticscott Dec 2015 #8

Amazon sales rank 2084669 Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #9

One of my neigbors is a Calvinist-curious fundie who has no idea I'm an atheist* Fumesucker Dec 2015 #3

That's cool. :-) Htom Sirveaux Dec 2015 #4

I don't respect any form of religion. Promethean Dec 2015 #10

Do you respect humanity? Leontius Dec 2015 #11

You say you don't respect any form of religion. Htom Sirveaux Dec 2015 #12

So this is all based on edhopper Dec 2015 #13

I find liberal Christianity easier to live with than harsh and/or fundamentalist versions... Silent3 Dec 2015 #14

According to the black-and-white view of Mr. Rauser and theists like him... trotsky Dec 2015 #17

Well, you know how those Calvinist gods can be... pokerfan Dec 2015 #15

LOL trotsky Dec 2015 #16

And it is quite literally the dumbest argument in the apologist arsenal. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #18

"Evil exists because god must allow us to have free will!" trotsky Dec 2015 #19

Oh, but child rape is just an unfortunate consequence of free will. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #20

I'm also very curious about the "free will" of earthquakes and tornados. Silent3 Dec 2015 #22

In a way, sure. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #21

Why would a person who doesn't believe in any gods respect a god? Iggo Dec 2015 #23