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stone space

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6. Freedums and Liberties!

Reply to rug (Original post)

Mon May 2, 2016, 11:29 AM

May 2016

"Don't punish me, and don't punish the gun"

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Atheist Penn Jillette Explains Why He’s a Libertarian [View all] rug May 2016 OP

Bullshit, he got rich and then his own version of religion, called greed. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #1

Look, if you want to acccuse him of being greedy, cool Kelvin Mace May 2016 #2

Well, there is no god, and Penn knows that. As to what is and is not a religion, why Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #3

You are accusing an atheist of having religion Kelvin Mace May 2016 #5

Also Penn held the same political views when they were not rich.... Bluenorthwest May 2016 #7

I saw them in 94 and they were a headline act then. Warren Stupidity May 2016 #20

LIbertarianism is embraced by people like Jillette as well as guillaumeb May 2016 #4

Freedums and Liberties! stone space May 2016 #6

There's always a few. The good thing is among atheists it really IS a few whatthehey May 2016 #8

What about atheists who are libertarian? TexasProgresive May 2016 #10

Either part of the 9% or part of the "Lean Rep" whatthehey May 2016 #11

I honestly want Christians, atheists, and others to vote. stone space May 2016 #12

Hardly the question asked however whatthehey May 2016 #13

I answered your question honestly. stone space May 2016 #14

Not really whatthehey May 2016 #15

I answered your question honestly. I don't know what else you want from me. stone space May 2016 #16

Ermm again no whatthehey May 2016 #17

Look, if you have a particular answer that you want us to give, then... stone space May 2016 #18

Sorry your obtuse act is boring now. whatthehey May 2016 #29

No need to apologize for having a different opinion that mine. stone space May 2016 #31

He's desperately trying to shoot down an attack Warren Stupidity May 2016 #21

What attack? stone space May 2016 #22

exactly. What attack? There was none. Warren Stupidity May 2016 #23

Then what are you talking about? stone space May 2016 #25

Honest or not you answered an imagined attack, as usual, with guns blazing. Warren Stupidity May 2016 #26

The attack is a product of your own imagination. stone space May 2016 #27

2 + 2 = potato Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #36

I honestly want Christians, atheists, and others to vote. (nt) stone space May 2016 #37

Cool story, bro. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #38

How is that solipsism? rug May 2016 #39

What is solipism? I'm not familiar with it. stone space May 2016 #40

"What does solipism mean in your own mind?" rug May 2016 #41

I studied that chart - interesting data. goldent May 2016 #28

Sure - I'd prefer far more that all of them vote like atheists though. You? whatthehey May 2016 #30

Not if they vote like Penn Jillette. rug May 2016 #32

"because you're all easily-tricked sheeple and I'm not, that's why us Objectivists have all come MisterP May 2016 #9

For a self-proclaimed gifted student, he doesn't seem to be much of a thinker. Jim__ May 2016 #19

Stumped by someone telling you that rewarding and punishing are the same thing? AlbertCat May 2016 #33

I don't know if the precise issue is narcissism, but libertarians seem to suffer struggle4progress May 2016 #24

but libertarians seem to suffer from a particular species of immaturity... AlbertCat May 2016 #34

One of the fruits of maturity is growing out of narcissisism. rug May 2016 #35