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PJMcK

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35. Good question

Reply to edhopper (Reply #13)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 09:25 AM

Jun 2016

Too often, it seems like posters on DU don't read anything other than the headline. I find myself scratching my head when comments miss the mark by such a wide margin.

Enjoy your Sunday, edhopper.

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Sam Harris: Donald Trump would be our first atheist president [View all] rug Jun 2016 OP

Trump's not an atheist, he has a god it's just that the god happens to be him... Fumesucker Jun 2016 #1

Nice! Feathery Scout Jun 2016 #27

I think they forgot to proofread this Cartoonist Jun 2016 #2

I foresee a schism in the New Atheism movement. goldent Jun 2016 #3

Ssh, it's not a movement. rug Jun 2016 #4

If it is a movement... rexcat Jun 2016 #6

Nary a scintilla of groupthink to be found. rug Jun 2016 #7

I can prove you wrong right here Albertoo Jun 2016 #11

Congratulations. It's only 98.15% groupthink. rug Jun 2016 #24

Because you could define groupthink from a hapazard sample? Albertoo Jun 2016 #25

In this sample, absolutely. rug Jun 2016 #26

I renew my compliments. Do you also read tea leaves and birds' entrails? Albertoo Jun 2016 #29

No, but I'm pretty good at reading posts. rug Jun 2016 #30

Your humility is probably your Achilles's heel Albertoo Jun 2016 #31

My one flaw is I am impeccably courteous at all times. rug Jun 2016 #32

And a comedian... rexcat Jun 2016 #37

Depends on Who He's Talking To. srcameron Jun 2016 #5

Welcome to DU. rug Jun 2016 #8

Oh yay! Sam sees something hopeful about a Trump presidency. struggle4progress Jun 2016 #9

Only theists are trying to portray Sam Harris as a 'Pope of Atheism' Albertoo Jun 2016 #12

I'm not portraying Harris as a pope: I'm portraying him as a nitwit struggle4progress Jun 2016 #17

A neuroscience PhD who isn't gullible enough to believe in imaginary beings in the sky Albertoo Jun 2016 #19

His actual work in neuroscience is quite scanty and doesn't qualify him as the expert struggle4progress Jun 2016 #20

Define who is an 'expert on culture or politics' on the grounds of their academic background Albertoo Jun 2016 #21

Comparing Harris to Churchill, de Gaulle, or Eisenhower seems inane struggle4progress Jun 2016 #22

I was comparing a PhD in neuroscience to graduate degrees from military academies Albertoo Jun 2016 #23

Can you read what he really says? edhopper Jun 2016 #16

Please watch the entire interview PJMcK Jun 2016 #28

His superficial whoring-for-attention makes him useless IMO struggle4progress Jun 2016 #33

Okay, then PJMcK Jun 2016 #34

plus the torture! marvelous, marvelous torture! 's long as it's for secularism MisterP Jun 2016 #10

Do people here edhopper Jun 2016 #13

Good question PJMcK Jun 2016 #35

Thank you edhopper Jun 2016 #36

Somewhat surprising that Harris wants to claim Trump as an atheist. Jim__ Jun 2016 #14

that is also true edhopper Jun 2016 #15

Narcissists worship themselves. nt Mosby Jun 2016 #18