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18. My guess is you have a high, though unwarranted, opinion of yourself.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #17)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 06:45 PM

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Pillars of religious bullshit [View all] Cartoonist Jan 2017 OP

K & R Great post!!! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2017 #1

Nuance is obviously not your strong point. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #2

Brevity is obviously your strong point Cartoonist Jan 2017 #3

Thanks. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #5

Reality requires proof Cartoonist Jan 2017 #7

Editorializing on your part. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #8

No shit. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2017 #9

Practically. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #10

"Free" will is like "free" gifts. It will cost you. immoderate Jan 2017 #4

Agreed, But what you state about coercion has nothing to do with the concept of free will guillaumeb Jan 2017 #6

Did (allegedly) Judas have free will? AtheistCrusader Jan 2017 #12

Did Judas have the freedom to act? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #13

"Free will" trotsky Jan 2017 #11

And is this what passes for sophisticated atheistic analysis? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #14

You left out the rug Jan 2017 #15

I am not sophisticated enough to add such a thing. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #16

No wonder you're prone to Bronze Age superstitions. rug Jan 2017 #19

I was so proud of myself when I discovered fire. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #20

Pride goeth before a burn. rug Jan 2017 #23

I spell it Bern. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #24

Oh, I must have struck a nerve. trotsky Jan 2017 #17

My guess is you have a high, though unwarranted, opinion of yourself. rug Jan 2017 #18

This high? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #22

We should all post buried up to our necks. rug Jan 2017 #25

When an immovable opinion meets an all-powerful Creator............. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #26

Apt. rug Jan 2017 #27

I also wonder about many things. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #21

Good for you! trotsky Jan 2017 #28

I hope you did not bet money on your feeling. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #29

Well you never know. trotsky Jan 2017 #30

Just like me? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #31

Yup, very confident. trotsky Jan 2017 #32

Allow me to refine my question: guillaumeb Jan 2017 #33

You think atheism is a belief system, do you not? trotsky Jan 2017 #34

Evading the question? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #35

If you asked a sensible question I'd be happy to. trotsky Jan 2017 #38

Desperately avoiding the question? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #39

*sigh* trotsky Jan 2017 #40

You cannot answer? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #41

Because you might as well be asking any of the following questions: trotsky Jan 2017 #43

You have identified as an atheist. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #45

I also identify as a golfer (albeit a poor one) and a Beatles fan. trotsky Jan 2017 #46

So how do you treat believers? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #47

The way I personally treat believers depends on how they live their belief. trotsky Jan 2017 #48

"Lie about" and "insult" presumes intent to be negative. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #49

Oh I didn't realize that was part of your religious beliefs too. trotsky Jan 2017 #51

What continues is your avoidance of the substance of my response. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #52

I don't freely insult theists here. trotsky Jan 2017 #53

I'll answer this one with a question... Fix The Stupid Jan 2017 #36

Which is no answer at all. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #37

What's the question again? n/t Fix The Stupid Jan 2017 #42

Question? I did not hear the question. eom guillaumeb Jan 2017 #44

It's really impossible to make much sense of anything without free will struggle4progress Jan 2017 #50