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Silent3

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21. You only agree with me because you're one of those "militant" atheists!

Reply to trotsky (Reply #19)

Tue May 1, 2012, 11:59 AM

May 2012

A dirty, dogmatic militant atheist!

Um, er... whom we all love and accept and respect because dogmatic, militant atheism "works for you".

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If someone professed to believe in Zeus/Jupiter, Hera/Juno, Apollo and all the rest, [View all] raccoon May 2012 OP

No. Should I? Nt xchrom May 2012 #1

Yes. OK, I am kidding, sort of. But I suspect most people would. raccoon May 2012 #3

No. I don't want anyone questioning my beliefs. I return the favor. sarge43 May 2012 #2

And I wish to question edhopper May 2012 #7

And that accomplished what? sarge43 May 2012 #14

Seeking the truth, edhopper May 2012 #20

"Belief system". That's such an odd phrase to me. deucemagnet May 2012 #35

To get both truthful and useful answers, it may be better to ask dmallind May 2012 #4

Well said. If possible I'll edit the OP. nt raccoon May 2012 #6

No, not just because of something like that. LeftishBrit May 2012 #5

Nope not at all azurnoir May 2012 #8

My friend believes some LASlibinSC May 2012 #9

That's side stepping the question Silent3 May 2012 #13

I'm scratching my head wondering why you would come to the religion group and cbayer May 2012 #10

There's a broad spectrum of "wacko"... Silent3 May 2012 #11

My daughter just got engaged to a Muslim. cbayer May 2012 #12

Look at the comments here about Mormonism and Scientology Goblinmonger May 2012 #15

Islam is a mainstream religion Silent3 May 2012 #16

I understand the word just fine and chose it very specifically. Thanks. cbayer May 2012 #17

Experienced Silent3 May 2012 #18

I appreciate your thoughtful response here and agree with some of it. cbayer May 2012 #23

You've been working on a way skepticscott May 2012 #25

And we have a winner! skepticscott May 2012 #24

"shows that you're upset by what I've said and looking an ugly word to lash out with" trotsky May 2012 #19

You only agree with me because you're one of those "militant" atheists! Silent3 May 2012 #21

Guilty as charged, of course. trotsky May 2012 #22

Isn't it cute how "dogma" switches back and forth between being a good thing and a bad thing? 2ndAmForComputers May 2012 #26

Umm...Islam worships the same Abrahamic god as Christianity... laconicsax May 2012 #27

So what. The god that he speaks of is very different than the ones I have been exposed to. cbayer May 2012 #28

It seems that according to you, you alone get to define God laconicsax May 2012 #29

No, I only get to define god for myself, not for anyone else. cbayer May 2012 #30

Sorry, believing that people can have different views of the same god isn't closed-minded laconicsax May 2012 #31

I didn't categorically reject anything. I am fascinated with his beliefs. cbayer May 2012 #32

And underneath it all, that's the point skepticscott May 2012 #34

History teaches us that the Christians ground them up to make lime for cement. dimbear May 2012 #33

Are you talking about American media and authorities, or more generally? GliderGuider May 2012 #36

Such people do exist, Google Hellenic Neo-Paganism. Odin2005 May 2012 #37

Not really so different from Hinduism, MineralMan May 2012 #38