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dimbear

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12. I certainly agree with you there.

Reply to humblebum (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 12:08 AM

Jul 2012

There's a quality about religious disputes that brings out the tendency to sarcasm and ridicule. It's an enormous influence in the part of the Bible called the Prophets, and lo and behold, when I go to current theology boards, there it is again. Doesn't seem likely to go away.

Plus it can be fun.

Doesn't seem likely anybody is going to disarm.

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Rise of the new atheists [View all] rug Jul 2012 OP

Great post and read. longship Jul 2012 #1

kick for later. eom ellenfl Jul 2012 #2

"Nevertheless, some religious progressives have greeted the New Atheism with less than open arms." cleanhippie Jul 2012 #3

I was quite impressed by those paragraphs, too. trotsky Jul 2012 #4

Thats why I posted them. cleanhippie Jul 2012 #5

They might get it, but that doesn't mean they will agree. humblebum Jul 2012 #6

"Many"? Goblinmonger Jul 2012 #7

Don't make me laugh. nt humblebum Jul 2012 #8

For some ridicule, disrespect and sarcasm read the Book of Micah. dimbear Jul 2012 #9

No one is telling anyone to sit down and shut up. However, humblebum Jul 2012 #10

I certainly agree with you there. dimbear Jul 2012 #12

I don't think you were trying to tell me that Micah was an atheist. Were you? nt humblebum Jul 2012 #14

No. An adept at sarcasm. It goes with the territory we're on. dimbear Jul 2012 #15

Then perhaps you should listen to Micah. nt humblebum Jul 2012 #17

I count as my ally every religious progressive 2ndAmForComputers Jul 2012 #11

Same here. Doesn't mean we can't have some interesting discussions here. Later dimbear Jul 2012 #13

I count as my ally every atheist who isn't a dick. cbayer Jul 2012 #18

Rise of the New Atheists.....Muahahahahaha Evoman Jul 2012 #16

Excellent! cbayer Jul 2012 #19

It would be a remake of old atheism. humblebum Jul 2012 #20

Yes. Of course. Stalin = Dawkins. Goblinmonger Jul 2012 #21

You definitely have a thing for Stalin, don't you? humblebum Jul 2012 #28

I had to look up that Russian gentleman you speak of. I'm impressed. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2012 #29

He held many ideas in common with Dawkins. nt humblebum Aug 2012 #30

Should religious progressives make an alliance with non-believers? Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #22

I feel strongly that religious progressives and non-believers need to form alliances cbayer Jul 2012 #23

I know for a fact that these alliances do occur Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #24

I agree with everything you say here, Curmudgeoness. cbayer Jul 2012 #25

I'm glad, because this is important. Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #26

Why would it end? cbayer Jul 2012 #27

Isn't that the fundamental point YankeyMCC Aug 2012 #31

Tell Me Something............... MooseTrax Aug 2012 #32