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edhopper

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21. Star Trek

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 09:17 AM

Oct 2012

has millions of fans. People who love the show and characters and enjoy watching all it's variations.
There are a small minority that like to go to conventions , dress like deck officers, wear Spock ears, or speak Klingon.
Nothing wrong with that and I hope they are having a great time. But it is far from indicative of most Star Trek fans.
But they get almost all the press.

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Is there a new face of atheism? [View all] rug Oct 2012 OP

With the ever-increasing numbers of non-believers, it will no longer be easy to pigonhole them cleanhippie Oct 2012 #1

and atheists are definitely NOT on any march, we just don't care. MrYikes Oct 2012 #2

I'm not sure I can agree with that. Non-believers are becoming more vocal about the intrusion of cleanhippie Oct 2012 #3

Perhaps true for you, but there is a vocal and growing activist community. cbayer Oct 2012 #5

In reality, there is only a tiny activist community of atheists. MineralMan Oct 2012 #9

Do you have a link for any of those pronouncements? rug Oct 2012 #13

Polls estimate perhaps over 10 million atheists in the USA muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #16

I think the same could be said of those of different religions as well. cbayer Oct 2012 #17

But "Most atheists have no interest in activism about their atheism" is clearly true muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #18

No link is needed. There are millions upon millions of atheists. MineralMan Oct 2012 #20

It is not prudent to ignore misinformation. rug Oct 2012 #26

Yah, well I haven't presented any misinformation. MineralMan Oct 2012 #29

No, you presented pure opinion. rug Oct 2012 #30

Oh, dear. I always present my opinion. MineralMan Oct 2012 #32

Oh my opinions are all over the place. Most of them are more than dismissive. rug Oct 2012 #33

Asinine post Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #4

What's asinine about it? rug Oct 2012 #6

The religious try to equate their pushing belief on the non-believers Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #8

How, precisely, do you draw that from this article? rug Oct 2012 #11

Why does atheism need a new face?? Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #14

The article doesn't say it needs eiteher. It's a report on what is happening, need or no. rug Oct 2012 #15

It's the title of the Irish Times article that the editors chose to run with the piece. pinto Oct 2012 #23

Similar to what appears to be happening here. cbayer Oct 2012 #7

Most posts in the Religion group about atheism MineralMan Oct 2012 #10

Most posts in A&A about religion are not posted by religionists. rug Oct 2012 #12

"But Mommy, Timmy hit me first!" 2ndAmForComputers Oct 2012 #19

Yup, that's about the level of your posts. rug Oct 2012 #24

"I know you are but what am I" does not good debating make. 2ndAmForComputers Oct 2012 #28

No, it doesn't. You really should stop it. rug Oct 2012 #31

A&A? I almost never post there. MineralMan Oct 2012 #22

You do that. rug Oct 2012 #25

rug almost never posts there either. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #37

You must have supernatural ability. rug Oct 2012 #46

Well duh. A&A is a group for atheists and agnostics. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #36

And atheism is defined as a nonbelief in a god and religion. rug Oct 2012 #45

I believe in religion. Goblinmonger Oct 2012 #47

As does atheism, which is defined by nonbelief in a god. rug Oct 2012 #48

I was responding to this from you: Goblinmonger Oct 2012 #50

It would be more accurate to say religious belief. rug Oct 2012 #51

Star Trek edhopper Oct 2012 #21

Your point is? Leontius Oct 2012 #27

I like Star Trek edhopper Oct 2012 #42

But as the *voice* of atheism, you may have some interest in what they have to say cbayer Oct 2012 #49

And that is what happens to Star Trek fans edhopper Oct 2012 #52

Let' see, old atheism = lack of belief in god(s), new atheism = lack of belief in god(s). beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #34

Discussing an ethical society that is not based on religious belief is much more interesting rug Oct 2012 #35

One would think that constantly trying to redefine atheism to create a strawman would get old. beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #38

lol Laochtine Oct 2012 #40

YW beam me up scottie Oct 2012 #41

And who is trying to redefine atheism? Why it's atheists! rug Oct 2012 #43

stop passing religious laws Laochtine Oct 2012 #39

And who are you that they're busy passing laws against? rug Oct 2012 #44