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2. If someone is an asshole, it's rarely a product of nonbelief or belief.

Reply to uriel1972 (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 06:59 AM

Jan 2013

If someone is a decent human being, it's rarely a product of nonbelief or belief.

The problem is assholes often hide behind nonbelief or belief. Then. when the assholery is called on, they can claim you're attacking the nonbelief or the belief instead of the assholery.

It's a tired old tactic that is instantly apparent.

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Something I think that gets lost in our ongoing 'conflicts' [View all] uriel1972 Jan 2013 OP

Instead "why can't we all get along" thread tama Jan 2013 #1

I'm with you, tama. We share goals and should work towards identifying those cbayer Jan 2013 #6

If someone is an asshole, it's rarely a product of nonbelief or belief. rug Jan 2013 #2

We all have assholes tama Jan 2013 #3

But, even people who are not generally assholes EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2013 #9

Well said. n/t Adsos Letter Jan 2013 #10

There is a key difference that I see. trotsky Jan 2013 #4

I agree uriel1972 Jan 2013 #8

Bravo! This is not, or should not be, a team sport in which one side wins cbayer Jan 2013 #5

I dunno, I'd be very happy if Fred Phelps and Randall Terry lost. trotsky Jan 2013 #7