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trotsky

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11. If only his religion had some kind of rule...

Reply to skepticscott (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 12:45 PM

Mar 2013

that commanded him to refrain from bearing false witness.

But evidently it doesn't, so he can just pull out his fictitious Dawkins "quote" whenever he wants, and attempt to shout down others with his screams of "BIGOTRY!"

And as usual (sadly), the liberal, tolerant believers who claim to want civil discussion and dialog remain silent and on the sidelines.

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Who Really Works Hardest to Banish Ignorance? (Science is almost totally incompatible with religion) [View all] cleanhippie Mar 2013 OP

I Swear to God, On the Road Mar 2013 #1

Explain the theological underpinnings of atheism Trajan Mar 2013 #4

Sure, like LGBTers criticizing homophobic groups is what their existence depends on, right? cleanhippie Mar 2013 #5

Our existence depends on no such thing skepticscott Mar 2013 #13

More atheist bigotry Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #2

What is it that atheists fail to honestly debate? Trajan Mar 2013 #3

He just like to see how far he can push the envelope with his calls of "bigot" at every turn. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #6

More projection than a 16-screen IMAX theater! n/t backscatter712 Mar 2013 #12

Since religion is based on opinion... rexcat Mar 2013 #7

More theist bigotry cleanhippie Mar 2013 #8

You've been flinging accusations of "bigotry" skepticscott Mar 2013 #9

If only his religion had some kind of rule... trotsky Mar 2013 #11

Oh, I'm sure the group's self-appointed civility scolds skepticscott Mar 2013 #14

Grow up. mr blur Mar 2013 #10

*some* believers *are* 'willful idiots'.. but only by definition. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #22

People keep thinking they detect a "religion of science or atheism"... rrneck Mar 2013 #15

Good points. Sam Harris addresses this in The Moral Landscape cleanhippie Mar 2013 #16

Downloaded to Kindle. rrneck Mar 2013 #17

Ain't that the truth. trotsky Mar 2013 #18

I tried to read on my nook color, but I prefer actual paper. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #19

Yep. rrneck Mar 2013 #20

nicely said. i for one am increasingly interested in what 'art' looks like without Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #23

I love multiple choice questions and in this case banishing ignorance would be a bad business choic dimbear Mar 2013 #21