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skepticscott

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7. Can't help but wonder

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2013, 07:16 PM

May 2013

what your purpose was in posting that in the first place, and how carefully you considered the truth of what you were posting before you posted it. Was that a conclusion you had come to after long and serious thought? There seemed to be some there who saw it as nothing more than provocative flamebait.

And btw, atheists do not believe that every word of the Bible is literally true, and never have, as a moment's consideration would demonstrate..we simply point out the idiocy of people who do believe that, and try to ensure that such people are not taken seriously.

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An apology to atheists of good will from a liberal Christian [View all] arely staircase May 2013 OP

That's very big of you. trotsky May 2013 #1

Thank you and you make a good point arely staircase May 2013 #2

Don't sweat it LostOne4Ever May 2013 #3

I saw the thread and commented. defacto7 May 2013 #4

If I may, I'd like to add Pale Blue Dot May 2013 #5

fair enough arely staircase May 2013 #6

Can't help but wonder skepticscott May 2013 #7

it was my ill thought out response to the arely staircase May 2013 #8

No atheist insists that the Bible be interpreted literally skepticscott May 2013 #12

but I have been told, here at DU, by people who say they are atheists arely staircase May 2013 #13

Well, I'd be surprised if you could point to skepticscott Jun 2013 #17

I see your point, but arely staircase Jun 2013 #18

I didn't see it... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #9

thank you arely staircase May 2013 #10

Thank you. Curmudgeoness May 2013 #11

some of the most morally upright and ethical people i know are irreligious arely staircase May 2013 #14

Yeah, whatever.., Iggo Jun 2013 #15

It is refreshing JNelson6563 Jun 2013 #16

I do not believe you. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2013 #19

no prob. arely staircase Jun 2013 #20

I'm not anti-theist, but anti-charlatan Taverner Jun 2013 #21