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Atheists & Agnostics

mr blur

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36. "Living with atheism is as problematic as living with religion."? How would you know?

Reply to rug (Reply #30)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 08:50 AM

Jan 2012

Living with atheism isn't a problem at all.

Perhaps it's different in the US, where atheists seem to be vilified and demonised, but I fear this says more about "people of faith" (whichever faith) than atheists.

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WHOA!!! ATHEISTS!!! Take a chill pill!!! [View all] backscatter712 Jan 2012 OP

LOL! frogmarch Jan 2012 #1

Perfect. +infinity! cleanhippie Jan 2012 #2

next we'll start a war right? stuntcat Jan 2012 #3

That cartoon describes some of the... EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #4

I've been through that myself. Quartermass Jan 2012 #5

I can rec this! n/t MarkCharles Jan 2012 #6

Perfection!!!! nt aka-chmeee Jan 2012 #7

Nicely done! rexcat Jan 2012 #8

Heheh sakabatou Jan 2012 #9

K&R Scuba Jan 2012 #10

Please cross post this... PassingFair Jan 2012 #11

OK! n/t backscatter712 Jan 2012 #12

and I just served on that jury ;) iverglas Jan 2012 #13

It must have been left unhidden. PassingFair Jan 2012 #14

flamebait iverglas Jan 2012 #15

The alerter posted in the thread over at the Religion group EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #16

I think it's clear that Rug was the other alerter.... PassingFair Jan 2012 #17

No, I didn't alert on it. rug Jan 2012 #18

Well that's comforting. nt PassingFair Jan 2012 #20

Were your ears burning, or do you lurk here? laconicsax Jan 2012 #21

I subscribe here. rug Jan 2012 #22

I'm just curious why you, a Christian, read this group. laconicsax Jan 2012 #23

I'm interested in the topic. rug Jan 2012 #24

What's your interest? EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #25

I am not now nor have ever been one, Senator. rug Jan 2012 #26

I'm suggesting that this is probably not the best place for you EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #42

Thank you for your concern. rug Jan 2012 #45

To the contrary EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #46

What do you try to gain by reading these threads? laconicsax Jan 2012 #27

I get a better perspective of atheism on other sites. rug Jan 2012 #28

Ah, so you're not interested in the topic so much as the people. laconicsax Jan 2012 #29

Not really. rug Jan 2012 #30

Do you actually know who the people are? laconicsax Jan 2012 #31

To the extent they post on the rest of DU as well as here. rug Jan 2012 #32

You make it sound like stalking. laconicsax Jan 2012 #33

Neither. rug Jan 2012 #34

I dropped in on those a couple times on DU2 and was underwhelmed by the lack of activity. laconicsax Jan 2012 #35

"Living with atheism is as problematic as living with religion."? How would you know? mr blur Jan 2012 #36

I've heard it right here many times. rug Jan 2012 #37

Link, or it didn't happen. n/t laconicsax Jan 2012 #38

Why don't you look at the cartoon at the top of this thread. rug Jan 2012 #41

I'll take that as an admission that you made it up. n/t laconicsax Jan 2012 #43

Believe what makes you happy. rug Jan 2012 #44

Wrong group for that... n/t deacon_sephiroth Jan 2012 #47

there may have been more than one alert iverglas Jan 2012 #19

I feel very sorry for Juror #6 RueVoltaire Jan 2012 #39

lol, K&R Soylent Brice Jan 2012 #40

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Iverglas! AtheistCrusader May 2014 #49