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skepticscott

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15. Sadly, even many atheists

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2015, 05:06 PM

Feb 2015

are so consumed with self-loathing and the all-consuming need to defend religion and its adherents no matter what, that this sort of thing brings on an orgy of scolding directed towards "aggressive" atheists who are "hurting the cause" (as if subservient deference ever helped anything for atheists) and offending "people of faith". And of course, the obligatory self-flaggelation for not quite being able to believe themselves.

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WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE TRIGGER ALERT! OMFG! How Dare They! [View all] Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 OP

Which will trigger the usual response... onager Feb 2015 #1

Holy Como, batman! JDDavis Feb 2015 #3

Perry made me an atheist when I was 7 years old olddots Feb 2015 #17

K & R Gelliebeans Feb 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #4

Nope, just fine. Just fine believin' folk expressing their deeply-held beliefs. trotsky Feb 2015 #5

The atheist one is MILITANT, I tell you! Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #6

The same magic that RoccoR5955 Feb 2015 #14

Don't forget our arrogance... onager Feb 2015 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #10

Men of Integrity? Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #8

Right, because if you're not a Christer, you have no integrity. nichomachus Feb 2015 #12

......... Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #13

Maybe he promised Jesus that he'd keep swinging. Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #16

Promise Keepers great for strip club business... onager Feb 2015 #22

I was in a Promise Keepers guy's office once. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2015 #25

Must have been a really stupid question n/t nichomachus Feb 2015 #11

What's the question? AlbertCat Feb 2015 #24

For that you have to got to church Lordquinton Feb 2015 #26

Ruffle feathers? Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #9

We are spreading the non-Word. Just google "atheist billboard" Panich52 Feb 2015 #20

OMG! A couple of atheist billboards! Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #23

Sadly, even many atheists skepticscott Feb 2015 #15

I want to ask them what would be an acceptable billboard Lordquinton Feb 2015 #18

The faitheists over in Religion and Interfaith skepticscott Feb 2015 #19

This is oppression!1!! JNelson6563 Feb 2015 #21