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TexasTowelie

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11. I am not familiar with any of the people mentioned in this article

Fri Feb 20, 2015, 05:18 AM

Feb 2015

so I can believe that Dawkins is being mischaracterized and misrepresented with the descriptions of "dour and humorless." As I mentioned above, I believe that not all atheists are alike (although they all agree that there is not a supreme deity or deities). However, the differences can be characterized more with words such as "adamant" or "nonchalant."

Religion, agnosticism and atheism are not topics that I consider myself as being "learned" and I do make mistakes when discussing those topics. However, I can understand your despair with how people are portrayed in your final sentence.

I saw the article and thought that I would post it so that it could be discussed. Some people will agree and some people will not agree with what is written. Thanks for sharing your POV.

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Not all atheists are alike [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 2015 OP

So how hard did you have to search the internet skepticscott Feb 2015 #1

I did not have to search at all and I am not trolling this group. TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #2

So what's your view on the article? n/t Rainforestgoddess Feb 2015 #8

I am not familiar with the atheists that are mentioned in this article TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #10

You certainly won't raise hackles by saying atheists are all different Rainforestgoddess Feb 2015 #26

Since this is the second time in a week skepticscott Feb 2015 #16

I have posted in this group before. TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #33

You'd be more convincing skepticscott Feb 2015 #36

I enlarged the first line TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #44

Dawkins can be a bit tone deaf now and then, and I don't agree with him on everything, but how... Silent3 Feb 2015 #3

Not suffering fools gladly is the new dogmatic Fumesucker Feb 2015 #4

Not only that, but a DOUR and HUMORLESS dogmatist! onager Feb 2015 #6

I actually think he's really funny Rainforestgoddess Feb 2015 #7

Every time I have seen him on TV he has been one of the wittiest and compelling speakers I have seen LostOne4Ever Feb 2015 #15

Well it's not enough that he says things they disagree with. trotsky Feb 2015 #22

some mean nasty bore... AlbertCat Feb 2015 #29

You don't have to discredit the unlikeable. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2015 #49

Right. Osama bin Laden's problem is that he didn't have any opportunities growing up. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2015 #5

He lost me at dour and humorless. LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #9

I am not familiar with any of the people mentioned in this article TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #11

You posted a hit piece on prominent atheists in the atheist and agnostic forum. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #17

"I believe that not all atheists are alike" trotsky Feb 2015 #21

It's an obviously-loaded statement. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2015 #24

You know, I sort of get it. Sort of. LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #32

I am not familiar with any of the people mentioned in this article AlbertCat Feb 2015 #30

Thanks for the reading recommendations. TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #35

There's stuff on YouTube too Rainforestgoddess Feb 2015 #39

you tube stuff Rainforestgoddess Feb 2015 #41

I don't know how soon I will be able to get to them. AlbertCat Feb 2015 #42

Oh crap, I'm going to have anxiety attacks for the next week. TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #43

You're not familiar with Dawkins? Goblinmonger Feb 2015 #34

Goblinmonger, TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #40

There was a time that I LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #38

... LostOne4Ever Feb 2015 #12

Did I give you a great setup or what? TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #13

I couldn't resist LostOne4Ever Feb 2015 #14

Here is a fine example of the humorless dour atheist dogmatist Dawkins at his worst Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #18

D'oh! Should have read to the end of the thread before posting. trotsky Feb 2015 #20

LMAO trotsky Feb 2015 #19

Do you get some kind of prize for doing this? mr blur Feb 2015 #23

Apparently they got their prize skepticscott Feb 2015 #31

"Not all atheists use their disbelief to excuse imperialism and oppression"? deucemagnet Feb 2015 #25

Well in all fairness, all the atheists we know of are complete assholes, Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #27

Warren, TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #37

dour and humorless dogmatists such as Richard Dawkins AlbertCat Feb 2015 #28

Even if you don't think so, this is a hit piece EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2015 #45

Evolve, TexasTowelie Feb 2015 #46

I gave you the benefit of the doubt EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2015 #47

Sorry, but you don't conceal skepticscott Feb 2015 #48