Atheists & Agnostics

OriginalGeek

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12. I don't know anything about your family but

Sun Mar 25, 2012, 01:09 AM

Mar 2012

I look at it this way: Should a believer come in here and want to engage in discussion I will talk to them like I talked to my mom. She was a fundamentalist, evangelist clown.

Literally. She dressed up as a clown and ran vacation bible schools for children mostly in Texas but she took a few trips to the Ukraine. Never brought me back any vodka though.

I loved my mom and didn't want to hurt her feelings more than my lack of religion already did so I was mindful of how I spoke with her.

I'm less protective of my little brothers feelings though. But that's more of an I'm the oldest thing than it is a religious thing.

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Hi. I'm trying to understand what is permitted in this group. [View all] lib_wit_it Mar 2012 OP

the beliefs are belittled, not those who hold them wyldwolf Mar 2012 #1

Welcome Lib_wit_it! JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #2

Maybe you could think of it as rrneck Mar 2012 #3

By saying that god does not exist, one is belitting those who insist that "he" does. AlbertCat Mar 2012 #4

As I say below, I think the difference is a technicality, but I accept the rule here. I don't know lib_wit_it Mar 2012 #9

Here are some Dennett talks..... check it out! AlbertCat Mar 2012 #15

Hi, and welcome aboard. Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #5

Basically "Hate the belief, not the believer" Taverner Mar 2012 #6

It's a respect and civility thing EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2012 #7

If it's true that we can attack the "sinner" as well as the "sin" as long as the "sinner" isn't a DU lib_wit_it Mar 2012 #11

You can attack the message, but not the messenger. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2012 #8

Thank you, everyone who responded. Most of you have said, basically, "It means what it says." lib_wit_it Mar 2012 #10

I don't know anything about your family but OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #12

I have had some major fights with family members over religion, but not my immediate family. My Dad lib_wit_it Mar 2012 #13

Good point about the politics OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #14

Well said and welcome to this group. Starboard Tack Mar 2012 #16