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Atheists & Agnostics

trotsky

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15. You may want to re-read the blog post.

Reply to LiberalAndProud (Reply #14)

Thu May 31, 2012, 06:29 AM

May 2012

I don't think it has much to do at all with converting the faithful, but having all points of view in the dialog. We want those on the sidelines to see that it's OK to call bullshit, bullshit. Centuries of silence and politely deferring to the religious have gotten us where? How did that work for homosexuality, BTW?

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Tone trolls [View all] trotsky May 2012 OP

Falling onto the fainting couch as I clutch my pearls... onager May 2012 #1

true, but we should not be doctrinaire about phrases dmallind May 2012 #2

What if some believers ARE idiotic? trotsky May 2012 #3

Oh some certainly are, and deserve to be called so. I'm just against a blanket A=B dmallind May 2012 #4

The tricky part, then, is figuring out where the line is drawn. trotsky May 2012 #5

There are "dumbasses" of all stripes Starboard Tack May 2012 #8

I called no one out. trotsky May 2012 #10

Respectfully, I would disagree Starboard Tack May 2012 #11

What's the name I called out? trotsky May 2012 #12

We all have our own ideas about what is and is not abuse. cleanhippie May 2012 #6

I'm with you on that Starboard Tack May 2012 #9

+1. Couldn't agree more. Starboard Tack May 2012 #7

"But" negates all that came before it. JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #16

Pretty much spot-on skepticscott May 2012 #13

Challenge or don't challenge LiberalAndProud May 2012 #14

You may want to re-read the blog post. trotsky May 2012 #15

Yes, we need to speak out. JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #17

It's worth remembering that we are the future, if there is one. Let's dimbear Jun 2012 #18