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Agathon
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Leafs 4TW!! - CPA
Dec 2002
time: 00:35
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Originally posted by Spiffor
I think religion has outlived its usefulness, and that the modern world would be better off if religion disappeared entirely from its face.
However, the idea of going to war against the religious people is despicable. If people want to believe in fairies, let them do. The society should only give the environment for such beliefs not to have any appeal (i.e. a society where science is taught completely secularily at school, and where religions are taught completely secularily as well, just like Greek mythology - I personally really would like to see religions be more covered in history courses, to remove the Greek myhology's monopoly as "beliefs not to be taken seriously") |
It's an ideological war, Spiff.
We have to suffer these maniacs spewing forth their poisonous tripe day after day. We are supposed to tolerate it, yet these are the very people who would do away with tolerance.
When I see someone like Jerry Falwell on TV expressing his moronic and crypto-fascist beliefs, I am annoyed that no one calls him on it from the athiest perspective. It seems as if it is considered horribly wrong to point out that he believes a load of old tosh. Yet Falwell and company freely diss "athiests" and "evolutionists".
I'm suggesting that our side stop turning the other cheek (after all, that's their idea) and take on religious belief. I used to see this in the media and in society when I was a kid, now it is exceedingly rare. That is what this thread is about. Instead of pretending it's alright when some bigot invokes the almighty to justify his latest crusade against happiness, atheists should go for the jugular and attack the problem at its source. Saying nothing is not working.
Dogmatic religious belief is anathema to an open society. It's not something that can be accommodated in an open society because it seeks to undermine it.
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Zylka
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Originally posted by Agathon
Whatever... you never have anything worthwhile to say. Are you telling me you are a Jesus freak? Figures... |
He's actually telling you that you're a closeminded, humor lacking individual who's becoming exceptionally boring as of late
All in the name of progress, huh. Sweet dreaming - I see
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Zylka
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Originally posted by Agathon
Z - the religious people hate porn. Isn't that enough for you?
I couldn't give a **** what JohnT thinks. Anyway, he can't go around accusing anyone of being boring without being a total hypocrite. |
but the pot called me black! Not at all a petty out for todays' nubreed of social thinkers.
Anyway - you're just becoming a militant, leftist schmuck; plain out of touch with most other HUMAN BEINGS. Keep it up, choice is a blast.
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Zylka
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Originally posted by Agathon
So you love Jesus? Man, you are weirder than I thought. |
Lot of "substance" there, bro. When you're not hiding behind a proffessional debater facade (by justification of poorly hacked metaphysical bulls*) - you're slinging worthless bits of self assured discredit in desperation
Tell poster who responds with like tactic that they don't ever contribute substance and therefore aren't allowed on the same sordid, meaningless level. Pat self on back, repeat.
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Zylka
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monky, I stick a douchebag up your ass and go SQUISH
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05-04-2004 11:27
There's plenty more fish in this thread but you seem to be the easiest target.
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