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11 years ago @ Atheist Revolution - Rep. Paul Ryan to Head... · 1 reply · +2 points
Yeah, yeah, I know, we're right and their wrong. We have the country's good at heart, whereas they are deluded by their belief in a fictitious god. We are actually trying to comply with the Constitution, whereas they are trying to re-write it. Our focus is on common beliefs, theirs is on division. We empathize, they hate.
It's probably good that they get together in a nice neat little group so we can keep a watchful eye on them.
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11 years ago @ You Made Me Say It! - Pity Nick Zuccarello · 1 reply · +3 points
There is both arrogance and insecurity in his proselytizing while trying to "give away" his free gift of his GC model along with "the Word".
The arrogance is is the assumption that if only people could see and know what he knows, they would be as good, or smart, or lucky as him. The assumption behind that is that at present, they aren't. Whatever they currently believe or don't believe is somehow less worthy, and only he has the truth. Everyone who doesn't agree is working with falsehoods. That's a common attitude in Christians, and Muslims, I've noticed. And it's arrogant.
The insecurity comes from what I can only suspect, but it makes sense. Deep down, somewhere in the rational recesses of his mind, those recesses that he has had to repress in order to believe what he believes, what he says explicitly doesn't jive, doesn't fit, with everything else he believes. It can't, if rationally looked at, but he doesn't use reason to come to those beliefs, so his rational mind is in conflict with his irrational beliefs. And the best way to quiet those nagging doubts? Get others to believe. If everyone believed what he did, there would be no one to call him on it, no one to say "hey, that's stupid". So he proselytizes.
My $.02.
11 years ago @ Atheist Revolution - Here Comes Isaac · 1 reply · +6 points
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11 years ago @ Atheist Revolution - Results of Reader Poll... · 1 reply · +3 points
Also, you'll need moderators willing to spend their time ...ummm..moderating. Forums have a nasty tendency to devolve into flame wars without some moderation.
Don't want to be a naysayer, but some sober reflection is in order.
12 years ago @ Atheist Revolution - The Fallacy of Atheism... · 0 replies · +6 points
And if you do criticize me for being wrong, back it up with evidence or sound argument. Don't tell me I'm wrong because of the tone of my voice, the stridency in which I speak or write, or because you think I'm a dick. When I hear that, your opinion becomes irrelevant to the argument, and I move on.
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12 years ago @ Atheist Revolution - Congratulations, Newt · 0 replies · +2 points
And for all those reasons, you're probably right in your prediction.
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12 years ago @ You Made Me Say It! - Tebow's Numbers and Sc... · 1 reply · +3 points
12 years ago @ Atheist Revolution - California University ... · 0 replies · +2 points
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12 years ago @ You Made Me Say It! - Chiefs Defense Defeats... · 1 reply · +3 points
Not being a big sports fan, I can never understand this cult of personality that surrounds quarterbacks. Either they do their job and lead their team to win games (notice "lead their team", not simply "win games" - it takes a team) or they don't. Frankly, I feel sorry for Tebow, because of his pathetic need to display his religiosity while doing his job. It's as if he knows he's not that good, so he does his Jesus Schtick to deflect discussion of his inadequacies.
Can you imagine what a Judge would do if every time I showed up in court, I "Tebowed" before the trial, then forgot the Rules of Evidence?
12 years ago @ Atheist Revolution - Atheist Tactics: Dave ... · 0 replies · +4 points
Hemant went through this on another post, with a local director of the AA who I know personally. The one thing we should not be criticizing atheists about is their speech, if we also believe in free speech. If you don't like the tone, let the listeners decide. That's what free speech is all about. Criticizing each other for speech makes atheists look like the hypocrites, when we turn around and criticize theists for their hypocrisy.
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