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Hatred at Straw Atheist Stereotypes
How can we best convince people who make threads like this one that atheists are not out to hate god or Christians - we just wish to be left alone, pretty much, and not be given the fire-and-brimstone blackmail of hell.
I suppose a side issue would be, "Why do they believe what they do?" Are they taught to hate? Quote:
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Is that the same Magus from this board? He really thinks we "hate" something that we don't even think exists?
I liked the part about genetic lostness. We are atheists because of our genetics . I also liked the part about "scientific mumbo jumbo" and our world "in a calculator." But what is this "principality of the air?" We are all just puppets of Satan because we believe differently? Quote:
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wow. 3rd topic on his private rant in 3 days.
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Yeah, give Magus a break. It's been a bit of overkill the last few days.
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Originally posted by winstonjen
The subject matter was disturbing to me and should be discussed. I'm currently going through the Ten Commandments website, and that guy is a thousand times more hateful, so I see your point of view. And I think it could make for an interesting discussion. But it might be better, imo, if the jumping-off point of the discussion was not something else posted by Magus on another bulletin board. I wouldn't be surprised if he started feeling a bit paranoid at this point. |
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