Read and write articles for the Forum about the Forum itself or ideas about Dudeism.
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
makes as much sense as fake bacon bits for a Jew.
Ya know why you always take two Mormons fishing with you? If you take only one he'll drink all of your beer.
QuoteYa know why you always take two Mormons fishing with you? If you take only one he'll drink all of your beer.Same thing with porn and Pentecostals. Except they're less shy... I know of a seminar for Pentacostal youth pastors at a hotel; the porn rentals went through the roof. That from the manager.Fuck, don't get me started. I've a laundry list of "Christian" indiscriminite behaviour - I used to work at a bible college.
I think she's wrong in saying that atheists use emotional arguments to pander their "religion". Mavbe some do, but not the thinking ones. As in any philosophical debate, you must weed out the grain from the chaff... she's only looking at the chaff.Yes, atheists mention the harm religion has done, but it's not their central argument against the existence of God. That's silly to think that.
The second any atheist mentions it, we're told we worship or follow Dawkins or Bill Maher or something equally as stupid. I don't understand why people insist we "don't get it" or we're trying to change everyone's minds. People fight for the rights of Buddhists and Hindus and Wiccans but claim all of us atheists are militant and hate-filled and emotionally empty. It just shows ignorance and is rather sad.
Far from saying that atheists are "emotionally empty" I was saying that Dawko is often inappropriately emotional.
Don't pick on Hawkins.
Quote from: Hominid on February 07, 2013, 03:44:46 PMI think she's wrong in saying that atheists use emotional arguments to pander their "religion". Mavbe some do, but not the thinking ones. As in any philosophical debate, you must weed out the grain from the chaff... she's only looking at the chaff.Yes, atheists mention the harm religion has done, but it's not their central argument against the existence of God. That's silly to think that. Professor Richard Dawkins is considered one of the most "thinking" of atheists and he uses emotional arguments about the harm done by religions a great deal. He can also get very irritated when someone's argument seems irrational to him. But that's just an emotional reaction to a lack of clear thinking - where I come from we call that 'marriage'.
Get Dudeism tee shirts, ordination certificates and more. Help feed our monkey. Click Here