Posted on 03/22/2006 4:04:11 PM PST by dukeman
I don't have a problem with atheists. I have a problem with atheists who have a problem with Christianity.
I think next Thurs. is National Pray For An Atheist Day.
I'm going to strap a bomb to my chest for Darwin, you god-fearing infidels! Muhahahha!. Sarcasm aside, I can understand why. Most atheists are bitter people that would rather use ad-hominem attacks than to use reason to back up their claims.
Great. Now we have another oppressed minority group.
I wouldn't say most atheists are so mean-spirited. Most I know are kind enough.
Agreed. I have a problem with those vocal types.
Snicker. Of course, you don't use ad hominem attacks.
ping
Does this mean I'm entitled to some kind of affirmative action for my persecuted beliefs?
Oddly enough, I only have a problem with Christians who have a problem with atheism. So we should get along just fine :-)
ROFL.
"they are seen as a threat to the American way of life"
Umm, personally, I'd prefer a godless atheist, who, by definition, is *FAR* more likely *not* to blow himself up than a deranged Islamic 'believer' that thinks he's going to his virgins.
Guess I'll have to go find one to hug now...
Atheists would have a better image but for the Newdows amongst their numbers.
Certainly a person who is honest about his disbelief is less trustworthy than an old fashioned hypocrite like Bill Clinton.
I'm an atheist. I speak out of experience.
I know several kind atheists, one being my niece.
I could tell by the ad hominem attack. Self awareness is a good thing. :-)
Get in line! :-)
I'm Anglo-Saxon and I'm still waiting for my reparations payment from the Norman conquest of England in 1066. My ancestors lost a lot of prime real estate....
Interesting book on the topic...the chapters on the leading light of atheism
are illuminating.
Don't let the 2.5/5 stars rating fool you. It's a good book by a smart guy.
IIRC, his Oxford office is either in the same building (or next over) from
that of Richard Dawkins.
The Twilight of Atheism : The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World
by Alister Mcgrath
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385500629/sr=8-2/qid=1143072745/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-6687710-0723133?%5Fencoding=UTF8
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