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To: jennyp
"Uh, whatever."

The "Janine Garofalo"-esque pithy-nonchalant non-answer does not constitute an argument.

"So you think I'm an Objectivist-Communist. Interesting, to say the least. Talk about A equalling Not-A! =:-O"

Apparently you remember at least part of "Atlas Shrugged". Hey, great.

"So tell me about myself. Am I a Communist because I must be if I don't believe in a Grand Supernatural Authority Figure, or am I an atheist because my prior committment to the International Socialist Revolutionary Struggle demands it?"

Magic 8-ball says "What? Need more info." Are you a Communist because you don't believe in a Grand Supernatural Authority Figure? No. But unless you prove otherwise, you are a materialist-determinist. If you need a definition of this, please ask.

40 posted on 08/11/2002 9:08:13 PM PDT by HumanaeVitae
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To: HumanaeVitae
"So tell me about myself. Am I a Communist because I must be if I don't believe in a Grand Supernatural Authority Figure, or am I an atheist because my prior committment to the International Socialist Revolutionary Struggle demands it?"

Magic 8-ball says "What? Need more info." Are you a Communist because you don't believe in a Grand Supernatural Authority Figure? No. But unless you prove otherwise, you are a materialist-determinist. If you need a definition of this, please ask.

Since all you know about me is that I'm atheist, I assume you believe that that necessarily implies materialism, which in turn necessarily implies determinism. Which somehow necessarily implies Communism.

What is your definition of "materialism"? Is it the same as "naturalism"?

42 posted on 08/11/2002 9:26:33 PM PDT by jennyp
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To: HumanaeVitae
OK, so if belief in god makes you such a moral and upright and above all democratic person, because an athiest is a communist in your book, that must make you a big believer in democracy, right?

Because in a majority rules universe the religion with the most believer must be the RIGHT one, right?

Therefore you must be a hindu.

Same logic, different conclusion.
51 posted on 08/11/2002 10:03:40 PM PDT by Aric2000
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