Religion

Major Nikon

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6. People who can only think with analogies shouldn't be taken seriously to begin with

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 03:38 PM

Mar 2019

Out of all the recognized protected classes, religion is the only one that constitutes nothing more than theology. Equating religion to a biological constant is idiotic. Contempt of a particular gender or race isn't the same thing as contempt of an idea.

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Should theists learn to accept being treated with contempt? [View all] guillaumeb Mar 2019 OP

Should flat-earthers learn to accept being treated with contempt? ret5hd Mar 2019 #1

The flat earth "theory" is easily disproven. eom guillaumeb Mar 2019 #2

If you're a grown adult you who believes in tooth fairies and magic and such Blues Heron Mar 2019 #3

A silly and reducionistic premise. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #5

The reason few take you seriously is because you try to float nonsense like this OP Major Nikon Mar 2019 #8

More framing. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #10

But you don't think pretending religion is no different than any other protected class is "framing" Major Nikon Mar 2019 #13

More channelling? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #15

More gibberish Major Nikon Mar 2019 #17

There's no difference between the goddess of teeth and your yaweh or allah or thor Blues Heron Mar 2019 #9

Ancient maps evidence flat earth beliefs Bretton Garcia Mar 2019 #28

Everyone knows that the invisible force field prevents the ships from falling. eom guillaumeb Mar 2019 #29

Invisible gravity... Bretton Garcia Mar 2019 #67

No, they knew the earth was round Lordquinton Mar 2019 #46

Yes. But how many believed him? Bretton Garcia Mar 2019 #50

The maps have clever illistrations Lordquinton Mar 2019 #51

Christians today like to say they didn't take the maps literally. Bretton Garcia Mar 2019 #52

And sailors were (are?) Very suspicious Lordquinton Mar 2019 #54

If religions erred in the past? Bretton Garcia Mar 2019 #65

There are pleanty of things religion got wrong Lordquinton Mar 2019 #66

People who can only think with analogies shouldn't be taken seriously to begin with Major Nikon Mar 2019 #6

So logical failure is what dictates the acceptability of contempt Major Nikon Mar 2019 #4

Again, guillaumeb Mar 2019 #7

Once again you insist on forming a strawman argument that is easily debunked Major Nikon Mar 2019 #11

Channeling your inner M? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #12

Gibberish Major Nikon Mar 2019 #14

Observation. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #16

Are you born with a religion? MineralMan Mar 2019 #36

At least the flat earth "theory" Eko Mar 2019 #33

What if there is no proof for a flat earth. MineralMan Mar 2019 #35

... Major Nikon Mar 2019 #18

Finally. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #19

Cultivating your canned replies Major Nikon Mar 2019 #20

I am still looking for that theists who calls opponents deceiver. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #21

Duplicity noted Major Nikon Mar 2019 #22

Noted: guillaumeb Mar 2019 #25

Lol tymorial Mar 2019 #31

Why not? Glamrock Mar 2019 #23

But should you, or anyone, have to learn that? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #24

Of course I shouldn't have to learn that, brother. Glamrock Mar 2019 #44

You should define contempt... Thomas Hurt Mar 2019 #26

Contempt in a strictly verbal sense. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #37

Aren't some theists supposed to be ready for that? TlalocW Mar 2019 #27

Are there 2 standards of acceptable conduct ? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #38

Is that what you do? Treat others as you wish to be treated? MineralMan Mar 2019 #62

"Should we not treat others as we wish to be treated?" trotsky Mar 2019 #64

Here we go again tymorial Mar 2019 #30

Your analogy is flawed Alpeduez21 Mar 2019 #32

Christians like Gil are so oppressed in this country. Mariana Mar 2019 #68

Should theists treat atheists with contempt? MineralMan Mar 2019 #34

Please try to stay on topic. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #39

I do not take instructions from you, sir. MineralMan Mar 2019 #40

Do you really see blasphemy in the same category as racism and misogyny? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2019 #41

The real question should be, how can we move past these various examples of intolerance? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #42

So how did "blasphemy" creep into your OP? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2019 #43

And there go the goalposts! Lordquinton Mar 2019 #47

Is blasphemy a form of intolerance? trotsky Mar 2019 #58

You were asked a question. Why did you not answer it? MineralMan Mar 2019 #61

You make a very good point. gtar100 Mar 2019 #45

So the things you are asking about are not equal Lordquinton Mar 2019 #48

Jesus said to rejoice and be glad when that happens. Mariana Mar 2019 #49

There's a spectrum of theists, some of whom are humanists who believe in Jesus, Allah, and more. no_hypocrisy Mar 2019 #53

Blasphemy? Are you serious? Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #55

Apparently so...It's a conflationgasm! MineralMan Mar 2019 #56

Yes, he is seriously trying to protect religious privilege... trotsky Mar 2019 #59

Maybe theists *should* learn... Act_of_Reparation Mar 2019 #57

Should the theists of Westboro Baptist Church learn to accept being treated with contempt? trotsky Mar 2019 #60

Should Right Wing Trumpster accept being treated with contempt? edhopper Mar 2019 #63