Atheists & Agnostics

RussBLib

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40. I'll bet Wolf has not asked anyone else that question since then

Wed May 20, 2015, 08:44 PM

May 2015

You just KNOW some Christians somewhere heard her say that she was an atheist and thought, "See, God is punishing you for being an atheist, by destroying your house."

I have no doubt about that.

Assigning supernatural causes to natural phenomena for over 3000 years!!

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What DU has taught me about religion. [View all] Act_of_Reparation May 2015 OP

Also, god can't be defined... PassingFair May 2015 #1

But those bloggers CRITICIZED religion! trotsky May 2015 #3

Here, allow me to simplify: trotsky May 2015 #2

That's right amuse bouche May 2015 #4

^^^This^^^... NeoGreen May 2015 #5

Howls of derisive laughter! bvf May 2015 #7

Also... Rob H. May 2015 #9

Oh, and don't forget to thank god every time a surgeon saves a life. n/t Binkie The Clown May 2015 #13

and remember to praise His Name when he saves a baby from a tornado... RussBLib May 2015 #21

... Arugula Latte May 2015 #25

I'll bet Wolf has not asked anyone else that question since then RussBLib May 2015 #40

Thank the lord, do you thank the lord? mountain grammy May 2015 #52

Hmm nil desperandum May 2015 #11

Please keep up! trotsky May 2015 #15

Thank you nil desperandum May 2015 #16

This ^ PeaceNikki May 2015 #32

Haven't really learned anything new myself bvf May 2015 #6

I would add that when the topic is Uganda...they let the thread sink like a stone. (nt) LostOne4Ever May 2015 #8

You noticed that too? Behind the Aegis May 2015 #35

Don't forget nil desperandum May 2015 #10

Oh, yeah, there's that. Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #18

I have tons of respect for atheists who actually read the bible. deucemagnet May 2015 #24

Well nil desperandum May 2015 #26

I read the entire Bible... William King May 2015 #48

That sounds excruciating. deucemagnet May 2015 #53

Respect for religion appears to be an ever changing wall of special pleading. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #12

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I learnt that "respect for people" means it's fine to call them fundamentalists and vermin muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #20

And... there is something creepily dishonest about fatheists - mr blur May 2015 #14

this mourning, on my way to court, I thought I turned on NPR ChairmanAgnostic May 2015 #19

I seem to be in a Python (Monty) mood today... NeoGreen May 2015 #22

Hmmm nil desperandum May 2015 #27

G'Day... NeoGreen May 2015 #33

I'd like to join, but I don't drink alcohol - does that disqualify me? mr blur May 2015 #31

Of course not... NeoGreen May 2015 #34

And is ALSO in charge of the Sheep Dip. mr blur May 2015 #39

I certainly will drink to that! William King May 2015 #49

G'Day... NeoGreen May 2015 #51

I remember everybody crossing themselves before they went in the public pool olddots May 2015 #23

Another one: Rob H. May 2015 #28

I know, you think you've heard everything from that camp... trotsky May 2015 #29

Yeah, but not because they're Xians, right? They might be Mormons but, mr blur May 2015 #30

Because their book is funny! You can laugh out loud at it on a road trip! trotsky May 2015 #43

Making fun of Republicans isn't against the DU *rules*, trotsky. Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #36

Nice to know their tolerance of human beings only extends as far as a political party, I guess. trotsky May 2015 #42

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Corollary to #3 onager May 2015 #37

Corollary to that corollary Rob H. May 2015 #38

Of course not. And making the point that real progressives don't support Arugula Latte May 2015 #41

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This should help. Iggo May 2015 #45

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The more loudly a religionist proclaims Rob H. May 2015 #47

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