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Atheists & Agnostics

Brainstormy

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2. Been a fan for decades

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Thu Apr 19, 2018, 03:47 PM

Apr 2018

what amazes me is how really popular Ingersoll was in his lifetime. Very respected, a frequent lecturer. quite the admired intellectual. Since the Evangelical tsunami, he's disappeared. He'd probably be roundly despised today.

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Meet the Most Remarkable American Most People Never Heard Of [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Apr 2018 OP

Thanks! I've seen the statue in Peoria. Got the "I'm with Bob" keychain. Freelancer Apr 2018 #1

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Thank you for posting this! deucemagnet Apr 2018 #3

Really opened my mind. trotsky Apr 2018 #4