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The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
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Salman Rushdie
You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
House MD
Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
Sandy Denny
This is the wrong forum for bluffing
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Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
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I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
Which would would be interpreted as enthusiastic support, causing them to go a little further here and a little further there...Audley Strange wrote:They might stop if their ad revenue drops. As long as people keep clicking to see the latest Threethought Ape Lust proclamations, they'll keep thinking they are popular and right and that such behaviour is profitable.
Fucking enabliseristas!!!
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
I am sure that the Atheism Plus movement will be all over Al Franken: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/sen ... 50609.html
We all know how intellectually honest they are. Let's see how many apologies they ask for, and how much denunciation of Mr. Franken takes place...
We all know how intellectually honest they are. Let's see how many apologies they ask for, and how much denunciation of Mr. Franken takes place...
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
That's some shit from 1995. 
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
-Mr P
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
Well, they must have this New Statesman dick on their payroll http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/relig ... w-atheists
They are posturing themselves as an "answer" to the Richard Dawkins "New Atheism" movement. It's a week old "movement" (that hasn't yet figured out what it's all about yet), but this article bills them as having "energy that makes them hard to ignore." What bunch of arrogant fucks...
LOL -- I wonder if they're still going to use the red A which is trademarked by the Dawkins Foundation?
Featured in the article is this image of Dawkins...
See how unhappy he is about the new competition?
These FtB douches are fucking scummy.
They are posturing themselves as an "answer" to the Richard Dawkins "New Atheism" movement. It's a week old "movement" (that hasn't yet figured out what it's all about yet), but this article bills them as having "energy that makes them hard to ignore." What bunch of arrogant fucks...
LOL -- I wonder if they're still going to use the red A which is trademarked by the Dawkins Foundation?
Featured in the article is this image of Dawkins...
See how unhappy he is about the new competition?
These FtB douches are fucking scummy.
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
Why go after Dawkins?
Hint: http://www.playboy.com/playground/view/ ... rd-dawkins
And, the perennially offended, everyone is a misogynist, crowd is not amused....
Would Atheism Plus biologists say she evolved to make men want to sexually select her? Or, is that not correct?
Hint: http://www.playboy.com/playground/view/ ... rd-dawkins
And, the perennially offended, everyone is a misogynist, crowd is not amused....
Would Atheism Plus biologists say she evolved to make men want to sexually select her? Or, is that not correct?
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
They certainly seem interested in making themselves the 'popular front' of 'freethinking', but it seems to me that it's more of an exercise in aggressive marketing and brand growth than a 'movement'.
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Believe what we believe, exactly as we believe, or you are the enemy!
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
Bella Fortuna wrote:Believe what we believe, exactly as we believe, or you are the enemy!
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That's fucking awesome!!
- Now we have a response to any posters that might actually appear in the real world.
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Well fuckn' hell - I thought this was all masturbatory navel gazing. The New Statesman eh?
Going to have to go back and argue some more I think..
Going to have to go back and argue some more I think..
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Oh, spotted this elsewhere:
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
It gets atheism some press at least.Rum wrote:Well fuckn' hell - I thought this was all masturbatory navel gazing. The New Statesman eh?
Going to have to go back and argue some more I think..
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
-Mr P
The Net is best considered analogous to communication with disincarnate intelligences. As any neophyte would tell you. Do not invoke that which you have no facility to banish.
Audley Strange
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
Despite the popular maxim, I suspect that there is such a thing as bad publicity. 
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?
I wouldn't be surprised if someone else has said this, but it would take too long to check.
So, I'm getting the impression that the FTB crowd are more into the money from hits, than they are the promotion of "free thought".
They seem to dive right in, to anything controversial, and don't seem to care what they say, so long as it gets out, and keeps the pot boiling.
When they discussed the Thunderfoot guy, they were straight into what would happen to the money he was due, for hits on his blog. It shows an attitude of mind, what their priorities are, and what is important to them.
If that's the case, they are doing a good job, because there are probably hundreds of thousands, or even millions, who had never heard of them before, or their blogs, but do now.
They are probably coining it better than they ever did, if they are paid by the number of hits.
So, I'm getting the impression that the FTB crowd are more into the money from hits, than they are the promotion of "free thought".
They seem to dive right in, to anything controversial, and don't seem to care what they say, so long as it gets out, and keeps the pot boiling.
When they discussed the Thunderfoot guy, they were straight into what would happen to the money he was due, for hits on his blog. It shows an attitude of mind, what their priorities are, and what is important to them.
If that's the case, they are doing a good job, because there are probably hundreds of thousands, or even millions, who had never heard of them before, or their blogs, but do now.
They are probably coining it better than they ever did, if they are paid by the number of hits.
While there is a market for shit, there will be assholes to supply it.
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