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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?

Post by laklak » Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:39 pm

Gotta admit, it's a way cool uniform. Just think of the terror when they kick in your door at 4AM screaming "RAPEY ATHEIST RAUS!"
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?

Post by Jaygray » Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:45 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:
laklak wrote:Welcome to Atheism Plus tm. Freethought Macht Frei.

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Previously posted but worth it again:

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Shall we have a banner that says "Thought makes you free" ?
If the Atheist + shower have any braincells at all left devoted to rationality, perhaps they should reflect on this clip before yelling slogans like 'no compromise!' around the aether:

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Trouble is they are so far up their own fundaments, they may not see the irony. :hehe:
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?

Post by Robert_S » Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:10 pm

Just a vowel movement.
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?

Post by Rum » Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:10 pm

People seen this Facebook group? Mai posts there. It is very anti-theist..as the name suggests. The tone is belligerent in a way I dislike.

http://www.facebook.com/Antitheists
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:28 pm

Rum wrote:People seen this Facebook group? Mai posts there. It is very anti-theist..as the name suggests. The tone is belligerent in a way I dislike.

http://www.facebook.com/Antitheists
I find they post some interesting stuff. I've "liked" a number of these groups but I don't really get involved in conversations on their pages.
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Post by cowiz » Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:30 pm

Read Carriers responses to the dissenting comments for a nice warm feeling about this new bowel movement

http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/2207/

Is Stormtrooper one word, two words or hyphenated?
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:33 pm

cowiz wrote:Read Carriers responses to the dissenting comments for a nice warm feeling about this new bowel movement

http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/2207/

Is Stormtrooper one word, two words or hyphenated?
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:33 pm

cowiz wrote:Read Carriers responses to the dissenting comments for a nice warm feeling about this new bowel movement

http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/2207/

Is Stormtrooper one word, two words or hyphenated?
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Post by Sean Hayden » Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:02 pm

I usually just read the names of posters: Woo_Monster, Sniffer of Starfarts says
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?

Post by Robert_S » Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:04 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:
Rum wrote:People seen this Facebook group? Mai posts there. It is very anti-theist..as the name suggests. The tone is belligerent in a way I dislike.

http://www.facebook.com/Antitheists
I find they post some interesting stuff. I've "liked" a number of these groups but I don't really get involved in conversations on their pages.
"Bullshit Free Zone" on their banner... Like there is a human on the Earth, or in orbit 'round it, who is without some bullshit.
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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Post by orpheus » Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:42 pm

Jaygray wrote:
Bella Fortuna wrote:
laklak wrote:Welcome to Atheism Plus tm. Freethought Macht Frei.

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Previously posted but worth it again:

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Shall we have a banner that says "Thought makes you free" ?
If the Atheist + shower have any braincells at all left devoted to rationality, perhaps they should reflect on this clip before yelling slogans like 'no compromise!' around the aether:

I first saw that in elementary school; we saw all episodes of "The Ascent of Man". And that segment really made an impression on me. I've never forgotten it.
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?

Post by Ayaan » Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:54 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:
cowiz wrote:Read Carriers responses to the dissenting comments for a nice warm feeling about this new bowel movement

http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/2207/

Is Stormtrooper one word, two words or hyphenated?
:ddpan:
I don't know. I kinda see him in a shiny suit, ranting, and pounding on a pulpit myself.
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Re: The Atheism Plus "movement" -- good, bad, ugly?

Post by Jaygray » Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:14 pm

orpheus wrote:


I first saw that in elementary school; we saw all episodes of "The Ascent of Man". And that segment really made an impression on me. I've never forgotten it.
We could all do with remembering it every so often. Sadly, now the series gets filed under obsolete when it's anything but.

The same old arrogance rears up anew with every successive generation. They all know better: It's pathetic.
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Post by Azathoth » Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:57 pm

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