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SteveInCO replied to the topic Is Atheism considered a "worldview?" in the forum Atheism 11 years ago
@Davis: For doG’s sake, I wish you’d quit your fence-sitting on this issue and pick a side, already. 😛
OK, with that tongue-in-cheek upbraiding out of the way…
The phrase “world view” to me implies a much more detailed view of how the world works, a lot more than just “doesn’t have a god in it,” and even more so with respect to “doesn’t…[Read more]
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Simon Mathews replied to the topic So Long and Thanks for all the Fish in the forum Theism 11 years ago
I will be sad to see @drbob go. It may be there are plenty of shitty sites with shitty apologists but Dr Bob is not one of them. He is an apologist of a rarer type with more quality.
As such I got a lot from the debates I had with him. I obviously don’t know everything that happened but I’d appreciate if someone in the know could fill us in. I…[Read more]
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Thomas Paine replied to the topic So Long and Thanks for all the Fish in the forum Theism 11 years ago
@Davis Thanks Bro from one Athiest to another. There are plenty of shitty sites where one can waste time with Apologists.
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DrBob started the topic So Long and Thanks for all the Fish in the forum Theism 11 years ago
I blundered into the ThinkAtheist site a couple of years back when Google sent me there during the election of Pope Francis, and I have appreciated the many thoughtful, and spirited members who have both taken me to task and engaged respectfully with me in the intervening time.
With the change of site ownership, I note that the Guidelines have…[Read more]
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SteveInCO replied to the topic The outing game in the forum
To Do or not To Do 11 years agoI am much more sympathetic to outing a politician than a preacher, because only the politician can be an agent of force (as you touched on). But it had better be a politician that really goes against the group he’s fighting (gays, atheists, whatever). Occasional pandering speeches is one thing, I’ve never known a politician who didn’t…[Read more]
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Davis replied to the topic The outing game in the forum
To Do or not To Do 11 years agoStrega wrote:@Davis. I think if we first agree that outing someone is an act of aggression, then justifying circumstances appropriate for an act of aggression becomes more straightforward on a case by case basis.
Couldn’t agree more.
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Strega replied to the topic The outing game in the forum
To Do or not To Do 11 years ago@Davis. I think if we first agree that outing someone is an act of aggression, then justifying circumstances appropriate for an act of aggression becomes more straightforward on a case by case basis.
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Strega replied to the topic What if? in the forum Science 11 years ago
Hey @Davis! Did you see Pluto has a tail!
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SteveInCO replied to the topic Spiritual atheist. in the forum Atheism 11 years, 1 month ago
I think a lot of atheists object to the word “spiritual” because it often comes freighted with a lot of woo (like @Davis illustrated in his second example). I don’t experience that, but I’ve learned that the word is so nebulous that it means different things to different people, and I know that as used in the video I posted, it means something…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic The outing game in the forum
To Do or not To Do 11 years, 1 month ago@Davis, I gave a more than adequate 2-paragraph example of ad hominem being used by very intelligent and well-educated people NOT in reference to logical argument.
Also:
adjective
1. appealing to one’s prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one’s intellect or reason.
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Strega replied to the topic The outing game in the forum
To Do or not To Do 11 years, 1 month ago@Unseen. I think the point is that there is no objective definition of the difference between “attack” and “fallacy” when they are appended to the term “ad hominem”.
@Davis seems to appreciate that you have a personal definition difference, but alleges that your definitions are just that. Personal.
What would be interesting is if there were…[Read more]
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Strega replied to the topic The big red atheist button in the forum
To Do or not To Do 11 years, 1 month agoOr worse, someone pushing a big red button to make all atheists born-again Christians. Keep your damn buttons!
I think the effect of pressing your button, @Davis, would be instant madness and mayhem, maybe decades later settling in to some kind of improvement, but at what cost? You can’t throw away the crutches before you heal the patient.…[Read more]
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Simon Mathews replied to the topic The outing game in the forum
To Do or not To Do 11 years, 1 month ago@unseen, @davis. Actually, my understanding is that an ad hominem fallacy is about the person not their argument. The fallacy is that you argue against a person’s personal characteristics rather than their logic. For example if you say Dr Bob’s arguments are bad because he is a Christian that is an ad hominem fallacy. If you post that Dr Bob is a…[Read more]
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Strega replied to the topic The outing game in the forum
To Do or not To Do 11 years, 1 month ago@Davis. Re your huh?, I was also busy huffing, but I had another read of Unseens comments and I realize he is simply pointing out that racism and being gay aren’t comparable in that we believe we are born with our sexual orientation, whereas we learn racism.
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Kuba Adamów replied to the topic Is theism evil? in the forum Theism 11 years, 1 month ago
@DrBob, @Unseen, @Davis, @Simon—Thank you, I’m genuinely grateful for your thoughtful words. It’s a never-ending journey for me, with quite a few arrogant and not-quite-informed claims (some really ill-informed ones, sadly, too) over the years. Your responses give me hope and encourage to tweak and verify my views. My use of words and the edito…[Read more]
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Strega replied to the topic Nothing much to say in the forum Introductions 11 years, 1 month ago
@Davis @erock68la don’t forget to make them cut off bits of their (insert fig leaf here). That’s a show of complete abjection.
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Strega replied to the topic Reeling from Christian friend's bigotry in the forum Advice 11 years, 1 month ago
@Davis. What a ray of sunshine you are! Delightful post, if I had a clue how to flag it in any way, I would 🙂
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erock68la replied to the topic Nothing much to say in the forum Introductions 11 years, 1 month ago
Ya know what could help when they slack off in their constant adoration of you? Smite ’em. Send ’em a hurricane or a tsunami or something. That’ll whip ’em into shape and make you feel better at the same time.
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Lars replied to the topic Pitbulls…why? in the forum Small Talk 11 years, 1 month ago
As I said, what a breed is, is a set of physical and behavioral characteristics. I’m suggesting breeding those physical and behavior characteristics out of the species canis familiaris.
Then I think we agree 🙂
@Davis most dog breeds today are, are the result of human interfering, in the breeding patterns. However I do understand y…[Read more]
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Strega replied to the topic What if? in the forum Science 11 years, 1 month ago
@Davis thanks for keeping us updated and filtering through images to bring these to us. Much appreciated and enjoyed 🙂
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