Sidney Winston
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic
Fighting Trumpism and Single Party Takeovers in the forum Politics 2 months ago
Florida Man Demands Ban on Bible in Schools Using DeSantis’s Own Law Against Him
A political activist and atheist in Florida is using a contentious law that allows residents to object to teaching materials in public schools to request that the Bible be banned from classrooms and school libraries throughout the s…
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic
Fighting Trumpism and Single Party Takeovers in the forum Politics 2 months ago
Is there a question to talk about?
I can’t think of a good one. Perhaps this topic is more of a commentary on the evolution or devolution of our democracy. I feel like I’m documenting significant changes, but maybe I’m overestimating their significance as standalone observations? I even think of Think Atheist as significant history…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic
Fighting Trumpism and Single Party Takeovers in the forum Politics 2 months ago
Is there a question to talk about?
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PopeBeanie started the topic
Fighting Trumpism and Single Party Takeovers in the forum Politics 2 months ago
(This topic can be made broader than what the title indicates, with Populism, Nationalism, Authoritarianism, and Oligarchs on the rise around the world. E.g. Macron’s re-election is a pleasant exception. Even if you’ve already seen these news pieces, I consider some of these “iconic” to the Trump Era.)
The following…[Read more]
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TheEncogitationer started the topic
Bringing Back Dark Ages "Honor Culture." in the forum Humanism 3 months ago
Fellow Unbelievers,
There’s a revival of an old and especially anti-Humanistic tradition that many got an eyeful of during the recent Oscars:
Honor Culture Is Back. We Eradicated It for a Reason.
Ryan Grim
https://theintercept.com/2022/03/29/oscars-will-smith-duel-honor/ -
Thomas Paine posted an update in the group
Humanism 5 months, 1 week ago
Okay, so it’s been 3.5 years since I was invited. Amazingly we have not all been carted off to an Evangelical reindoctrination camp., at least at this point.
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Thomas Paine joined the group
Humanism 5 months, 1 week ago
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Unseen replied to the topic
The Republican Party is succeeding because America is not a true Democracy. in the forum Politics 5 months, 3 weeks ago
I watch this show every morning I can. They promote themselves as an (if not “the”) alternative to the corporate media news sources on the one hand and the ultra-right/-left crazy sources on the other. He is if anything the more liberal member of the pair with a creative flair while she is more of a businessperson and ex-business/finance…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic
The Republican Party is succeeding because America is not a true Democracy. in the forum Politics 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Unfortunately, I am starting to think Unseen is right about a pending authoritarian takeover. I don’t have a fucking clue about what a solution would be. Lots of people must think they have very little to lose and much to gain by living under a racist, nationalist dictatorship. Again, I have no idea to see how they would b…
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic
The Republican Party is succeeding because America is not a true Democracy. in the forum Politics 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Reg,
Several big problems with this man’s thesis: The U.S. elected 45 Presidents under our existing Constitutional framework without a January 6th occurring after each Election.
Also, even with The Supremes having a majority of “Conservative” Justices, they still didn’t want to hear any of Trump’s claims of voter fraud and didn’t want to…[Read more]
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_Robert_ replied to the topic
The Republican Party is succeeding because America is not a true Democracy. in the forum Politics 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Unfortunately, I am starting to think Unseen is right about a pending authoritarian takeover. I don’t have a fucking clue about what a solution would be. Lots of people must think they have very little to lose and much to gain by living under a racist, nationalist dictatorship. Again, I have no idea to see how they would benefit.
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic
Emotional Blackmail in the forum Humanism 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Davis,
One thing your Mother might not want to tell her friend is: “Oh, don’t worry! Me and Ol’ Nick are just like this! *Crosses Fingers*” 🤞😁
I sometimes tell that to customers whose total comes up to $6.66 or something added to that. The reactions can be funny. 😁
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Simon Paynton replied to the topic
Emotional Blackmail in the forum Humanism 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I think it might be cruel for your mother to reject her friend.
I believe that clinical depression is the source of the idea of hell for the human race. It’s just a dark and horrifying corner of the human mind.
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Davis replied to the topic
Emotional Blackmail in the forum Humanism 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Hey Unseen,
If it were I…then I would do that (I have super strict limits with people in general and religion is definitely one of them). My mother is French Canadian, they are INSANELY polite (as you may know). They have a pretty hard time confronting people with personal beliefs and emotionally difficult confrontation. But I would imagine at…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic
Emotional Blackmail in the forum Humanism 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Your mother should just tell this lady “If we’re to be friends, consider this topic closed. What I believe is none of y9ur business as what you believe is none of mine. Bringing this up further threatens to destroy our friendship. I value it enough not to do that. Do you?”
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_Robert_ replied to the topic
Emotional Blackmail in the forum Humanism 10 months, 3 weeks ago
It is sad to imagine someone so tormented like that. She’s probably a caring person, if she is so concerned for the welfare of your mother.
Around here churches and preachers push this fear of hell constantly and tell their flock to go save their friends, family, everyone from the punishment of their god. It’s an age-old r…[Read more]
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Simon Paynton replied to the topic
Emotional Blackmail in the forum Humanism 10 months, 3 weeks ago
It is sad to imagine someone so tormented like that. She’s probably a caring person, if she is so concerned for the welfare of your mother.
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Davis replied to the topic
Emotional Blackmail in the forum Humanism 10 months, 3 weeks ago
It’s possible Simon. It could be something she had been worrying about and came to the surface or it could be a recent struggle with mental health or both. In any case it is quite sad.
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Simon Paynton replied to the topic
Emotional Blackmail in the forum Humanism 10 months, 3 weeks ago
If this person has suddenly “gone wrong”, it might not just be Covid related. There might be some other underlying reason for it. Clinical depression is full of visions of hell.
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Davis replied to the topic
Emotional Blackmail in the forum Humanism 10 months, 3 weeks ago
My parents are both virtually life long atheists. I believe they were baptised for social convenience but never attended weekly church or had any familiar religious activities. I was also baptised because their friends being my “god parents” meant so much to them. Apart from me visiting the church a couple times out of curiosity…that was also…[Read more]
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