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Originally Posted by ShaniFaye
What was the discussion about in which you were attacked?
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It was about a commercial that said "You are nothing without God." or something like that, for a shoe. Without thinking, I posted a similar commercial about theists, and pointed out it wasn't just atheists being attacked by marketing.
As it wasn't about how you are nothing
with God, it was not at all comparable, according to this guy, and I was
clearly aiding and abetting the enemy. Also very...I think the word he used was bizzare for even
thinking about it. I haven't been back to the thread. I'm really sick of knock down drag outs over religion. So not worth it.
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Originally Posted by willravel
You can have radicals of every philosophy, and that includes atheism. I myself know several atheists that could be called radical because of their stark opposition to theism. Some atheists use atheism as a soap box from which to shout their beliefs and some become just as polarized as their theist fundamental counterparts. In my mind, these are opposing sides of the same coin. Their beliefs are fundamentally opposed, but their tact and intent is the same. They shout, like, and battle in order to beat into the other side their beliefs instead of talking in a calm and rational way. The reason they do that has a lot to do with why so many people listen to madmen like Pat Robertson. Often it is the craziest voice that is the loudest and thus the most oft heard by those who are in a place to listen. In pummeling you with BS, that atheist was trying to make a point so strongly and so extremely that his position cannot be ignored. It's a childish way to make a point, and it shows the real mental faculties of the person who tries to use such a weak tactic.
Not all atheists are crazies, and not all Christians are crazies. Not to worry.
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I'm very glad of it too
That's exactly what I thought. I have much more respect for theists and atheists alike who don't treat religion like a war to be fought, and the other side like the enemy. It's possible to respect a person even if you disagree with their beliefs...people seem to forget that.
I've always found it so sad that the loudest and craziest are the only ones heard. I wonder if they know the damage they do...