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Old 08-21-2010, 08:13 PM
 
Location: New York City
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This guy is classic when it comes to using sarcasm and the Socratic Method to make his point. Watch to see what I mean:


YouTube - Special Investigation - Atheist Alert
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Old 08-21-2010, 08:19 PM
 
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It's called prejudice. Check out the other thread on this board titled "News, Atheist Christopher Hitchens' cancer news prompts conversion debate"

You'll see one very delusional poster who is obviously closed minded and ignorant.
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Old 08-22-2010, 05:49 AM
 
Location: Florida
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One thing is that probably many do know atheists but just don't know they are.
There are many people I have known for years and they simply weren't aware of it or still aren't.
So many people no longer go to church or go to different ones, that it is often just assumed you don't attend or attend a different one.
For the times it has been discovered, I have to chuckle at the responses
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Old 08-22-2010, 08:53 AM
 
Location: S. Wales.
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Hmmm.. Well, those cartoon liberals were a sight too easy going in my view. I mean they didn't mention the other atheist leader Pol Pot. Very sloppy of them. Not to mention they omitted to point out that atheists are really Muslims, so, not only are they hypocritical and deluded, but they are not really even atheists. They believe in all those non - existent gods in which I don't believe for a moment which makes them effectively theists and me an.... cut the tape there..I said CUT..
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Old 08-22-2010, 12:01 PM
 
Location: NC, USA
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Ever wonder how [some] Christians view atheists without really knowing atheists?


Why----Unintelligently, of course.
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Old 08-22-2010, 12:49 PM
 
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I love that cartoonist! He cracks me up.

My own experience with Christians judging atheists goes something like this:

Christian: They want anarchy! They want pedophilia! They want the destruction of all that is moral and pure!

Me: Do you know any atheists?

Christian: Uh, no.

Me: Yes, you do.

Christian: No, I don't.

Me: Yes, you do.

Christian: Who? Who's an atheist?

Me:

Christian:

Me:

Christian: Well, you're different.
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Old 08-22-2010, 12:51 PM
 
Location: southern california
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i indeed have known several atheists they were great, one was my grandfather.
but i dont see many true atheists on CDF, mostly angry ex christians with an axe to grind with their old church.
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Old 08-22-2010, 01:18 PM
 
Location: US Empire, Pac NW
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Overzealous Christians (and those of other faiths) see atheists as evil the same way that people who honestly believe Obama is a muslim go on believing it - ignorance.
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Old 08-22-2010, 03:07 PM
 
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but i dont see many true atheists on CDF, mostly angry ex christians with an axe to grind with their old church.
What's a true atheist?
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Old 08-22-2010, 03:15 PM
 
Location: NYC
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i indeed have known several atheists they were great, one was my grandfather.
but i dont see many true atheists on CDF, mostly angry ex christians with an axe to grind with their old church.
That's because most "true" atheists have nothing to prove and no need to yap on and on about it... it's like yammering on and on about not believing in Santa Claus or the Easter bunny... once I decided I didn't believe in any of this nonsense, there was nothing more for me to say.
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