On 12 Jan, 18:09, "Chris Jenkins" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Lee, I can think the idea of a Pink Unicorn is nifty, although in my head, I
> may feel it's a bit misguided. However, when the idea of the Pink Unicorn is
> being used a basis for social policies which discriminate (gay marriage),
> the foundation for moral legislation (marijuana prohibition, vice
> legislation, etc.), and as a vehicle for deception (every tele-evangelist
> from Oral Roberts to Jim Baker to whoever's on now...), then it becomes a
> social responsibility to those of us who are operating from a rational
> perspective to take a more active role, and speak out against what is
> clearly becoming, or already is, a social detriment.
>
Indeed!! As do any fair-minded people of a theistic bent.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Yet how can a non-belife show the truth or not?
>
> > I have a non belife in Russell's teapot, but because I do not belive
> > that such a thing does not exists, then there is no passion inherent
> > in my non belife.
>
> > If however, I did have a belife that such a thing as Russell's teapot
> > does not exist, then I may feel passionate enough to herangue those
> > foolish enough to belive such a thing did exist.
>
> > You see what I'm saying here Chaz?
>
> > On 12 Jan, 16:03, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Jan 12, 12:23 pm, Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Heh well of course KC that is becuase many Athiest who proclaim a lack
> > > > of belife in diety are basiclay lying. They instead have a belife
> > > > that such a thing as God does not exist. This then surly explains
> > > > their passion.
>
> > > Nonsense. What make us passionate is feeling that people like you are
> > > being duped and duping others. It is passion for truth.
>
> > > > On 11 Jan, 22:54, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Well Chaz, it was a reasonable question. Is it so far fetched to be
> > > > > surprised that someone who doesn't ascribe to a certain belief can be
> > > > > so passionate about his absence of belief? It seems counter-
> > > > > intuitive. You would imagine that people get passionate over a
> > > > > possession of what they perceive to be "the truth", rather than just
> > > > > an absence of belief in the proposition. Get passionate about not
> > > > > believing that there is life on mars, for example, seems quite silly.
> > > > > Being passionate about believing in life after death, heavenly
> > beings,
> > > > > salvation, little green men on mars, doesn't seem quite so out of the
> > > > > ordinary to be passionate about.
>
> > > > > On Jan 11, 10:48 am, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > On Jan 10, 6:30 pm, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Where do Atheists find such passion?
>
> > > > > > What kind of a question is that? You might as ask where do theists
> > get
> > > > > > their gaul from.
> > > > > > Atheists get their passion from the same place that lions get
> > their
> > > > > > roar from; chimps get their urge to throw bananas. We are evolved
> > > > > > animals -get over it.
>
> > > > > > > On Jan 9, 10:07 am, "Ian Pollard" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Two questions I've been mulling over...
>
> > > > > > > > 1. The recent atheist bus campaign in London, saw buses with
> > the slogan
> > > > > > > > "There is probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your
> > life." Members
> > > > > > > > of Christian Voice -- in attempt to have the adverts removed --
> > have
> > > > > > > > complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about the
> > accuracy of this
> > > > > > > > slogan. Would it be correct for atheists to now complain about
> > the accuracy
> > > > > > > > of the commercial activities of Christian churches (such as the
> > Alpha
> > > > > > > > Course)? Or, in reality, are said atheists far too busy arguing
> > on Internet
> > > > > > > > forums about whether the slogan is in fact *agnostic* and what
> > the most
> > > > > > > > accurate meaning of the word "probably" is?
>
> > > > > > > > 2. Should John Travolta be brought to trial for child neglect
> > following the
> > > > > > > > death of his son? Reports are claiming that his son, who
> > suffered from
> > > > > > > > autism, was denied prescription drugs and psychiatric
> > counselling for his
> > > > > > > > illness (that could have helped control his seizures) because
> > of his
> > > > > > > > father's Scientology beliefs.
>
> > > > > > > > Happy New Year!
>
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