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Should flat-earthers learn to accept being treated with contempt? ret5hd Mar 2019 #1
The flat earth "theory" is easily disproven. eom guillaumeb Mar 2019 #2
If you're a grown adult you who believes in tooth fairies and magic and such Blues Heron Mar 2019 #3
A silly and reducionistic premise. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #5
The reason few take you seriously is because you try to float nonsense like this OP Major Nikon Mar 2019 #8
More framing. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #10
But you don't think pretending religion is no different than any other protected class is "framing" Major Nikon Mar 2019 #13
More channelling? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #15
More gibberish Major Nikon Mar 2019 #17
There's no difference between the goddess of teeth and your yaweh or allah or thor Blues Heron Mar 2019 #9
Ancient maps evidence flat earth beliefs Bretton Garcia Mar 2019 #28
Everyone knows that the invisible force field prevents the ships from falling. eom guillaumeb Mar 2019 #29
Invisible gravity... Bretton Garcia Mar 2019 #67
No, they knew the earth was round Lordquinton Mar 2019 #46
Yes. But how many believed him? Bretton Garcia Mar 2019 #50
The maps have clever illistrations Lordquinton Mar 2019 #51
Christians today like to say they didn't take the maps literally. Bretton Garcia Mar 2019 #52
And sailors were (are?) Very suspicious Lordquinton Mar 2019 #54
If religions erred in the past? Bretton Garcia Mar 2019 #65
There are pleanty of things religion got wrong Lordquinton Mar 2019 #66
People who can only think with analogies shouldn't be taken seriously to begin with Major Nikon Mar 2019 #6
So logical failure is what dictates the acceptability of contempt Major Nikon Mar 2019 #4
Again, guillaumeb Mar 2019 #7
Once again you insist on forming a strawman argument that is easily debunked Major Nikon Mar 2019 #11
Channeling your inner M? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #12
Gibberish Major Nikon Mar 2019 #14
Observation. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #16
Are you born with a religion? MineralMan Mar 2019 #36
At least the flat earth "theory" Eko Mar 2019 #33
What if there is no proof for a flat earth. MineralMan Mar 2019 #35
... Major Nikon Mar 2019 #18
Finally. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #19
Cultivating your canned replies Major Nikon Mar 2019 #20
I am still looking for that theists who calls opponents deceiver. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #21
Duplicity noted Major Nikon Mar 2019 #22
Noted: guillaumeb Mar 2019 #25
Lol tymorial Mar 2019 #31
Why not? Glamrock Mar 2019 #23
But should you, or anyone, have to learn that? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #24
Of course I shouldn't have to learn that, brother. Glamrock Mar 2019 #44
You should define contempt... Thomas Hurt Mar 2019 #26
Contempt in a strictly verbal sense. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #37
Aren't some theists supposed to be ready for that? TlalocW Mar 2019 #27
Are there 2 standards of acceptable conduct ? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #38
Is that what you do? Treat others as you wish to be treated? MineralMan Mar 2019 #62
"Should we not treat others as we wish to be treated?" trotsky Mar 2019 #64
Here we go again tymorial Mar 2019 #30
Your analogy is flawed Alpeduez21 Mar 2019 #32
Christians like Gil are so oppressed in this country. Mariana Mar 2019 #68
Should theists treat atheists with contempt? MineralMan Mar 2019 #34
Please try to stay on topic. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #39
I do not take instructions from you, sir. MineralMan Mar 2019 #40
Do you really see blasphemy in the same category as racism and misogyny? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2019 #41
The real question should be, how can we move past these various examples of intolerance? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #42
So how did "blasphemy" creep into your OP? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2019 #43
And there go the goalposts! Lordquinton Mar 2019 #47
Is blasphemy a form of intolerance? trotsky Mar 2019 #58
You were asked a question. Why did you not answer it? MineralMan Mar 2019 #61
You make a very good point. gtar100 Mar 2019 #45
So the things you are asking about are not equal Lordquinton Mar 2019 #48
Jesus said to rejoice and be glad when that happens. Mariana Mar 2019 #49
There's a spectrum of theists, some of whom are humanists who believe in Jesus, Allah, and more. no_hypocrisy Mar 2019 #53
Blasphemy? Are you serious? Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #55
Apparently so...It's a conflationgasm! MineralMan Mar 2019 #56
Yes, he is seriously trying to protect religious privilege... trotsky Mar 2019 #59
Maybe theists *should* learn... Act_of_Reparation Mar 2019 #57
Should the theists of Westboro Baptist Church learn to accept being treated with contempt? trotsky Mar 2019 #60
Should Right Wing Trumpster accept being treated with contempt? edhopper Mar 2019 #63
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