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In reply to the discussion: How Oxford and Peter Singer drove me from atheism to Jesus [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)54. It's also a two-year-old piece.
Clearly someone is desperate to find SOMETHING to bash atheism or atheists with. Gotta have that "counterpoint" to the religious institutional sexual abuse of children, you know. Peter Singer said something rude that pushed someone toward Christianity, so that's basically the same thing you know. /s
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Whatever an individual feels they need to give their life meaning is their business,
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2019
#3
It's a little difficult to understand how the implications of her atheism were incompatible with ...
Jim__
May 2019
#4
Good, so I expect you'll never argue about the definition of atheism again.
marylandblue
May 2019
#91
I argued only for expanding the definition to include those who might believe. eom
guillaumeb
May 2019
#141
If their belief is that atheism is not a belief, then that is how they define their atheism.
marylandblue
May 2019
#151
People publish personal anecdotes all the time. Obviously it meant something to the author,
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2019
#24
I've read "Mere Christianity," and although it's a beautifully-written explanation
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2019
#43
You're the one who has claimed to have a giant fan club sending you private messages.
trotsky
May 2019
#97
I didn't know anything about Singer before, but I see he has a unique moral perspective
marylandblue
May 2019
#124
I think is a general discomfort with the idea that there is no ultimate justice.
marylandblue
May 2019
#129
Based on everything you've said before, no category is relevant for any purpose.
marylandblue
May 2019
#152
I did research the word. And I know a postmodern narrative when I see one.
marylandblue
May 2019
#169
Well now that you know why I picked that word, perhaps you could consider
marylandblue
May 2019
#178
I was paraphrasing a quick survey of her impression of what he seems to be saying.
marylandblue
May 2019
#133
My thoughts are that for someone who apparently got her PhD from Cambridge, logic or clear writing
muriel_volestrangler
May 2019
#135
Irving-Stonebraker writes a cliched "captivity," then "conversion narrative"
Bretton Garcia
May 2019
#136
I am convinced it's a narrative crafted to appeal to evangelical christians.
AtheistCrusader
May 2019
#140