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beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts) Sat Apr 25, 2015, 05:51 PM Apr 2015

Why do we let New Atheists and religious zealots dominate the conversation about religion? [View all]

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	Stop being humorless, dogmatic and extremely defensive
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	We're on the same side as you, stop alienating us
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	Why are you so angry?
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	Join Hands & Sing Kumbaya
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	Why do you hate Michelle Obama?
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	It's time to put down the swords and side with Those People Who Compare Us to Murderers
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	You look like you could use some counseling and/or prayer
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	Shut up bmus, you're just like people who kill cartoonists, blow up women's clinics and stone gay people to death
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	You're not a high school girl. What's your reason?
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	Dawiknz!
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Why do we let New Atheists and religious zealots dominate the conversation about religion? [View all] beam me up scottie Apr 2015 OP

If only the atheists and religious nuts would shut up, deucemagnet Apr 2015 #1

Why are you so defensive? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #2

Oh, it's just my nature as an atheist. deucemagnet Apr 2015 #3

Me too. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #5

because stalin. Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #6

"creamy nougat center" bvf Apr 2015 #10

Ha! deucemagnet Apr 2015 #11

How do we know which ones practice Authentic™ religion? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #12

It doesn't matter. deucemagnet Apr 2015 #13

Hypocrisy. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #14

Pray on it. PassingFair Apr 2015 #23

BUT I CAN'T..... beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #29

It's true - you can see it, mr blur Apr 2015 #19

LOL trotsky Apr 2015 #63

where is the "because I'm a high school girl" option? Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #4

It's right near the fucking bottom. What the fuck is wrong with you? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #7

you zealots do this all the time Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #8

I blame the parents. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #9

The answer is always!! 1!daswikieins!*! Rainforestgoddess Apr 2015 #15

I guess I could have combined them... beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #16

Ok, what IS the proper combination???? NeoGreen Apr 2015 #18

Those are worthy of their own poll! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #30

As a newbie to this group.... Novara Apr 2015 #17

I'm a grouchy old A&A vet and even I don't know what the high school girl thing is EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2015 #25

Ah. That helps. Thank you. Novara Apr 2015 #26

It won't take long. bvf Apr 2015 #59

Those are all either real responses we've received on DU beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #32

Because the alternative is skepticscott Apr 2015 #20

Stop ruining everything scott. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #33

Never mind... mr blur Apr 2015 #21

I think they get a tent in their pants when they do it. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #35

Dammit! Where's the "Join Hands & Sing Kumbaya" option? onager Apr 2015 #22

Fixed it for you. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #27

Aw thanks! onager Apr 2015 #60

Not as humorless, dogmatic and extremely defensive as the original op. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #61

The bigger question is why do you hate Michelle Obama? EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2015 #24

Why, for the same reasons I hate transparency, silly. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #28

Well duh, doesn't atheist = Nazi? EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2015 #31

Did you know PeaceNikki stole baby Jesus from the fridge? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #34

Hmmmmm.... EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2015 #36

I am offended, sir. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #41

WELL HELL YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE Heddi Apr 2015 #44

I had no idea I was in the company of greatness. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #47

I'd love to tell you but the answer is in my new book Heddi Apr 2015 #50

I have! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #53

But are you a pottery expert too? trotsky Apr 2015 #64

OH ho! Someone must've touched a nerve! Heddi Apr 2015 #37

Oh, Heddi, can I please please please be an apeshitist too? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #39

Yes. Words mean what YOU want them to mean Heddi Apr 2015 #43

So when you say you suffer fools gladly it's true too? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #51

It is true. I love fools Heddi Apr 2015 #58

Yo Dawg! Heddi Apr 2015 #38

Oh noes! My fee fees. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #40

Fee fees. Nothing more than fee-fees Heddi Apr 2015 #42

Stealing that one. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #45

I've been procrastinating this horse-shit assignment all week Heddi Apr 2015 #46

Stupid professors. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #48

I'm in a class of people who use the word "don'tn't" Heddi Apr 2015 #49

Another Gem on colonial taxation Heddi Apr 2015 #52

Oh dear. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #54

I wish I was there with you, what fun! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #55

I keep asking myself what the fuck is wrong with America EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2015 #56

They may very well still be in high school Heddi Apr 2015 #57

Ouch nil desperandum Apr 2015 #65

Can't be a woman? Crap. OK, maybe you can be... onager Apr 2015 #62