Atheists & Agnostics

mr blur

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31. I'd like to join, but I don't drink alcohol - does that disqualify me?

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Wed May 20, 2015, 11:02 AM

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What DU has taught me about religion. [View all] Act_of_Reparation May 2015 OP

Also, god can't be defined... PassingFair May 2015 #1

But those bloggers CRITICIZED religion! trotsky May 2015 #3

Here, allow me to simplify: trotsky May 2015 #2

That's right amuse bouche May 2015 #4

^^^This^^^... NeoGreen May 2015 #5

Howls of derisive laughter! bvf May 2015 #7

Also... Rob H. May 2015 #9

Oh, and don't forget to thank god every time a surgeon saves a life. n/t Binkie The Clown May 2015 #13

and remember to praise His Name when he saves a baby from a tornado... RussBLib May 2015 #21

... Arugula Latte May 2015 #25

I'll bet Wolf has not asked anyone else that question since then RussBLib May 2015 #40

Thank the lord, do you thank the lord? mountain grammy May 2015 #52

Hmm nil desperandum May 2015 #11

Please keep up! trotsky May 2015 #15

Thank you nil desperandum May 2015 #16

This ^ PeaceNikki May 2015 #32

Haven't really learned anything new myself bvf May 2015 #6

I would add that when the topic is Uganda...they let the thread sink like a stone. (nt) LostOne4Ever May 2015 #8

You noticed that too? Behind the Aegis May 2015 #35

Don't forget nil desperandum May 2015 #10

Oh, yeah, there's that. Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #18

I have tons of respect for atheists who actually read the bible. deucemagnet May 2015 #24

Well nil desperandum May 2015 #26

I read the entire Bible... William King May 2015 #48

That sounds excruciating. deucemagnet May 2015 #53

Respect for religion appears to be an ever changing wall of special pleading. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #12

And they wonder why liberal Christianity has failed to provide an alternative to rw zealotry. Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #17

I learnt that "respect for people" means it's fine to call them fundamentalists and vermin muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #20

And... there is something creepily dishonest about fatheists - mr blur May 2015 #14

this mourning, on my way to court, I thought I turned on NPR ChairmanAgnostic May 2015 #19

I seem to be in a Python (Monty) mood today... NeoGreen May 2015 #22

Hmmm nil desperandum May 2015 #27

G'Day... NeoGreen May 2015 #33

I'd like to join, but I don't drink alcohol - does that disqualify me? mr blur May 2015 #31

Of course not... NeoGreen May 2015 #34

And is ALSO in charge of the Sheep Dip. mr blur May 2015 #39

I certainly will drink to that! William King May 2015 #49

G'Day... NeoGreen May 2015 #51

I remember everybody crossing themselves before they went in the public pool olddots May 2015 #23

Another one: Rob H. May 2015 #28

I know, you think you've heard everything from that camp... trotsky May 2015 #29

Yeah, but not because they're Xians, right? They might be Mormons but, mr blur May 2015 #30

Because their book is funny! You can laugh out loud at it on a road trip! trotsky May 2015 #43

Making fun of Republicans isn't against the DU *rules*, trotsky. Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #36

Nice to know their tolerance of human beings only extends as far as a political party, I guess. trotsky May 2015 #42

except of course if they are creationists, mormons, or scientologists. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #50

Corollary to #3 onager May 2015 #37

Corollary to that corollary Rob H. May 2015 #38

Of course not. And making the point that real progressives don't support Arugula Latte May 2015 #41

If you declare something isn't a True Religion™, it isn't one* Rob H. May 2015 #44

This should help. Iggo May 2015 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo May 2015 #46

The more loudly a religionist proclaims Rob H. May 2015 #47

The warped idea is that if you criticize religion you are intolerant Major Nikon May 2015 #54