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"Robert Clark" |
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12 Oct 2004 01:15:18 PM |
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Hypotheticals |
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
From the creator of http://www.truthorfallacy.com
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| User: "Elf M. Sternberg" |
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12 Oct 2004 04:03:32 PM |
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"Robert Clark" <recloser@yahoo.com> writes:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
Either. What's your point?
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Down, automatically. The same would be true if people
universally embraced any ideology.
Elf
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| User: "Neil Kelsey" |
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12 Oct 2004 11:28:42 PM |
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A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local
crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Down, automatically. The same would be true if people
universally embraced any ideology.
good point
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| User: "X" |
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13 Oct 2004 10:25:23 AM |
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Neil Kelsey wrote:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local
crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Down, automatically. The same would be true if people
universally embraced any ideology.
good point
Except that atheism is not idiology; just as asymmetry is an absence of
symmetry atheism is an absence of theism: "Atheism is characterized by
an absence of belief in the existence of gods." --
http://www.infidels.org/news/atheism/intro.html
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| User: "Hagar" |
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13 Oct 2004 02:37:05 PM |
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"X" <X@nospam.net> wrote in message news:DNbbd.174244$wV.157549@attbi_s54...
Neil Kelsey wrote:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a
"higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local
crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Down, automatically. The same would be true if people
universally embraced any ideology.
good point
Don't know about the crime rate, but deaths caused by religious factions
warring over whose boogey man is the one and only true boogey man would
dwindle to ZERO. On any given day in history, violent deaths attributable to
religious differences outnumber crime related deaths 99:1.
Nice going you Christian shitheads.
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| User: "Virgil" |
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13 Oct 2004 02:06:35 PM |
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In article <DNbbd.174244$wV.157549@attbi_s54>, X <X@nospam.net> wrote:
Neil Kelsey wrote:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local
crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Down, automatically. The same would be true if people
universally embraced any ideology.
good point
Except that atheism is not idiology[sic];
But is an ideology!
Definition: ideology
n 1: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
[syn: political orientation, political theory]
Source: WordNet 2.0, 2003 Princeton University
Would Septic X Capon, the Simple Pimple, deny that there is an
orientation called atheism that characterizes atheists?
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| User: "JTEM" |
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13 Oct 2004 02:32:09 AM |
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"Robert Clark" <recloser@yahoo.com> wrote
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
Haven't met any lately. Only those lunatic right-wingers who
use religion as an excuse.
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car
came by and stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach
your disabled vehicle. Would you prefer that these men just
came from a Bible study or a local gathering of atheists?
I couldn't imagine why it would make a difference to you.
Is this why bible thumpers are constantly duped by "religious"
con men?
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a
"higher power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world
violence and local crime rates would go UP or DOWN?
Down. Definitely down. Without some external God represented
by a Rolex-wearing Jerry Falwell or Bob Jones, people would
have to internalize right & wrong.
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| User: "kathryn" |
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12 Oct 2004 03:10:10 PM |
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"Robert Clark" <recloser@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:10mo7j9sv9v6je9@corp.supernews.com...
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by
and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
A local gathering of atheists naturally, adult men who go to bible study
worry me.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local
crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Down, it's not the fear of some fictious egomanical sadist that keeps me
from breaking the law. Sad that you think it's all that keeps others (and
presumably yourself) from doing so though.
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| User: "Milan" |
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12 Oct 2004 01:46:20 PM |
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"Robert Clark" <recloser@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:10mo7j9sv9v6je9@corp.supernews.com...
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by
and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
In principle I'd prefer them to be atheists, since this would imply that
they are rational, sane, educated people, whereas whoever belongs to a Bible
study group is no doubt a deluded moron and a freak. However, if we consider
the entertainment value, the bible freaks would rank higher, because bible
freaks, being bible freaks are usually hilarious.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local
crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
I dont know about local crime rates, but it goes without saying that world
violence would certainly go down, since a very large number of violent
conflicts are caused by religious enmities.
Regards
Milan
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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12 Oct 2004 01:45:31 PM |
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"Robert Clark" <recloser@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:10mo7j9sv9v6je9@corp.supernews.com...
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by
and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
Local gathering of atheists.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local
crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Down.
Now what?
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
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| User: "Vic Sagerquist" |
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12 Oct 2004 03:35:28 PM |
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On 12 Oct 2004, Robert Clark dropped trou, farted, whirled, then
shouted:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came
by and stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled
vehicle. Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study
or a local gathering of atheists?
If they were carrying tool boxes I'd welcome them no matter who they are.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a
"higher power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence
and local crime rates would go UP or DOWN?
Definitely up. Mankind would implode without religion. Sad, but true.
Most people don't have the mentality or guts to face the reality of death.
--
Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
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Vote for John Kerry
God belongs in church, not the White House.
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| User: "Dont Blame Clayton...He Didnt Vote For The Rat Faced Bastard" |
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12 Oct 2004 07:56:22 PM |
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"Vic Sagerquist" <address@withheld.com> wrote in message
news:Xns95808A79B2AD1vicman@63.240.76.16...
On 12 Oct 2004, Robert Clark dropped trou, farted, whirled, then
shouted:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came
by and stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled
vehicle. Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study
or a local gathering of atheists?
If they were carrying tool boxes I'd welcome them no matter who they are.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a
"higher power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence
and local crime rates would go UP or DOWN?
Definitely up. Mankind would implode without religion. Sad, but true.
Most people don't have the mentality or guts to face the reality of death.
Considering how many theists come in here and say that without Big Daddy
Jehova keeping them in line they would be mass murderers and rapists, if
their minds suddenly snapped into adulthood and realised their sky pixie is
a pack of *****, the former theists would be the most dangerous people
possible. Those of us who came to the conclussion years ago by ourselves
would be the only hope for humanity against the hourds of suddenly
destructive former god botherers. Small groups of long term atheists trying
to survive against a dangerous world of those who's reason has been
destroyed by generations of religion and then released like rabid dogs....it
would be like "Dawn of the Brain Dead"!
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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12 Oct 2004 09:48:01 PM |
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:56:22 +1000 in episode
<416c7d59$0$22860$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> we saw our hero "Don't
Blame Clayton...He Didn't Vote For The Rat Faced *****"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonyemail.com>:
"Vic Sagerquist" <address@withheld.com> wrote in message
news:Xns95808A79B2AD1vicman@63.240.76.16...
On 12 Oct 2004, Robert Clark dropped trou, farted, whirled, then
shouted:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS: If you were stranded
alone in some highly remote area and a car came by and stopped. Two
men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle. Would you
prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
If they were carrying tool boxes I'd welcome them no matter who they
are.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS: If virtually everyone in
the world relinguished their belief in a "higher power" and embraced
atheism; do you think the world violence and local crime rates would
go UP or DOWN?
Definitely up. Mankind would implode without religion. Sad, but true.
Most people don't have the mentality or guts to face the reality of
death.
Considering how many theists come in here and say that without Big Daddy
Jehova keeping them in line they would be mass murderers and rapists, if
their minds suddenly snapped into adulthood and realised their sky pixie
is a pack of *****, the former theists would be the most dangerous
people possible. Those of us who came to the conclussion years ago by
ourselves would be the only hope for humanity against the hourds of
suddenly destructive former god botherers. Small groups of long term
atheists trying to survive against a dangerous world of those who's reason
has been destroyed by generations of religion and then released like rabid
dogs....it would be like "Dawn of the Brain Dead"!
It does give you the willies. I mean, what kind of people need a threat
hanging over their heads all day, every day to refrain from killing their
neighbors?
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| User: "Vic Sagerquist" |
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13 Oct 2004 12:37:44 PM |
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on 12 Oct 2004 in alt.atheism, Mark K. Bilbo dropped trou, farted,
whirled, then shouted:
Considering how many theists come in here and say that without Big
Daddy Jehova keeping them in line they would be mass murderers and
rapists, if their minds suddenly snapped into adulthood and realised
their sky pixie is a pack of *****, the former theists would be
the most dangerous people possible. Those of us who came to the
conclussion years ago by ourselves would be the only hope for
humanity against the hourds of suddenly destructive former god
botherers. Small groups of long term atheists trying to survive
against a dangerous world of those who's reason has been destroyed by
generations of religion and then released like rabid dogs....it would
be like "Dawn of the Brain Dead"!
It does give you the willies. I mean, what kind of people need a
threat hanging over their heads all day, every day to refrain from
killing their neighbors?
The kind I like to steer clear of.
--
Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
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The whole foundation of Christianity is based on the idea that
intellectualism is the work of the Devil. Remember the apple on the tree?
Okay, it was the Tree of Knowledge. "You eat this apple, you're going to be
as smart as God. We can't have that."
[Frank Zappa]
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| User: "Christopher A. Lee" |
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13 Oct 2004 12:41:29 PM |
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:37:44 -0500, Vic Sagerquist
<address@withheld.com> wrote:
on 12 Oct 2004 in alt.atheism, Mark K. Bilbo dropped trou, farted,
whirled, then shouted:
Considering how many theists come in here and say that without Big
Daddy Jehova keeping them in line they would be mass murderers and
rapists, if their minds suddenly snapped into adulthood and realised
their sky pixie is a pack of *****, the former theists would be
the most dangerous people possible. Those of us who came to the
conclussion years ago by ourselves would be the only hope for
humanity against the hourds of suddenly destructive former god
botherers. Small groups of long term atheists trying to survive
against a dangerous world of those who's reason has been destroyed by
generations of religion and then released like rabid dogs....it would
be like "Dawn of the Brain Dead"!
It does give you the willies. I mean, what kind of people need a
threat hanging over their heads all day, every day to refrain from
killing their neighbors?
The kind I like to steer clear of.
I suspect they don't - it's just rhetoric for effect. But having said
it they shouldn't be upset when we assume it's serious. Yet so many of
them are mortally insulted when you do.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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13 Oct 2004 03:07:55 PM |
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:41:29 +0000 in episode
<l3qqm05ltqhp1a180689o5e2v9kkhvhu6r@4ax.com> we saw our hero Christopher
A. Lee <calee@optonline.net>:
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:37:44 -0500, Vic Sagerquist <address@withheld.com>
wrote:
on 12 Oct 2004 in alt.atheism, Mark K. Bilbo dropped trou, farted,
whirled, then shouted:
Considering how many theists come in here and say that without Big
Daddy Jehova keeping them in line they would be mass murderers and
rapists, if their minds suddenly snapped into adulthood and realised
their sky pixie is a pack of *****, the former theists would be the
most dangerous people possible. Those of us who came to the
conclussion years ago by ourselves would be the only hope for humanity
against the hourds of suddenly destructive former god botherers.
Small groups of long term atheists trying to survive against a
dangerous world of those who's reason has been destroyed by
generations of religion and then released like rabid dogs....it would
be like "Dawn of the Brain Dead"!
It does give you the willies. I mean, what kind of people need a threat
hanging over their heads all day, every day to refrain from killing
their neighbors?
The kind I like to steer clear of.
I suspect they don't - it's just rhetoric for effect. But having said it
they shouldn't be upset when we assume it's serious. Yet so many of them
are mortally insulted when you do.
It's like how they just hate it when you quote the bible to them...
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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12 Oct 2004 05:13:26 PM |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:15:18 -0700 in episode
<10mo7j9sv9v6je9@corp.supernews.com> we saw our hero "Robert Clark"
<recloser@yahoo.com>:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS: If you were stranded alone in
some highly remote area and a car came by and stopped. Two men get out of
the car and approach your disabled vehicle. Would you prefer that these
men just came from a Bible study or a local gathering of atheists?
A local gathering of atheists.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS: If virtually everyone in the
world relinguished their belief in a "higher power" and embraced atheism;
do you think the world violence and local crime rates would go UP or DOWN?
Conisdering atheists are underrepresented in jail, probably down some.
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| User: "John Baker" |
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13 Oct 2004 04:39:53 PM |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:15:18 -0700, "Robert Clark"
<recloser@yahoo.com> wrote:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
I don't hate Christians. But I do dislike that small minority of them
who simply will *not* stop proselytizing no matter how many times
they've been told it's not appreciated.
(hint, hint)
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
A local gathering of atheists, of course. The type of Christian who
joins a Bible study group is generaly the type that's prone to
proselytize. I already have car trouble. I don't need a couple of
bleating sheep thumping their bibles in my face on top of it.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
I'd say if anything it would go down some. Atheists don't have a devil
to blame for our screwups or a god to forgive us for them. We have to
assume the responsibility for our own actions. This tends to make the
average atheist more "moral", whatever that is, than the average
Christian.
From the creator of http://www.truthorfallacy.com
That entire site is one king-sized fallacy.
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| User: "raven1" |
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12 Oct 2004 02:57:33 PM |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:15:18 -0700, "Robert Clark"
<recloser@yahoo.com> wrote:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
I don't, but I'll bite anyway.
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
Definitely the latter. I'd at least be able to have an intelligent
conversation with them while I waited for the tow truck.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Down. Atheists are demonstrably underrepresented among the prison
population in the US, and worldwide, people would no longer be
slaughtering each other in the name of religion.
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| User: "Neil Kelsey" |
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12 Oct 2004 11:27:08 PM |
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*snip*
Down. Atheists are demonstrably underrepresented among the prison
population in the US, and worldwide,
That's interesting...where is this demonstrated?
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| User: "X" |
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13 Oct 2004 10:33:28 AM |
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Neil Kelsey wrote:
*snip*
Down. Atheists are demonstrably underrepresented among the prison
population in the US, and worldwide,
That's interesting...where is this demonstrated?
http://www.nicic.org/pubs/2002/017613.pdf
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| User: "Steve Knight" |
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12 Oct 2004 06:56:25 PM |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:15:18 -0700, "Robert Clark"
<recloser@yahoo.com> wrote:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
Atheists. The Kristers won't help me unless I succumb to their
idiot preaching. Like a soup kitchen, no food until brainwashed.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Statistically, since more christians are in prison than atheists,
DOWN.
Warlord Steve
BAAWA
www.sonic.net/~wooly
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| User: "Jos Flachs" |
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13 Oct 2004 04:51:38 AM |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:15:18 -0700, "Robert Clark"
<recloser@yahoo.com> wrote:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
I couldn't care less, provided they can help me fix my car.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Probably up. Not by a lot though.
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| User: "stoney" |
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19 Oct 2004 02:44:30 AM |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:15:18 -0700, "Robert Clark"
<recloser@yahoo.com> wrote:
Nothing other than showing his lack of mental competance.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
From the creator of http://www.truthorfallacy.com
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Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Vote for Bush. Why vote for the lesser of two evils?
No matter the candidates the superstition industry wins.
'Jesus' is a sock-puppet Christians utilize to add 'authority' to
whatever action they intend on taking. -Stoney
And Duty Imp and Rapscallion
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| User: "Steve O" |
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19 Oct 2004 12:15:25 AM |
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"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:7dh9n0l1q29h5flqdus18k9gc5osnodkgt@4ax.com...
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:15:18 -0700, "Robert Clark"
<recloser@yahoo.com> wrote:
Nothing other than showing his lack of mental competance.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by
and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
Atheists.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local
crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Down.
Any more questions?
From the creator of http://www.truthorfallacy.com
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| User: "spakka" |
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13 Oct 2004 02:16:21 AM |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:15:18 -0700, Robert Clark wrote:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
Atheists. See Numbers 15:32-36
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
Down, obviously.
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| User: "Martin Crisp" |
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13 Oct 2004 03:50:22 AM |
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 05:15:18 +1100, Robert Clark wrote
(in article <10mo7j9sv9v6je9@corp.supernews.com>):
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
I only need a couple of fingers to count the number of people I
'hate'...
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
So long as they aren't *police*. [Where the f*&^ did I get a car?!
Do I have a licence too?]
I used to hitchhike the few hundred miles between my home and my
parents'. I've been given lifts by: an army reserve major; a police
detective on his way to work; guys I went to school with
transporting a rent-a-car for the company they worked for; a
naturopath with a few hundredweight of fresh, damp, seaweed (kelp)
listening to tapes about how much a stool should weigh; a member of
the legislative council with a Simon & Garfunkel fixation; a guy
whose daughter had been permanently confined to a wheelchair in a
car accident, who seemed very concerned to be sure I wasn't the
same kind of person who did 'this', .... I've never been given a
ride by anyone whose religion became known to me in the trip.
[The guys with the rental car were Catholics, their mother taught
me in grade 3... the MLC was from my ex-parish, his kids went to
school with my sibs & I]
=> I couldn't care less, unless I'm going to be stuck with the same
droning nonsense for several hours.
[These days I catch a bus, the only annoying passengers I've
encountered have been a pair of young christians sitting near me
and babbling ***** the entire time. Loud enough to distract me
from Clive Barker's _Galilee_]
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
I love a few more people than I hate, but I still wouldn't caim to
love someone simply by virtue of being an atheist.
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
No opinion => there are many, many, views that are compatible with
atheism, so there's every possible violence/crime rates could go
either way.
Have Fun
Martin
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aa #1792
Almost always SMASHed
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| User: "J Forbes" |
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| Title: Re: Hypotheticals |
12 Oct 2004 04:56:37 PM |
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Robert Clark wrote:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
Where will you find these people?
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Jim
Visit the Selectric Typewriter Museum!
http://www.selectric.org
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Hypotheticals |
12 Oct 2004 05:13:38 PM |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:56:37 +0000 in episode
<pqYad.2472$gy1.152@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> we saw our hero J
Forbes <jforbspam@fastmail.fm>:
Robert Clark wrote:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
Where will you find these people?
On planet Strawman!
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This sig closed for repairs.
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| User: "Graham Kennedy" |
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| Title: Re: Hypotheticals |
12 Oct 2004 04:23:41 PM |
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Robert Clark wrote:
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO HATE CHRISTIANS:
If you were stranded alone in some highly remote area and a car came by and
stopped. Two men get out of the car and approach your disabled vehicle.
Would you prefer that these men just came from a Bible study or a local
gathering of atheists?
Well, I don't hate christians but I'll answer anyway.
I wouldn't be especially bothered either way, but on
the whole I'd probably prefer that they were atheists
because if they gave me a lift, it would give us something
to talk about. Which is nice.
A QUESTION FOR ATHEISTS WHO LOVE ATHEISTS:
If virtually everyone in the world relinguished their belief in a "higher
power" and embraced atheism; do you think the world violence and local crime
rates would go UP or DOWN?
I think they would stay at the exact same level as before.
--
Graham Kennedy
Creator and Author,
Daystrom Institute Technical Library
http://www.ditl.org
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