le sigh the young american religion thread has already devolved into crap and I was even trying to make a point about the 'new statistics' that we don't have full data for.
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A religion thread that is based on people instead of the arguments themselves will always fail.
A relgion based on arguments instead of people does not and has never existed.
What.
Are you saying that because religion is "based on people" that it's impossible to argue about religion and stick to the arguments without injecting emotion into it?
It could be worse, we could be talking about the demonizing public opinion of Atheists and the reluctance of the American political system to include any secular persons/etc. That thread could be much, much worse.
There is no law that says you can't be atheist, its just difficult to get elected, but please the persecution complex is almost as cute as the christians whining about the war on christmas.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
It could be worse, we could be talking about the demonizing public opinion of Atheists and the reluctance of the American political system to include any secular persons/etc. That thread could be much, much worse.
There is no law that says you can't be atheist, its just difficult to get elected, but please the persecution complex is almost as cute as the christians whining about the war on christmas.
That's the only point I was trying to make. That it's difficult to get elected, that you'd likely not see an atheist president for a while. If you're going to get all dick-y, though, then fuck you.
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It could be worse, we could be talking about the demonizing public opinion of Atheists and the reluctance of the American political system to include any secular persons/etc. That thread could be much, much worse.
There is no law that says you can't be atheist, its just difficult to get elected, but please the persecution complex is almost as cute as the christians whining about the war on christmas.
You're deluded. Atheists compose an extremely small portion of Americans and they are viewed very negatively in this country, more so than other minorities.
I'm looking for an article I read a few months ago which discussed this.
le sigh the young american religion thread has already devolved into crap and I was even trying to make a point about the 'new statistics' that we don't have full data for.
</meta bitching>
A religion thread that is based on people instead of the arguments themselves will always fail.
A relgion based on arguments instead of people does not and has never existed.
What.
Are you saying that because religion is "based on people" that it's impossible to argue about religion and stick to the arguments without injecting emotion into it?
No, just that it is a human creation. It is of and for people. Even in a religion posessed of a highly organized political structure (which attemps to keep its members within certain defined limits of thought) every member carries around with them their own slightly different Diety.
You cannot talk about God(s) without refering to the reference frame of which persons God(s).
That's the only point I was trying to make. That it's difficult to get elected, that you'd likely not see an atheist president for a while. If you're going to get all dick-y, though, then fuck you.
What does a persons religious beliefs have to do with their political career? I mean we are supposed to have seperation of church and state. I'd say we have a worse chance of ever having a muslim president or any other religion over an atheist one.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
That's the only point I was trying to make. That it's difficult to get elected, that you'd likely not see an atheist president for a while. If you're going to get all dick-y, though, then fuck you.
What does a persons religious beliefs have to do with their political career? I mean we are supposed to have seperation of church and state. I'd say we have a worse chance of ever having a muslim president or any other religion over an atheist one.
A whole fuck ton in the the eyes of a lot of voters?
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You're deluded. Atheists compose an extremely small portion of Americans and they are viewed very negatively in this country, more so than other minorities.
I'm looking for an article I read a few months ago which discussed this.
Muslims make up a bigger portion of the populace and are hated a lot more than atheists. Besides how does one know an atheist until they tell you they are one? Being a muslim is a lot harder to hide and a lot worse off to be in modern america, but please again the persectution complex is cute so please for my amusement woe is me away.
And not so much Inq, we are moving away from it, as older voters die off religion will be a lot less of a factor. I mean we recently elected a black man, times change.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
What does a persons religious beliefs have to do with their political career?
What crazy world are you living in?
polling report had survey on who would you vote for as president and 'an atheist' was at the VERY bottom of the list underneath, gays, someone over 79, and someone who was divorced 3 times.
Here we go 1998 gallup poll. Percent of people who would vote agasint someone for the following quality:
Hell I'd say Jewish people also don't stand a good chance of being elected president either. A lot of religions in the US are low on the will be elected president totem poll.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Hell I'd say Jewish people also don't stand a good chance of being elected president either. A lot of religions in the US are low on the will be elected president totem poll.
Here we go 1998 gallup poll. Percent of people who would vote agasint someone for the following quality:
You're deluded. Atheists compose an extremely small portion of Americans and they are viewed very negatively in this country, more so than other minorities.
I'm looking for an article I read a few months ago which discussed this.
Muslims make up a bigger portion of the populace and are hated a lot more than atheists. Besides how does one know an atheist until they tell you they are one? Being a muslim is a lot harder to hide and a lot worse off to be in modern america, but please again the persectution complex is cute so please for my amusement woe is me away.
And not so much Inq, we are moving away from it, as older voters die off religion will be a lot less of a factor. I mean we recently elected a black man, times change.
I'd be more willing to refrain from blatantly saying you're full of shit if you were capable of arguing your point without being a gigantic asshole.
Hell I'd say Jewish people also don't stand a good chance of being elected president either. A lot of religions in the US are low on the will be elected president totem poll.
I completely disagree.
That right-wing nutjob who was going on about screwing farm animals in his younger years has a better chance at national office than a publicly admitted atheist.
You're deluded. Atheists compose an extremely small portion of Americans and they are viewed very negatively in this country, more so than other minorities.
I'm looking for an article I read a few months ago which discussed this.
Muslims make up a bigger portion of the populace and are hated a lot more than atheists. Besides how does one know an atheist until they tell you they are one? Being a muslim is a lot harder to hide and a lot worse off to be in modern america, but please again the persectution complex is cute so please for my amusement woe is me away.
And not so much Inq, we are moving away from it, as older voters die off religion will be a lot less of a factor. I mean we recently elected a black man, times change.
I'd be more willing to refrain from blatantly saying you're full of shit if you were capable of arguing your point without being a gigantic asshole.
Your deliciously persecuted Atheist tears sustain me. After 9/11 were atheists suffering from hate crimes that continue today? Were atheists lives threatened?
Only reason anyone would even know you are an atheist is if you told someone, because you have no outward display of your religion. Others do and they have to fear openly for it. So please I think Muslims and jews have more to worry about than atheists.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Nah I really don't know who Slayer is, I'll listen to the youtube though.
Listen to the edit. It's much higher quality.
Oh thank goodness, yeah the audio quality on that first clip was bleh.
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And you know, it's not even like I'm whining "Oh God the Christians are oppressing us, our government hates us, we have no representation, abloo abloo". I don't lose any sleep over the fact that a lot of Americans view atheism negatively but nonetheless that is the case.
I have no persecution complex, I am merely relating the facts.
And you know, it's not even like I'm whining "Oh God the Christians are oppressing us, our government hates us, we have no representation, abloo abloo". I don't lose any sleep over the fact that a lot of Americans view atheism negatively but nonetheless that is the case.
I have no persecution complex, I am merely relating the facts.
Indeed, you cry yourself to sleep at night for a whole host of other reasons.
Your deliciously persecuted Atheist tears sustain me. After 9/11 were atheists suffering from hate crimes that continue today? Were atheists lives threatened?
Only reason anyone would even know you are an atheist is if you told someone, because you have no outward display of your religion. Others do and they have to fear openly for it. So please I think Muslims and jews have more to worry about than atheists.
And people wearing Bad Religion shirts, don't forget them.
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What.
Are you saying that because religion is "based on people" that it's impossible to argue about religion and stick to the arguments without injecting emotion into it?
There is no law that says you can't be atheist, its just difficult to get elected, but please the persecution complex is almost as cute as the christians whining about the war on christmas.
pleasepaypreacher.net
That thread is just the tip of the iceberg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynKE0MUUgUE
That's the only point I was trying to make. That it's difficult to get elected, that you'd likely not see an atheist president for a while. If you're going to get all dick-y, though, then fuck you.
Arakune and Ragna / Eddie/Faust and Sol.
Not really surprising how well they would be.
Also that Slayer is terra bull
You're deluded. Atheists compose an extremely small portion of Americans and they are viewed very negatively in this country, more so than other minorities.
I'm looking for an article I read a few months ago which discussed this.
No, just that it is a human creation. It is of and for people. Even in a religion posessed of a highly organized political structure (which attemps to keep its members within certain defined limits of thought) every member carries around with them their own slightly different Diety.
You cannot talk about God(s) without refering to the reference frame of which persons God(s).
What does a persons religious beliefs have to do with their political career? I mean we are supposed to have seperation of church and state. I'd say we have a worse chance of ever having a muslim president or any other religion over an atheist one.
pleasepaypreacher.net
Slayer is still lame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA9443sxUlE&NR=1
A whole fuck ton in the the eyes of a lot of voters?
I hope Chipp is good.
Muslims make up a bigger portion of the populace and are hated a lot more than atheists. Besides how does one know an atheist until they tell you they are one? Being a muslim is a lot harder to hide and a lot worse off to be in modern america, but please again the persectution complex is cute so please for my amusement woe is me away.
And not so much Inq, we are moving away from it, as older voters die off religion will be a lot less of a factor. I mean we recently elected a black man, times change.
pleasepaypreacher.net
What crazy world are you living in?
polling report had survey on who would you vote for as president and 'an atheist' was at the VERY bottom of the list underneath, gays, someone over 79, and someone who was divorced 3 times.
Here we go 1998 gallup poll. Percent of people who would vote agasint someone for the following quality:
No. I think they lost the rights to the Guilty Gear characters or something.
BlazBlue is coming out soon, it's by the same people and is basically guilty gear in an alternate universe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JVZihwaBOg
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That's how a SL matchup should go generally.
While PO has bullshit range and priority, the SL has to play keep-away and wait for the guy to fuck up. Then pressure on wake-up.
Here we go 1998 gallup poll. Percent of people who would vote agasint someone for the following quality:
Jesus, I saw this out of context and thought I was going to have to beat you over the head with a copy of Decade of Aggression.
I'd be more willing to refrain from blatantly saying you're full of shit if you were capable of arguing your point without being a gigantic asshole.
http://www.law.gmu.edu/assets/homepages/isomin/files/LegalTimes_Atheism.pdf
That's not the article I was referring to but it works fine. I'll find more.
Show me where you get your "facts".
Oh what is slayer some band you like or something?
I completely disagree.
That right-wing nutjob who was going on about screwing farm animals in his younger years has a better chance at national office than a publicly admitted atheist.
He'll need a doctor and a flashlight.
Do you really not know Slayer? South of Heaven? God Hates Us All?
.....
Guitar Hero?
is the young religious americans thread the worst we've ever had?
I don't know but it hurts my brain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkaU-ZG8_lM&feature=related
Listen to the edit. It's much higher quality.
Your deliciously persecuted Atheist tears sustain me. After 9/11 were atheists suffering from hate crimes that continue today? Were atheists lives threatened?
Only reason anyone would even know you are an atheist is if you told someone, because you have no outward display of your religion. Others do and they have to fear openly for it. So please I think Muslims and jews have more to worry about than atheists.
pleasepaypreacher.net
Oh thank goodness, yeah the audio quality on that first clip was bleh.
I have no persecution complex, I am merely relating the facts.
Indeed, you cry yourself to sleep at night for a whole host of other reasons.
And people wearing Bad Religion shirts, don't forget them.