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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 03:08 AM Original message |
Societies without God are more benevolent |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. I just can't get |
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safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. Ethical atheism |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. They forbid anyone of faith from living in the country and then run experiments? |
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blueworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
4. Which societies? There's a lot of sweeping generalization in the article |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. If you can be made to believe absurdities you can be made to commit atrocities. |
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wookie72 (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
65. "Wikiquote is a useful tool for useful tools" |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. Hitchens also called for religion to treated with |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 04:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Do you treat RW Republican ideals with benevolence? |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Um? you would have a hard time finding someone who was more |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Well that sounds pretty non-benevolent of you |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. There is a difference between hate speech and expressing political |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Tomato, Tomahto |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 01:03 AM Response to Reply #15 |
33. Expressing the opinion that religion is delusion is hate speech? |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 02:32 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. When did I ever say that? nt |
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onager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 05:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. What a grump! Here, have a nice hug... |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. That's a lovely ad hom. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. You are just defending a fellow trotskyite. nt |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. And you have no facts, only ad homs. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. If you don't want people to associate the name trotsky with Trotsky |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Nice ad hom |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 07:06 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Excuse me for confusing trotsky with trotsky. nt |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 07:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. AGAIN, this isn't the first time. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. We' d have a ball with the name "Adolph", wouldn't we? nt. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. And what "facts" are you disputing? Telling the truth is hardly an ad hom. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I can't dispute any facts, because you've given none. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 07:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. If disputing hate speech is wrong then count me guilty. nt |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 07:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Where's the hate speech in the OP? |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 08:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I'm must have missed something in the words "ridicule, hatred, and contempt". |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Silly me. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 08:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Have I ever said I hatred Christopher Hitchens? Absolutely not. In fact , |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 08:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Your posts absolutely drip with hatred. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 11:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. One only needs to take a look at the list of topics on this board |
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xfundy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 11:53 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. OMG! You're being persecuted! |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 12:43 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. No more than yours should. nt |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 01:05 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. The only one that seems hateful here is you. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 01:17 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Let me see. As I am looking at the list of topics here I have |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 06:24 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. So now "criticism" = "hate speech"? |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Since when did criticism become hate speech? |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Where did I ever say it was hate speech? Just like you to twist things. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Right here. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. and here |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 11:53 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. You are saying that criticism is hate speech. Atheists nor any other group |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. No, YOU said that. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 12:42 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Show me where I said that. I think you are seriously confusing |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. No, that's what you did. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #44 |
61. No, no, no, no,no. YOU ARE SAYING THAT. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 06:23 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Ah the old, "but Ma, he did it first" playground excuse. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. The Bible also warns that anyone who witnesses a wrong and |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. But you claimed that criticism = hate speech. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Deleted message |
trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. And that's a personal attack. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. So claiming that someone said something that you know to be false |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. The proof is in this thread. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. You have not one shred of evidence where I ever claim hatred for atheists. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 02:36 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. But that wasn't the claim you were asked to back up. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. You evidently have a very limited knowledge of Scripture and yes |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Keep saying that. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. OK I will as long as holds true. And here is an example of my |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. The jury's still out on the "true" part, sadly. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Your still feigning victimization, I see. Always your ace in the hole. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 08:19 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. As usual, you twist things around and try to shift your burden of proof. |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Nice dodge. nt |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. K&R |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
49. LOL :-D |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-13-10 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
63. Hitchens has not attacked specific people. |
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wookie72 (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 09:50 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. "Hitchens has not attacked specific people." |
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wookie72 (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
67. The argument puts the cart before the horse. |
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