A debate between a neocon atheist and a progressive believer

c.dric · 05-29-2007

AlterNet: Hitchens vs. Hedges; Atheist vs. Believer Clash Ignites Audience

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Visualize this spectacle: a debate between a neocon and a progressive. The subject is religion. One of them is there to defend religion, to praise God, to cheerlead for even the most devout. The other -- his opponent -- is an atheist. He skewers deities and those who follow deities. He calls them evil. Toxic. Childish. He mocks doctrine. Railing that the devout want to kill us and control the world, he is on a mission, as it were, to vanquish missions. You'd expect the liberal to be the atheist and the neocon to vouch for the devout. No-brainer, right? Well, no.

utabintarbo · 05-29-2007

seisen · 05-29-2007

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Originally Posted by utabintarbo

If its boring don't fucking respond to it, nobody what's to here the diarrhea that spews out of your mouth.

utabintarbo · 05-29-2007

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Originally Posted by seisen

If its boring don't fucking respond to it, nobody what's to here the diarrhea that spews out of your mouth.

I saw in the "Drugs" thread that you were out of High School. This surprised me. Posts like this are why.

seisen · 05-29-2007

So your saying I'm childish but in the same instance if people don't agree with your line of thinking they immediately wear tin foil hats or are stupid and you tell them to shut up. So who is acting childish now?

MRiGnS · 05-29-2007

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Originally Posted by seisen

So who is acting childish now?

both of you...

Jasper84 · 05-29-2007

What a negative sentiment for nothing.

@MRiGnS agreed, learn something here please.
All the thread starter wanted to do was start a discussion... He could have done better, like making a summary what he is meaning to discuss(there are many replies to read, what is relevant?), and of the article. Continuing an old one that died in a new thread(he was in perhaps), again summarising could work to. Or thinking of something new altogether.

bns · 05-29-2007

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Originally Posted by MRiGnS

both of you...

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05-29-2007	#2 (permalink)
utabintarbo Dog of the Soul Crusher Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Posts: 569	Re: A debate between a neocon atheist and a progressive believer
	In case it wasn't apparent, sarcasm is yet another free service I offer. Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay -- and claims a halo for his dishonesty.---- Robert A. Heinlein

05-29-2007	#5 (permalink)
seisen Humanitarian Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 723	Re: A debate between a neocon atheist and a progressive believer So your saying I'm childish but in the same instance if people don't agree with your line of thinking they immediately wear tin foil hats or are stupid and you tell them to shut up. So who is acting childish now?
seisen Humanitarian Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 723

05-29-2007	#7 (permalink)
Jasper84 under construction Join Date: May 2007 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Posts: 593	Re: A debate between a neocon atheist and a progressive believer What a negative sentiment for nothing. @MRiGnS agreed, learn something here please. All the thread starter wanted to do was start a discussion... He could have done better, like making a summary what he is meaning to discuss(there are many replies to read, what is relevant?), and of the article. Continuing an old one that died in a new thread(he was in perhaps), again summarising could work to. Or thinking of something new altogether.