Comments on: Dems dismiss the atheists http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/ Your last stop before eternal enlightenment Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:40:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Also http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/comment-page-1/#comment-25316 Also Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:16:18 +0000 http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/#comment-25316 This may be a bit of a moot point (my thought or the article...one of the two), but wouldn't an atheist speaker be unfitting in an interfaith service? Atheists aren't exactly INTERfaith, they're apart from it completely. That wouldn't "easily include atheists," would it? This may be a bit of a moot point (my thought or the article…one of the two), but wouldn’t an atheist speaker be unfitting in an interfaith service? Atheists aren’t exactly INTERfaith, they’re apart from it completely. That wouldn’t “easily include atheists,” would it?

]]> By: japan http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/comment-page-1/#comment-13300 japan Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:00:47 +0000 http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/#comment-13300 The red cross was founded by Albert Schweizer - an atheist... The red cross was founded by Albert Schweizer – an atheist…

]]> By: Ben http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/comment-page-1/#comment-13093 Ben Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:37:27 +0000 http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/#comment-13093 Did anyone else find themselves groaning after the Einstein quote mine and the self insertions of author's own opinion into the mouths of unnamed scientists? Did anyone else find themselves groaning after the Einstein quote mine and the self insertions of author’s own opinion into the mouths of unnamed scientists?

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/comment-page-1/#comment-13065 Lindsay Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:42:09 +0000 http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/#comment-13065 Pot, meet kettle. Seems like the author isn't terribly tolerent as well. Religion was important in building many institutions. We are moving past that point though. Most universities are relatively secular, as well as hospitals and charities. People of all creeds are encouraged to help one another...not because god said so, but because we are all human beings and we all benefit when we help each other out. It makes me wonder what the problem is if we feel like we have to have a god to give some people the motivation to do such things. Pot, meet kettle. Seems like the author isn’t terribly tolerent as well.

Religion was important in building many institutions. We are moving past that point though. Most universities are relatively secular, as well as hospitals and charities. People of all creeds are encouraged to help one another…not because god said so, but because we are all human beings and we all benefit when we help each other out. It makes me wonder what the problem is if we feel like we have to have a god to give some people the motivation to do such things.

]]> By: Greg http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/comment-page-1/#comment-12961 Greg Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:27:14 +0000 http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/#comment-12961 "Hitler imagined a world without Jews. The Freedom From Religion Foundation rented a billboard near the Colorado Convention Center that says: “Imagine No Religion.”" Yes! They compared us to Hitler! Awesome, that instantly makes this whole thing trash. Way to go, Gazette. Keep it classy. “Hitler imagined a world without Jews. The Freedom From Religion Foundation rented a billboard near the Colorado Convention Center that says: “Imagine No Religion.””

Yes! They compared us to Hitler! Awesome, that instantly makes this whole thing trash. Way to go, Gazette. Keep it classy.

]]> By: DERAMOZ http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/comment-page-1/#comment-12935 DERAMOZ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:32:18 +0000 http://www.irreligion.org/2008/08/24/dems-dismiss-the-atheists/#comment-12935 Two words: straw man. There's no need to even read the whole thing when you understand that. Two words: straw man. There’s no need to even read the whole thing when you understand that.

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