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Love this! n/t zappaman Feb 2012 #1
K&R Gold Metal Flake Feb 2012 #2
"An atheist has to know a lot more than I know." - Carl Sagan onehandle Feb 2012 #3
Again, it's important to define terms, something many THEISTS seem practically allergic to doing. Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #9
It's from Wikipedia. onehandle Feb 2012 #13
Edit: I DONT THINK HE SAID IT. My point is, Atheism simply means a lack of belief in a God or Gods. Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #18
Hmm. Some yahoo in the comments of 'skeptic.com,' vs. the Washington Post and my wife... onehandle Feb 2012 #22
The yahoo is whoever edited the wikipedia page with improper sourcing. Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #26
And nothing in that section conflicts with the other section. onehandle Mar 2012 #29
Apparently in your zeal- for whatever reason- to slam Atheists-as-a-class, you missed the part about Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #32
Uh, ok... Wasn't 'slamming' anyone, but if you have a problem with that Sagan quote... onehandle Mar 2012 #35
Okay. You took a totally out of context quote of dubious origin which runs COMPLETELY against the Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #36
thanks for doing that searching iverglas Mar 2012 #40
As has been noted elsewhere, most if not all theists are also atheists or unbelievers on the subject Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #41
You claim to have been personally close to Sagan, and you think it's okay to slam Atheists? Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #27
"you think it's okay to slam Atheists?" MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #39
To try to pretend that Carl Sagan- whose life was dedicated to promoting science & rational thought- Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #42
uh-huh - same... SAME... as them (but but but) MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #44
Not following. Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #45
Richard Dawkins put it so well hifiguy Mar 2012 #31
Stop bigoted bashing bashing bigotry bash bash bigot bigot anti religion bigot Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #33
LOL! hifiguy Mar 2012 #34
Using that definition, even Richard Dawkins isn't an atheist pokerfan Feb 2012 #16
I think, especially if you're a fan of Sagan, you should delete this post. Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #21
No. See #22. nt onehandle Feb 2012 #23
no attribution, fail got root Mar 2012 #30
K&R, with a little tear. Brickbat Feb 2012 #4
What are his current thoughts on the after-life? nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #5
I doubt that he has any current thoughts. He is dead. n/t RebelOne Feb 2012 #7
Exactly, his thoughts and comment on the after-life would be MUCH more relevant. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #8
Yes, because everyone who is dead is, by definition, wrong about everything they ever said. Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #10
Who says he's wrong? Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #11
experience, by some definitions, requires existence. Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #12
And thus Plucketeer Feb 2012 #6
I saw several interviews with Sagan, incl. one where he discussed God. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #14
The Buddhist view, as I understand it, is NOT that life on earth is wonderful. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #15
Thanks for the post. Sagan is a great role model. Better Believe It Feb 2012 #17
We were blessed with a big brain so we could tell ouselves fairytales and that we're important. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #19
I myself believe in a general afterlife but this didn't stop me from reccing this awesome 'toon. nt AverageJoe90 Feb 2012 #20
It is a good toon. Sagan was excellent in handling all concepts fairly. nt onehandle Mar 2012 #24
I can only tell you what I know myself, what I experienced and felt and touched. roguevalley Mar 2012 #25
Simply awesome. No other way to put it. =) AverageJoe90 Mar 2012 #28
me too. My dad had two and he came through them changed profoundly. it is the most roguevalley Mar 2012 #38
Carl Sagan did NOT claim to believe in "God" or "Afterlife". He also was a pot smoker. Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #37
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