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In reply to the discussion: Gene Wilder - Atheist [View all]rug
(82,333 posts)23. Those are pixels and words, not the person.
Atheism is presumably based on reality, in this case stark reality.
Becoming misty-eyed and conveniently ignoring that does not honor the man.
And no, I'm not being a jerk to him. I enjoyed him for decades and my kids grew up with him.
Hitchens on the other hand was a war-mongering jerk, to be mild.
It's time to grow up Warren and practice what you preach.
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You accused me of preaching, so I figured I owed you a little pulpit thumping, so to speak.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2016
#30
If he was Buddhist, one way of looking at it is to say that all things contain the Buddha nature.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2016
#17