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skepticscott

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1. And?

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2016, 11:09 AM

Mar 2016

The author likes mental masturbation and to fling ad homs. Was there actually a significant point to be made that justified such a long-winded post over an insignificant meme, or was this just the author saying "Look at me! Look at me! I'm smarter than Richard Dawkins!"

If pressed, would the author admit the only important point, that the resurrection story is mythological bullshit that never happened?

Oops...not supposed to say that on easter, am I? It's "sacred". To everyone who really, truly believes that people can die and come back to life, I suppose. To everyone who thinks that Adam and Eve existed, and ate some fruit that condemned all of mankind to hell unless Jesus saved them.

But nonsense is nonsense, no matter what day of the year it is. The detrimental effects of religion are in effect every day of the year (check the news from North Carolina), so why should it get a break from critical examination?

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Easter Is Not Named After Ishtar, And Other Truths I Have To Tell You [View all] Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 OP

And? skepticscott Mar 2016 #1

Richard Dawkins was caught in the act mental masturbation, peddling false facts Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #8

Hardly skepticscott Mar 2016 #13

Read the comments Cartoonist Mar 2016 #2

No it was Eastra, edhopper Mar 2016 #3

None of that matters skepticscott Mar 2016 #4

BTW edhopper Mar 2016 #5

It's also quite ironic skepticscott Mar 2016 #6

It's truthy. Igel Mar 2016 #7

OED says edhopper Mar 2016 #9

No what's foolish is to keep pedalling this crap when you know the truth. Leontius Mar 2016 #10

You don't know the timing of Easter edhopper Mar 2016 #11

Expect a Babylonian reply. nt Cartoonist Mar 2016 #12

I hate edhopper Mar 2016 #15

It would have been even more foolish skepticscott Mar 2016 #14

Well let's see, today is Sunday March 27 2016 Leontius Mar 2016 #16

Other people are linking to a years old post skepticscott Mar 2016 #17

Amazing how fixated you are on Dawkins. Leontius Mar 2016 #18

Amazing how you fail miserably skepticscott Mar 2016 #20

Well let's see, today is Sunday March 27 2016, mr blur Mar 2016 #21

Yes, we do teach that the King of the Universe struggle4progress Mar 2016 #25

QED cleanhippie Mar 2016 #27

I really hate amateur linguistics. okasha Mar 2016 #19

I really hate it too, mr blur Mar 2016 #22

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #23

Did you really think your post qualifies as anything skepticscott Mar 2016 #24

Actually it did qualify as something else skepticscott Mar 2016 #26