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NeoGreen

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26. That and because Roy Edroso is such a...

Thu Jun 7, 2018, 03:46 PM

Jun 2018

...honest and erudite writer:
http://reason.com/blog/2014/08/11/village-voice-writer-states-falsely-that

Who is in no way looking merely to use hyperbole and drive up readership but to fully examine a particular issue in an honest and even-handed way.

So there is no reason to go to the source and examine the persons actual positions and statements on your own:
https://samharris.org/podcast/

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I contend we are both atheists, [View all] NeoGreen Jun 2018 OP

I especially like the Gene Roddenberry quote. LuvNewcastle Jun 2018 #1

In a list of great quotes Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #3

what's especially difficult is to be all and yet WhiteTara Jun 2018 #4

I hadn't thought about it like that before, LuvNewcastle Jun 2018 #5

well, if you accept the premise that god is all WhiteTara Jun 2018 #7

One of my favorite music albums is called "The Perfect Flaw" lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #11

Very good padfun Jun 2018 #2

That's a nicely curated list of quotes! MineralMan Jun 2018 #6

Sam Harris's inclusion seems to contradict that idea. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #8

That specific Harris quote is spot on. Moostache Jun 2018 #10

Really? I liked that one very much. MineralMan Jun 2018 #17

The guy who opposes the 'regressive left', but holds a candle to Charles Murray's Bell Curve, Mc Mike Jun 2018 #21

Define "large". Act_of_Reparation Jun 2018 #22

Sam Harris is anything but a "Trump Humper"... NeoGreen Jun 2018 #23

Village Voice, 5/14/18, on Rubin, Peterson, Harris: Mc Mike Jun 2018 #24

3 guys, only one of whom is an atheist (that I'm aware of). trotsky Jun 2018 #25

That and because Roy Edroso is such a... NeoGreen Jun 2018 #26

Atheistsbadz once again. n/t trotsky Jun 2018 #27

Oh man, haven't heard that one in a while Lordquinton Jun 2018 #28

Personally I find the only person I agree with 100% is myself Major Nikon Jun 2018 #31

Right. Interesting. I can't muster any opposition to the op quotes, and love Lord Russell Mc Mike Jun 2018 #41

I notice that the o.p.er is showing the VV article I posted is written by a bad guy, coz a guy from Mc Mike Jun 2018 #44

I'm not really sure what "mainstream" atheism even looks like Major Nikon Jun 2018 #50

I have less of an idea than you, I think. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #52

By coincidence, Mc Mike Jun 2018 #53

Huh? Iggo Jun 2018 #18

A great sampling of quotes demonstrating... relogic Jun 2018 #9

There's just no such thing as divinity. Nt LakeArenal Jun 2018 #12

The hell you say Major Nikon Jun 2018 #32

I stand corrected!! 😜 LakeArenal Jun 2018 #37

LOL. I'd never heard that version of the fish one before. CrispyQ Jun 2018 #13

My favorite! mountain grammy Jun 2018 #16

Man created God in his own image... Wounded Bear Jun 2018 #14

Bertrand Russell Rocks. byronius Jun 2018 #15

Nutty religious beliefs aren't the problem, but rather a symptom Major Nikon Jun 2018 #19

Exactly. What does not affect me doesn't concern me. MineralMan Jun 2018 #20

Some atheists believe in a divine presence. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #29

Some Atheists say "Oh god!" during... NeoGreen Jun 2018 #30

Which atheists believe that? Name some. MineralMan Jun 2018 #33

... Major Nikon Jun 2018 #34

Ah, of course. In that case, I must also believe in the Divine. MineralMan Jun 2018 #35

You did read the word "some", correct? guillaumeb Jun 2018 #36

Name "some," then. MineralMan Jun 2018 #38

A silly challenge. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #42

Some people who don't believe in god believe in god Lordquinton Jun 2018 #39

Contradiction in terms. MineralMan Jun 2018 #40

I referred to a Pew poll. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #43

So you can't produce any actual evidence? Lordquinton Jun 2018 #45

Given that the poll results contradict what you obviously believe to be true, guillaumeb Jun 2018 #46

No Lordquinton Jun 2018 #47

We disagree. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #48

So you see nothing wrong with "2% of people who don't believe in god believe in god" Lordquinton Jun 2018 #49

Great collection of quotes. smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #51