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In reply to the discussion: I contend we are both atheists, [View all]

Mc Mike

(9,111 posts)
53. By coincidence,
Sun Jun 17, 2018, 06:32 PM
Jun 2018

my rational skeptical heroes Winters/Logan et al just squashed Peterson's 5 min Prager U vid. (I know the original subthread was the validity of Harris, but some of the o.p.er's confreres on this site were whinging that only Harris is 'athiest', Rubin and Peterson weren't.)

Prager U is a fundy christian outfit which takes people (Rubin, Peterson, Epstein) from the Ayn Rand Institute and puts them on it's non academically accredited video blog.

So there's Peterson and Rubin hanging around with Ayn Rand 'athiests', and using that connection to go onto a bircher fundy christian 'University' video lecture series, in appearances that promote fascist thought.

Who's to say what's 'mainstream' athiest thought? But I'm pretty sure my simple points, that 'Harris = bad', and 'Harris, Peterson, Rubin are eerily parallel', are born out.

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
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