On Aug 9, 9:38 am, 3109 Dead <d...@gone.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:49:17 -0700, Milt wrote:
> > On Aug 9, 2:33 am, duke <duckgumb...@cox.net> wrote:
> >> 3109 Dead <d...@gone.com> wrote:
>
> >> > >> rootforamerica.com
>
> >> > > No.
> >> > > Don't visit propaganda sites.
>
> >> > Never even heard of the asshole. He's big on self-promotion though,
> >> > I see that.
>
> >> If you look up "atheism" in the dictionary, you will probably find it
> >> defined as the belief that there is no God. Certainly many people
> >> understand atheism in this way. Yet many atheists do not, and this is
> >> not what the term means if one considers it from the point of view of
> >> its Greek roots. In Greek "a" means "without" or "not" and "theos"
> >> means "god." From this standpoint an atheist would simply be someone
> >> without a belief in God, not necessarily someone who believes that God
> >> does not exist. According to its Greek roots, then, atheism is a
> >> negative view, characterized by the absence of belief in God.
>
> > Depends on the atheist. MOST atheists simply don't believe in a deity.
> > But there's a smallish group of loud, obnoxious atheists who seem to
> > think they KNOW there is no deity, that a deity is not possible. They're
> > not content with simply not believing in a deity. They have to ridicule
> > those who have a belief, and they try to push their atheism on everyone
> > they see. I call them "evangelical atheists" and they're just as
> > obnoxious as any other evangelical.
>
> Yes, yes, and while most black people are members of the New Black
> Panther Party, you want to obsessively talk about that, because you
> aren't a bigot, right?
Wow, did pull a hammy stretching that far?
I have absolutely no problem with anyone's belief systems or lack of
same. I only object to attempts to indoctrinate others, and absolutist
claims of knowledge by anyone.
You know, given that I mentioned no names and gave no examples, you
sure did jerk that knee fast.