On Tue, 13 May 2008 21:27:04 -0400, Christopher A. Lee
optonline.net> wrote:
>On Tue, 13 May 2008 20:17:11 -0500, atheist@
home.com wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 13 May 2008 15:26:44 -0400, Christopher A. Lee
>>
optonline.net> wrote:
>>>>>On Tue, 13 May 2008 12:19:32 -0700 (PDT), cazayoux@
nortel.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Why do you imagine the rest of the world revolves around your
>>>>> religious beliefs as though they were real?
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>That and other explanations were ignored.
>
>>>>Obviously other beliefs are in the world, evidenced by the existence
>>>>of so may beliefs, including atheism.
>>>>No need to be so defensive, Chris.
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>That was a lie.
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>>>Atheism isn't a belief,moron.
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>After this had been made clear.
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>>>Why don't you learn to read for comprehension instead of lying about
>>>people being defensive?
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>He didn't answer this.
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>>>>It's been my experience that the one hollering in a discussion is the
>>>>least confident in what they are saying.
>>>>They don't speak, they yell, as if that make the point better.
>>>>Call off the dogs, lower your tone.
>>>
>>>Now you're amateur-psychologising your own lies.
>>>
>>>>I'm glad to have met people here that explain rather than rant.
>>>
>>>I didn't rant, liar.
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>>Sorry, you most certainly did.
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>Nope.
You were a bit aggressive.
It isn't easy being a theist and having your beliefs challenged in the
way that some of us do.
He or she seemed to be asking honest questions with no intent to
proselytize.
>It had already been explained that atheism wasn't a belief, and that
>an atheist is somebody who isn't theist.
That's a difficult concept for some people and it's understandable.
>He ignored explanatuons about our being in the rest of the world
>outside his religion, etc, its being merely somebody else's religious
>belief etc.
Patience ;)
>The real world consequences are obvious.
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>Yet he asked the same question again.
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>And amateur-psychologised the response.
No great crime.
I'm interested in the conversation and what he or she has to say.
I can personally afford to give a little leeway.
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