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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
They are not the anti-religious stereotype that atheists are made out to be...
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Excellent statement, I agree with that. However Sam is a bit different, isn't he? He intentionally attacks religion (all of them). I find it boorish when people have to attack others to take a stand for what they believe. Atheism is a label, just like Christians, Muslims, etc. Right or wrong, we all generally define a person once one of these labels is on them. I'd say all of these three I have mentioned are usually referred to negatively from another's position. I personally do not like attacking a person's religious or non-religious position. Your definition is a whole lot better than Sam's. And the fool reference is only for Sam and not the Atheist community as a whole. My apologies for any unintentional inference this may have caused.
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07-01-2007, 04:09 PM
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