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  • I Ilion

    Russell?

    AndyKEnZ wrote:

    If there is an educated response provide the link and I'll read it.

    Right! :rolleyes: Since Russell didn't say anything new, and since you 'atheists' (and quite explicitly your "New Atheism" pretend arguments) still are but recycling Russell, you might try reading the book you can download for free at: The Irrational Atheist[^] This book isn't about converting you to Christianity; it's about demonstrating the vacuousness of the "arguments" you folk like. And, if it make you feel any better, Vox Day has his own irrationality (as do we all) ... he is, or at least thinks he is, a libertarian. Nevertheless, the question you need to face has to do with what you're going to do about *your* irrationality.

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    Jorgen Sigvardsson
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    Why don't you answer Ravel in the thread below? I thought not.

    -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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      From 'The Irrational Atheist'... "I don’t care if you go to Hell. God does, assuming He exists, or He wouldn’t have bothered sending His Son to save you from it. Jesus Christ does, too, if you’ll accept for the sake of argument that he went to all the trouble of incarnating as a man, dying on the cross, and being resurrected from the dead in order to hand you a Get Out of Hell Free card." and this cobblers is supposed make me recant and accept that you have a clue? It's risible. Why is it that atheists are quite happy for you to believe in your god nonsense but we can't not-believe? How very selfish and unchristian of you.

      bin the spin home

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      Jorgen Sigvardsson
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      Whoa.. the idiot called you an idiot. That's easily worth 20 notches on the IQ scale. :)

      -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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        Russell?

        AndyKEnZ wrote:

        If there is an educated response provide the link and I'll read it.

        Right! :rolleyes: Since Russell didn't say anything new, and since you 'atheists' (and quite explicitly your "New Atheism" pretend arguments) still are but recycling Russell, you might try reading the book you can download for free at: The Irrational Atheist[^] This book isn't about converting you to Christianity; it's about demonstrating the vacuousness of the "arguments" you folk like. And, if it make you feel any better, Vox Day has his own irrationality (as do we all) ... he is, or at least thinks he is, a libertarian. Nevertheless, the question you need to face has to do with what you're going to do about *your* irrationality.

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        Stan Shannon
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        It is rather typical of humanist eliteism to assume that the universe, which has not yet revealed itself to even be understandable to the human mind, is some how obligated to conform to the rationality of Russell. I should think that a truly rational mind would be capable of tolerating the notion that the universe is not so obligated.

        Please excuse my refusal to participate in the suicide of western civilization

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          Couldn't help smile when a I saw some dolt call atheists irrational, perhaps they should read this: http://users.drew.edu/~jlenz/whynot.html[^] Why I Am Not A Christian by Bertrand Russell If there is an educated response provide the link and I'll read it.

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          J4amieC
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          my ADD wont allow me to read all that... is there cliff notes? :)

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            Only read the first few sentences ... it's interresting that he calls Musulmans "Mohammedans"; as a direct comparison to Christians instead of Catholics.

            Maximilien Lincourt Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad

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            AndyKEnZ
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            Why don't you look at the date it was written!

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              Whoa.. the idiot called you an idiot. That's easily worth 20 notches on the IQ scale. :)

              -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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              Ilion
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              Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

              Whoa.. the idiot called you an idiot.

              No idiot called him an idiot. However, I demonstated that he is an idiot. Or, at any rate, that he is more than willing to act the idiot. And that's really the same thing, isn't it? If you could think, you'd not constantly find yourself having these problems

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                It is rather typical of humanist eliteism to assume that the universe, which has not yet revealed itself to even be understandable to the human mind, is some how obligated to conform to the rationality of Russell. I should think that a truly rational mind would be capable of tolerating the notion that the universe is not so obligated.

                Please excuse my refusal to participate in the suicide of western civilization

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                AndyKEnZ
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                You have either x) not read it or y) completely misunderstood it.

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                  You have either x) not read it or y) completely misunderstood it.

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                  AndyKEnZ wrote:

                  You have either x) not read it or y) completely misunderstood it.

                  You know, I know, we all know that *you* would never accept this as the response to or refutation of your God-hatred. But then, you people "do" neither logical nor intellectual consistency.

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                  • I Ilion

                    Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

                    Whoa.. the idiot called you an idiot.

                    No idiot called him an idiot. However, I demonstated that he is an idiot. Or, at any rate, that he is more than willing to act the idiot. And that's really the same thing, isn't it? If you could think, you'd not constantly find yourself having these problems

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                    Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                    Answer Ravel instead, fool.

                    -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                    • I Ilion

                      AndyKEnZ wrote:

                      You have either x) not read it or y) completely misunderstood it.

                      You know, I know, we all know that *you* would never accept this as the response to or refutation of your God-hatred. But then, you people "do" neither logical nor intellectual consistency.

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                      Ilíon wrote:

                      your God-hatred

                      How can one harbor hatred for something in which one does not believe?

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                        Answer Ravel instead, fool.

                        -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                        Vincent Reynolds
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                        Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

                        Answer Ravel instead, fool.

                        That post is actually funny if you read it in Mr. T's voice. :laugh:

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                          Ilíon wrote:

                          your God-hatred

                          How can one harbor hatred for something in which one does not believe?

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                          Ilion
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                          Vincent Reynolds wrote:

                          How can one harbor hatred for something in which one does not believe?

                          Now, perhaps, you begin to understand why I generally write 'atheist,' rather than atheist (i.e. with the quote marks rahter than without). Clearly, most of the so-called atheists one encounters (and emphatically here at CP) do, in fact, hate God. Look at it this way: I don't believe Ganesh exists. But I'm wholly indifferent to Ganesh. The same cannot be said of our 'atheists' -- they are generally more obsessed with God than are most of the people who claim to believe in God.

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                          • I Ilion

                            Vincent Reynolds wrote:

                            How can one harbor hatred for something in which one does not believe?

                            Now, perhaps, you begin to understand why I generally write 'atheist,' rather than atheist (i.e. with the quote marks rahter than without). Clearly, most of the so-called atheists one encounters (and emphatically here at CP) do, in fact, hate God. Look at it this way: I don't believe Ganesh exists. But I'm wholly indifferent to Ganesh. The same cannot be said of our 'atheists' -- they are generally more obsessed with God than are most of the people who claim to believe in God.

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                            Vincent Reynolds
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                            Ilíon wrote:

                            Clearly, most of the so-called atheists one encounters (and emphatically here at CP) do, in fact, hate God.

                            I don't think I've ever seen hatred directed toward God. That seems kind of silly. I mean, from their point of view, what has an imaginary being ever done to them? No, I see the antipathy displayed almost exclusively as contempt directed at believers who, again and again, promote their faith as rational, ignoring the fact that, if it were fundamentally supported by rational thought, it would require no faith.

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                            Look at it this way: I don't believe Ganesh exists. But I'm wholly indifferent to Ganesh. The same cannot be said of our 'atheists' -- they are generally more obsessed with God than are most of the people who claim to believe in God.

                            I suspect that has somewhat more to do with the fact that no one is trying to encourage your kids to pray to Ganesh in school.

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                              my ADD wont allow me to read all that... is there cliff notes? :)

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                              Ilion
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                              J4amieC wrote:

                              my ADD wont allow me to read all that... is there cliff notes?

                              Why I Am Not A Christian (Cliff's Notes Version) by Bertrand Russell Christians are stoopid! The End.

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                              • I Ilion

                                The man starts out his foreword by laying *his* cards on the table ... so that they can then be ignored because they are irrelevant to his topic ... and you imagine it's a "Gotcha!" What an absolute idiot you are.

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                                R Giskard Reventlov
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                                He's basing his arguments on circular reasoning: I expect more of you and if the best you can do to retort is to call me an idiot then I pity any religion that would have you as a member.

                                bin the spin home

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                                  He's basing his arguments on circular reasoning: I expect more of you and if the best you can do to retort is to call me an idiot then I pity any religion that would have you as a member.

                                  bin the spin home

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                                  Ilion
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                                  Day is not engaging in circular argumentation. Though, he does expose an amazing amount of it coming from the "New Atheiets."

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                                  if the best you can do to retort is to call me an idiot then I pity any religion that would have you as a member.

                                  Oh! You poor thing! You *act* like an idiot ... would you rather I call you a liar? because, after all, intellectual dishonesty *also* quite well explains the content of your post ... and then want to whine when I point it out?

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                                  • I Ilion

                                    J4amieC wrote:

                                    my ADD wont allow me to read all that... is there cliff notes?

                                    Why I Am Not A Christian (Cliff's Notes Version) by Bertrand Russell Christians are stoopid! The End.

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                                    J4amieC
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                                    From the cliff notes It seems I agree with him, Except exchange "christians" for "anyone who actually believes there is an omnipotent being"

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                                    • I Ilion

                                      AndyKEnZ wrote:

                                      You have either x) not read it or y) completely misunderstood it.

                                      You know, I know, we all know that *you* would never accept this as the response to or refutation of your God-hatred. But then, you people "do" neither logical nor intellectual consistency.

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                                      AndyKEnZ
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                                      Just relax man, try some reefer or something. How on earth could I be accused of hating something I don't think exists? In heavens name :laugh:

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                                      • I Ilion

                                        Day is not engaging in circular argumentation. Though, he does expose an amazing amount of it coming from the "New Atheiets."

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                                        if the best you can do to retort is to call me an idiot then I pity any religion that would have you as a member.

                                        Oh! You poor thing! You *act* like an idiot ... would you rather I call you a liar? because, after all, intellectual dishonesty *also* quite well explains the content of your post ... and then want to whine when I point it out?

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                                        R Giskard Reventlov
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                                        I tell you what, let's just ignore each other: I thought you were getting rational but you're not. Shame: have a nice life and I hope your god walks with you.

                                        bin the spin home

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                                          I tell you what, let's just ignore each other: I thought you were getting rational but you're not. Shame: have a nice life and I hope your god walks with you.

                                          bin the spin home

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                                          Ilion
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                                          I *do* ignore you. And I ignore your posts far more often than you ignore mine. But yes, keep your silly ideas to yourself and we'll get along famously.

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