Comments on: Anthrax killer was a church volunteer http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/02/anthrax_killer_was_a_church_volunteer A Blog of Atheist Thought Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:20:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: UnGodly http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/02/anthrax_killer_was_a_church_volunteer/comment-page-1#comment-86883 UnGodly Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86883 Most heroin addicts drank milk as children<br /> <br /> <br /> Most heroin addicts drank milk as children

]]> By: reason http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/02/anthrax_killer_was_a_church_volunteer/comment-page-1#comment-86885 reason Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86885 so was the btk killer and let us not forget those good muslims of 9/11.<br /> i guess 'thou shall not kill' didn't take.what is also bad is an innocent man dr.hatfield almost was a scapegoat for this. so was the btk killer and let us not forget those good muslims of 9/11.
i guess ‘thou shall not kill’ didn’t take.what is also bad is an innocent man dr.hatfield almost was a scapegoat for this.

]]> By: Chris B http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/02/anthrax_killer_was_a_church_volunteer/comment-page-1#comment-86886 Chris B Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86886 It doesn't matter, the media is reporting him as "a scientist" thus supporting the technophobic cultural meme of the the "evil scientist." <br /> <br /> Religious parents warn their children about those evil scientists, who will teach you about evolution, fill your head with lies, and send you packing straight to H-E-L-L. Those evil scientists - they're all secretly atheists, you know. <br /> <br /> OK kids, now everyone put your computers away, close your astronomy books, and line up to receive your vaccines. It doesn’t matter, the media is reporting him as “a scientist” thus supporting the technophobic cultural meme of the the “evil scientist.”

Religious parents warn their children about those evil scientists, who will teach you about evolution, fill your head with lies, and send you packing straight to H-E-L-L. Those evil scientists – they’re all secretly atheists, you know.

OK kids, now everyone put your computers away, close your astronomy books, and line up to receive your vaccines.

]]> By: joe zamecki http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/02/anthrax_killer_was_a_church_volunteer/comment-page-1#comment-86889 joe zamecki Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86889 Does anyone have a link to this news story?<br /> <br /> Joe Zamecki<br /> Austin Does anyone have a link to this news story?

Joe Zamecki
Austin

]]> By: honzipe http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/02/anthrax_killer_was_a_church_volunteer/comment-page-1#comment-86892 honzipe Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86892 I think its a bit of a stretch to blame this on Christianity or religion in general, I think the guy was just a nut-case. I mean when your own therapist gets a restraining order against then you know you have issues. <br /> <br /> On the other hand I do understand that if he were an atheist then the religious right would be having a field day making that fact known. <br /> <br /> Oh well. I think its a bit of a stretch to blame this on Christianity or religion in general, I think the guy was just a nut-case. I mean when your own therapist gets a restraining order against then you know you have issues.

On the other hand I do understand that if he were an atheist then the religious right would be having a field day making that fact known.

Oh well.

]]> By: dsilverman http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/02/anthrax_killer_was_a_church_volunteer/comment-page-1#comment-86893 dsilverman Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86893 <blockquote><br /> On the other hand I do understand that if he were an atheist then the religious right would be having a field day making that fact known.</blockquote><br /> <br /> THAT'S my point<br />

On the other hand I do understand that if he were an atheist then the religious right would be having a field day making that fact known.

THAT’S my point

]]> By: what http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/02/anthrax_killer_was_a_church_volunteer/comment-page-1#comment-86897 what Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86897 I would reserve judgment about Ivins. Wen Ho Lee, Steven Hatfill and Richard Jewell (an actual hero) are all recent examples of how politics and the career aspirations US investigators have led to the damage of lives and reputations. So far the government has not presented any evidence that would convince me of this man's guilt. I would reserve judgment about Ivins. Wen Ho Lee, Steven Hatfill and Richard Jewell (an actual hero) are all recent examples of how politics and the career aspirations US investigators have led to the damage of lives and reputations. So far the government has not presented any evidence that would convince me of this man’s guilt.

]]> By: joe zamecki http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/02/anthrax_killer_was_a_church_volunteer/comment-page-1#comment-86905 joe zamecki Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86905 What - By the way, Richard Jewel died in 2007.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia.org: Jewell suffered from diabetes, severe heart disease and kidney disease, which contributed to his death on August 29, 2007 from natural causes, aged 44.<br /> <br /> I agree, he was a hero who got the shaft from Uncle Sam and the media. I like that he fought back though, while he was still alive.<br /> <br /> Joe Zamecki<br /> Austin What – By the way, Richard Jewel died in 2007.

From Wikipedia.org: Jewell suffered from diabetes, severe heart disease and kidney disease, which contributed to his death on August 29, 2007 from natural causes, aged 44.

I agree, he was a hero who got the shaft from Uncle Sam and the media. I like that he fought back though, while he was still alive.

Joe Zamecki
Austin

]]> By: UnGodly http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/02/anthrax_killer_was_a_church_volunteer/comment-page-1#comment-86908 UnGodly Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86908 If this nutjob had been an atheist, and fundamentalists had tried to use that fact to prove something about atheists, they would have been doing something wrong. They would have been trying to prove the general from the specific. They would have been using flawed logic.<br /> <br /> Shall we try to prove the general from the specific simply because people suffering from religious delusions do so?<br /> <br /> Shall we use flawed logic to try to make our point simply because people suffering from religious delusions do so?<br /> <br /> Shall we play tit for tat and an eye for an eye?<br /> <br /> Speaking for myself, the appeal of the godless heathen atheist agenda is that it is completely and perfectly logical. It stays entirely within the bounds of what is and can be known through contact with reality.<br /> <br /> I'm perfectly comfortable with using reductio ad absurdem to point out the glaring deficiencies in religious delusions, not much reduction is required.<br /> <br /> But must we constantly nip at the heels of people suffering from religious delusions by making arguments as stupid as theirs? If this nutjob had been an atheist, and fundamentalists had tried to use that fact to prove something about atheists, they would have been doing something wrong. They would have been trying to prove the general from the specific. They would have been using flawed logic.

Shall we try to prove the general from the specific simply because people suffering from religious delusions do so?

Shall we use flawed logic to try to make our point simply because people suffering from religious delusions do so?

Shall we play tit for tat and an eye for an eye?

Speaking for myself, the appeal of the godless heathen atheist agenda is that it is completely and perfectly logical. It stays entirely within the bounds of what is and can be known through contact with reality.

I’m perfectly comfortable with using reductio ad absurdem to point out the glaring deficiencies in religious delusions, not much reduction is required.

But must we constantly nip at the heels of people suffering from religious delusions by making arguments as stupid as theirs?

]]> By: joe zamecki http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/02/anthrax_killer_was_a_church_volunteer/comment-page-1#comment-86927 joe zamecki Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86927 Ah there's the story link. Thanks!<br /> <br /> Joe Zamecki<br /> Austin Ah there’s the story link. Thanks!

Joe Zamecki
Austin

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