Comments on: Positive Atheism gets Positive Write-up http://atheists.org/blog/2008/11/19/positive_atheism_gets_positive_write_up A Blog of Atheist Thought Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:23:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: NotSoFast http://atheists.org/blog/2008/11/19/positive_atheism_gets_positive_write_up/comment-page-1#comment-91993 NotSoFast Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-91993 So. . . .<br /> <br /> As long as we smile and pretend believers are all OK, some believers will say nice things about our "new" atheism that Madalyn expounded in her brief to the supreme court.<br /> <br /> Religious indoctrination is child abuse. And if we say so, all the sweetness & light goes away.<br /> <br /> Of course, it will go away anytime it damn well pleases, anyway.<br /> <br /> <br /> So. . . .

As long as we smile and pretend believers are all OK, some believers will say nice things about our “new” atheism that Madalyn expounded in her brief to the supreme court.

Religious indoctrination is child abuse. And if we say so, all the sweetness & light goes away.

Of course, it will go away anytime it damn well pleases, anyway.

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]]> By: what http://atheists.org/blog/2008/11/19/positive_atheism_gets_positive_write_up/comment-page-1#comment-91997 what Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-91997 Positive atheism my ass! Atheism needs no qualifier. Positive atheism my ass! Atheism needs no qualifier.

]]> By: septos http://atheists.org/blog/2008/11/19/positive_atheism_gets_positive_write_up/comment-page-1#comment-92001 septos Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-92001 Somehow I get the idea that anyone not part of her group is now negative by default. The semantics of this are annoying , but I'm really gonna need an Atheist party in 2011. Somehow I get the idea that anyone not part of her group is now negative by default. The semantics of this are annoying , but I’m really gonna need an Atheist party in 2011.

]]> By: posterelli2 http://atheists.org/blog/2008/11/19/positive_atheism_gets_positive_write_up/comment-page-1#comment-92002 posterelli2 Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-92002 It's nice to see some positive atheism. Although I like some negative atheism too. It's good to see that we are standing up and trying to change the image that has been assigned to us, for most of us know, that most atheists are good. Let's not forget that religion itself should be tolerated. It's the extremist viewpoints that Extremists portray and proselytize that are the real problems. The desire to integrate religion and government/education and to push unsubstantiated beliefs as facts, is in my opinion, the real enemy of atheists, who are by norm, rational thinkers. I fell this also the downfall of mankind. While most atheists are intelligent. There are a number of us that are just plain rude and end up making the rest of us look like idiots. So when some of us are running our mouths like we do, we are also justifying the opposition to act in a like rude and irrational manner. We are also setting a statement of other people that aren't us. The gays/lesdians I feel are doing a much more mature method of representing themselves as a minority than we are, because of our over-negativity. Once we obtain a positive image, then we can be much more effective. I think it is far better to push our agenda of reality and science than to push the negative agenda of anti-religion, unless it crosses the above lines.<br /> Why won't this allow me to put the word lesdian in it? It’s nice to see some positive atheism. Although I like some negative atheism too. It’s good to see that we are standing up and trying to change the image that has been assigned to us, for most of us know, that most atheists are good. Let’s not forget that religion itself should be tolerated. It’s the extremist viewpoints that Extremists portray and proselytize that are the real problems. The desire to integrate religion and government/education and to push unsubstantiated beliefs as facts, is in my opinion, the real enemy of atheists, who are by norm, rational thinkers. I fell this also the downfall of mankind. While most atheists are intelligent. There are a number of us that are just plain rude and end up making the rest of us look like idiots. So when some of us are running our mouths like we do, we are also justifying the opposition to act in a like rude and irrational manner. We are also setting a statement of other people that aren’t us. The gays/lesdians I feel are doing a much more mature method of representing themselves as a minority than we are, because of our over-negativity. Once we obtain a positive image, then we can be much more effective. I think it is far better to push our agenda of reality and science than to push the negative agenda of anti-religion, unless it crosses the above lines.
Why won’t this allow me to put the word lesdian in it?

]]> By: posterelli2 http://atheists.org/blog/2008/11/19/positive_atheism_gets_positive_write_up/comment-page-1#comment-92003 posterelli2 Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-92003 Dare I say it?<br /> Will atheist factions emerge from this?<br /> <br /> Or will atheists be the more evolved subspecies of human and unite over this?<br /> <br /> Will batman go to church and robin join American atheists?<br /> <br /> Stay tuned. Dare I say it?
Will atheist factions emerge from this?

Or will atheists be the more evolved subspecies of human and unite over this?

Will batman go to church and robin join American atheists?

Stay tuned.

]]> By: joe zamecki http://atheists.org/blog/2008/11/19/positive_atheism_gets_positive_write_up/comment-page-1#comment-92004 joe zamecki Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-92004 I think the fact that Atheist groups are getting along as well as we do now shows that we're much more rational, and we have a brighter future than religions.<br /> <br /> We have several different labels we give to ourselves, Atheist, agnostic, Freethinker, Bright, secular humanist. If we were to compare those labels to denominations, and say Freethinkers belong to lots of different "denominations of Freethought," I think it would show that we get along MUCH better than differing Christian groups have. <br /> <br /> Of course it helps a group behave to HAVE to behave. Being in the minority has helped shape our growth as a movement by keeping our heads out of the clouds, so to speak. Our goals for growth are reasonable, and one reason for that is that we have had to struggle so much for every inch of freedom we've gotten. <br /> <br /> I think we're much better as a movement because of this. Now we're growing by leaps and bounds, but still within our own reasonable scope of growth. Again, I like that. I think that's the safest way to grow, as a movement.<br /> <br /> Joe Zamecki<br /> Austin I think the fact that Atheist groups are getting along as well as we do now shows that we’re much more rational, and we have a brighter future than religions.

We have several different labels we give to ourselves, Atheist, agnostic, Freethinker, Bright, secular humanist. If we were to compare those labels to denominations, and say Freethinkers belong to lots of different “denominations of Freethought,” I think it would show that we get along MUCH better than differing Christian groups have.

Of course it helps a group behave to HAVE to behave. Being in the minority has helped shape our growth as a movement by keeping our heads out of the clouds, so to speak. Our goals for growth are reasonable, and one reason for that is that we have had to struggle so much for every inch of freedom we’ve gotten.

I think we’re much better as a movement because of this. Now we’re growing by leaps and bounds, but still within our own reasonable scope of growth. Again, I like that. I think that’s the safest way to grow, as a movement.

Joe Zamecki
Austin

]]> By: charlie http://atheists.org/blog/2008/11/19/positive_atheism_gets_positive_write_up/comment-page-1#comment-92008 charlie Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-92008 Does this mean I have to smile when I ridicule silly superstitious unverifiable exaggerated claims that exist in my public life....<br /> Does this mean I have to smile when I ridicule silly superstitious unverifiable exaggerated claims that exist in my public life….

]]> By: CascadiaEventHorizon http://atheists.org/blog/2008/11/19/positive_atheism_gets_positive_write_up/comment-page-1#comment-92009 CascadiaEventHorizon Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-92009 I know it's off topic... but does anyone else feel like the US economy is about to collapse (for real this time)? I know it’s off topic… but does anyone else feel like the US economy is about to collapse (for real this time)?

]]> By: godless sodomite http://atheists.org/blog/2008/11/19/positive_atheism_gets_positive_write_up/comment-page-1#comment-92010 godless sodomite Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-92010 OT<br /> <br /> Stem Cell Breakthrough<br /> <br /> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7735696.stm<br /> <br /> This changes everything and will revolutionise medicine. Now with Obamas victory we are going to see real science being funded here in the USA for the benefit of all humanity.<br /> OT

Stem Cell Breakthrough

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7735696.stm

This changes everything and will revolutionise medicine. Now with Obamas victory we are going to see real science being funded here in the USA for the benefit of all humanity.

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