@sapinker It seems to be a trend to make intellectually lazy, hateful, and irresponsible accusations instead of honest dialogue.
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@sapinker Possibly because, deep below the surface, they know that atheism is the logically inescapable conclusion + are very uncomfortable. -
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@questions_faith@sapinker Yes Some have been taught to be afraid of a world free from religion Don't realize "Good without God" is possible
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@sapinker why are all modern exchanges over anything so venomous? Rational dialogue seems forgotten.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Comparing Dawkins supporters to the Hitler youth? Wow. This guy's a senior editor of Nature?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Why does "militant" mean something different for atheists than it does for Christians and Muslims?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker the style of rhetoric reminds me of that directed at issues of gender equality. Overly aggressive and seemingly missing the pointThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker And so the cycle goes on...and on...and on. Just ignore the venom. On both sides.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker why are critics of critics of militant atheism so venomous in their responses to venomous rhetoric?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker I'm pretty certain the reason is the pain and embarrassment of their obvious cognitive dissonance.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Both the irrational conceit and the irrational reaction are understandable. The human mind is a grab bag of buggy heuristics.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker The more strident atheists flatter themselves that by not believing in supernatural fairy tales they are now rational.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker You mean SOME critics, right? I would hazard that the answer has to do with the foibles of human nature.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker@TomChivers some not all, although being robust is often required, can reach scathing. But venomous? Uncalled forThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker I agree that there are more important and fruitful things to be concerned with. Dawkins' a lightning rod, Gee got upset, so what?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker projection and fesrThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Henry Gee's rage is the result of self-righteous wrath and humiliating defeat. He has lost. Bid him "Adieu."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker it could come from frustration with a kind of rigid thinking. The comparison with religious fundamentalism seems valid.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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