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Arden Chatfield Posts: 6657 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,16:09    I would ask this question in the Sal thread, but there's too much other stuff going there for this to get noticed... In a recent message, FTK said this: Quote I am saying emphatically that, from an atheist perspective, our morality evolved along with everything else on planet earth.  From a *true* atheist perspective (very few people are true atheists, IMHO), I was intrigued by FTK's apparent statment here, which seems to be that most people who *say* they're atheists aren't really atheists. What I'm predicting is one of those things where someone tries to define some group and gets to say who is or isn't a member, not unlike when Protestants say Catholics aren't Christians. But, in the interest of fairness, I should ask FTK what she meant by this, in case I'm completely misunderstanding it: 1) are you saying most people who claim to be atheists aren't really atheists? 2) if so, WHY are most professed atheists not the real deal? What are your criteria? 3) if there's so few atheists, why do they upset and obsess you so? -------------- "Rich is just mad because he thought all titties had fur on them until last week when a shorn transvestite ruined his childhood dreams by jumping out of a spider man cake and man boobing him in the face lips." - Erasmus

Richardthughes Posts: 11177 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,16:14    Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Jan. 03 2008,16:09) 3) if there's so few atheists, why do they upset and obsess you so? Why did god make them so smart???? Ans: To test your faith! -------------- "Richardthughes, you magnificent bastard, I stand in awe of you..." : Arden Chatfield "You magnificent bastard! " : Louis "ATBC poster child", "I have to agree with Rich.." : DaveTard "I bow to your superior skills" : deadman_932 "...it was Richardthughes making me lie in bed.." : Kristine

Kristine Posts: 3061 Joined: Sep. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,16:16    Oh, it’s just like the “they’re not true Christians” crap said of (alternately) Christian Scientists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Catholics, Pentecostals, and members of the liberal mainstream churches, anyone who accepts the evidence for evolution, women who have jobs, etc., ad nauseum. I don’t play that game; if someone identifies him/herself as a Christian that’s what I call that person too. So I wonder what a “true” atheist is. -------------- Which came first: the shimmy, or the hip? AtBC Poet Laureate "I happen to think that this prerequisite criterion of empirical evidence is itself not empirical." - Clive "Damn you. This means a trip to the library. Again." -- fnxtr

Albatrossity2 Posts: 2780 Joined: Mar. 2007 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,16:19    Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Jan. 03 2008,16:09) I would ask this question in the Sal thread, but there's too much other stuff going there for this to get noticed... In a recent message, FTK said this:   Quote I am saying emphatically that, from an atheist perspective, our morality evolved along with everything else on planet earth.  From a *true* atheist perspective (very few people are true atheists, IMHO), I was intrigued by FTK's apparent statment here, which seems to be that most people who *say* they're atheists aren't really atheists. What I'm predicting is one of those things where someone tries to define some group and gets to say who is or isn't a member, not unlike when Protestants say Catholics aren't Christians. But, in the interest of fairness, I should ask FTK what she meant by this, in case I'm completely misunderstanding it: 1) are you saying most people who claim to be atheists aren't really atheists? 2) if so, WHY are most professed atheists not the real deal? What are your criteria? 3) if there's so few atheists, why do they upset and obsess you so? I dunno, but as soon as she gets over here I will ask her about those reviewers for Walt Brown's book   -------------- Flesh of the sky, child of the sky, the mind Has been obligated from the beginning To create an ordered universe As the only possible proof of its own inheritance.                         - Pattiann Rogers

Lou FCD Posts: 5452 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,16:21    Please.  If y'all want to carry on an actual conversation about this, fine. But no more ridiculous Ftk threads. They make my head hurt. -------------- “Why do creationists have such a hard time with commas? Linky“. ~ Steve Story, Legend

carlsonjok Posts: 3326 Joined: May 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,16:28    Quote (Kristine @ Jan. 03 2008,16:16) So I wonder what a “true” atheist is. One who stays in the closet rather than being all out and flamboyant and shit? -------------- It's natural to be curious about our world, but the scientific method is just one theory about how to best understand it.  We live in a democracy, which means we should treat every theory equally. - Steven Colbert, I Am America (and So Can You!)

Doc Bill Posts: 1039 Joined: April 2007 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,17:00    Simple. True atheists wear white hats.

Arden Chatfield Posts: 6657 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,17:04    Quote (Doc Bill @ Jan. 03 2008,17:00) Simple. True atheists wear white hats. But only in the summer. -------------- "Rich is just mad because he thought all titties had fur on them until last week when a shorn transvestite ruined his childhood dreams by jumping out of a spider man cake and man boobing him in the face lips." - Erasmus

Kristine Posts: 3061 Joined: Sep. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,17:17    Quote (Albatrossity2 @ Jan. 03 2008,15:19) Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Jan. 03 2008,16:09) I would ask this question in the Sal thread, but there's too much other stuff going there for this to get noticed... In a recent message, FTK said this:     Quote I am saying emphatically that, from an atheist perspective, our morality evolved along with everything else on planet earth.  From a *true* atheist perspective (very few people are true atheists, IMHO), I was intrigued by FTK's apparent statment here, which seems to be that most people who *say* they're atheists aren't really atheists. What I'm predicting is one of those things where someone tries to define some group and gets to say who is or isn't a member, not unlike when Protestants say Catholics aren't Christians. But, in the interest of fairness, I should ask FTK what she meant by this, in case I'm completely misunderstanding it: 1) are you saying most people who claim to be atheists aren't really atheists? 2) if so, WHY are most professed atheists not the real deal? What are your criteria? 3) if there's so few atheists, why do they upset and obsess you so? I dunno, but as soon as she gets over here I will ask her about those reviewers for Walt Brown's book   Here is one. -------------- Which came first: the shimmy, or the hip? AtBC Poet Laureate "I happen to think that this prerequisite criterion of empirical evidence is itself not empirical." - Clive "Damn you. This means a trip to the library. Again." -- fnxtr

Annyday Posts: 583 Joined: Nov. 2007 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,17:22    Quote (Lou FCD @ Jan. 03 2008,16:21) Please.  If y'all want to carry on an actual conversation about this, fine. But no more ridiculous Ftk threads. They make my head hurt. Lou states the obvious. C'mon, this isn't remotely unique among material from the past week or so. It doesn't deserve its own thread. -------------- "ALL eight of the "nature" miracles of Jesus could have been accomplished via the electroweak quantum tunneling mechanism. For example, walking on water could be accomplished by directing a neutrino beam created just below Jesus' feet downward." - Frank Tipler, ISCID fellow

Mr_Christopher Posts: 1238 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,17:26    Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Jan. 03 2008,17:04) Quote (Doc Bill @ Jan. 03 2008,17:00) Simple. True atheists wear white hats. But only in the summer. Actually you wear a white (or straw) hat after Easter and put back the black or dark hat(s) after the first freeze of the year. Stylish Texas know these things. -------------- Uncommon Descent is a moral cesspool, a festering intellectual ghetto that intoxicates and degrades its inhabitants - Stephen Matheson

RF Brady Posts: 30 Joined: June 2007 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,17:39    Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Jan. 03 2008,17:04) Quote (Doc Bill @ Jan. 03 2008,17:00) Simple. True atheists wear white hats. But only in the summer. Nope, here in the heartland we'uns (both of us, DB and me) wear the white hats year round.

someotherguy Posts: 398 Joined: Aug. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,17:44    If it turns out that, despite my assumptions to the contrary, I do not number among the ranks of the "True Atheists" ™, I sure do hope that somebody--anybody!-- promptly reclassifies me under my new, true metaphysical philosophy, lest I be consigned to forever wallow in existential purgatory!   ??? -------------- Evolander in training

J-Dog Posts: 4402 Joined: Dec. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,19:14    Quote (Mr_Christopher @ Jan. 03 2008,17:26) Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Jan. 03 2008,17:04) Quote (Doc Bill @ Jan. 03 2008,17:00) Simple. True atheists wear white hats. But only in the summer. Actually you wear a white (or straw) hat after Easter and put back the black or dark hat(s) after the first freeze of the year. Stylish Texas know these things. Ha! Resorting to the "Stylish Texan" fallacy gets you no points, and throws into doubt your claim of atheism.   Everyone knows their are no stylish Texans, and they don't let atheists buy property down there. -------------- Come on Tough Guy, do the little dance of ID impotence you do so well. - Louis to Joe G 2/10 Gullibility is not a virtue - Quidam on Dembski's belief in the Bible Code Faith Healers & ID 7/08 UD is an Unnatural Douchemagnet. - richardthughes 7/11

Arden Chatfield Posts: 6657 Joined: Jan. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,19:18    Quote (J-Dog @ Jan. 03 2008,19:14)   Quote (Mr_Christopher @ Jan. 03 2008,17:26)   Quote (Arden Chatfield @ Jan. 03 2008,17:04)     Quote (Doc Bill @ Jan. 03 2008,17:00) Simple. True atheists wear white hats. But only in the summer. Actually you wear a white (or straw) hat after Easter and put back the black or dark hat(s) after the first freeze of the year. Stylish Texas know these things. Ha! Resorting to the "Stylish Texan" fallacy gets you no points, and throws into doubt your claim of atheism.   Everyone knows their are no stylish Texans, and they don't let atheists buy property down there. I hear that Texas law says that atheists can't buy property or vote, but if they keep quiet and pay their taxes, they probably won't get beaten up. -------------- "Rich is just mad because he thought all titties had fur on them until last week when a shorn transvestite ruined his childhood dreams by jumping out of a spider man cake and man boobing him in the face lips." - Erasmus

Reciprocating Bill Posts: 4265 Joined: Oct. 2006 (Permalink) Posted: Jan. 03 2008,19:23    I wanted to be a real atheist. I promised to go to school, but was distracted by the marionette theatre. The blue fairy set me straight, but then I got distracted in the land of play and turned into a donkey. There are some other details, including eventually being swallowed by a whale. Something about a talking cricket. So now I'm just an apetheist. -------------- Myth: Something that never was true, and always will be. "The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." - David Foster Wallace "Here’s a clue. Snarky banalities are not a substitute for saying something intelligent. Write that down." - Barry Arrington

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