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1: Ok, we've replaced one cliché with another one: what exactly is your definition of an open mind and how does faith pass this test.
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Willing to consider new and different ideas or opinions. Much different from what many "free thinkers" would call freethinking. I do not claim all people of all faiths have a completely open mind.
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5: Well I technically wasn’t forced to attend
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So that means what exactly?
As far as Rep. Monique Davis goes, I won't apologize on her behalf. She is just one angry woman, not the whole government. The question is "when was the last time you were forced to participate in a church service by the Government, or was made to follow a particular religion?". The american taliban and the atheist taliban (Jerome Tuccille’s description of the followers of Ayn Rand) are not the government either. Isn't the term "taliban" intentionally extreme btw?
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Aren’t non-atheist forums the forums where you might expect atheism to be preached?
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Well, considering that Christian preachers preach to the choir, and Jewish Rabbis preach in synagogues, and the Muslim clerics preach in mosques.....are you seeing a pattern here? The answer is no, I might not expect it to be preached at non atheist forums.
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I don’t preach atheism; I’m a Pastafarian. I may point out a few mistakes as I see them, but that doesn’t mean I’m preaching atheism.
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Are you trying to convince me or yourself of this? Are you hiding behind a psuedo-religion now? Or are you truly a believer in the FSM?
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8: You (Someday) seem to be angry that I am here: do you want me to leave (and if I don’t do you want me to be banned)? Do you want the same for others here with whom you regularly have disagreements? Do you find me particularly irksome (why)?
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Lol, no. You have misread me. My intention is not to appear angry. It may come across that way, but I'm not. That's Commodore's territory. I like to respectfully talk about this stuff, honestly. I consider myself open minded...and I actually have thought about these very things before.
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