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Atheist attitudes.

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bluescat48
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08-25-2009 3:29 PM 		Reply to: Message 10 by Rahvin
08-25-2009 1:31 PM

I find it curious that words, and usually not even violent words qualify Atheists as "militant," but it takes a bullet in the chest of a doctor to apply the label to a Christian.
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It appears to me that the militancy of which the religious use as an attack on Atheists, is that the religious dogma is more sacred a than a human life. We are militants because we have the audacity to attack their sacred beliefs, but they are only militants if they kill someone.
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bluescat48
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09-11-2009 6:03 PM 		Reply to: Message 38 by kbertsche
09-11-2009 5:24 PM

Re: Benevolence
Oxford Concise Dictionary writes:
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militant
■ adjective favouring confrontational methods in support of a cause.
■ noun a militant person.
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militancy noun
militantly adverb
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ME (in the sense 'engaged in warfare'): from OFr., or from L. militant-, militare (see militate).
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Where would someone, who is not actively engaged in a belligerent action,
be militant.
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Edited by bluescat48, : missing word
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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
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Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969
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Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008
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bluescat48
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Message 43 of 121 (523701)
09-12-2009 12:53 AM 		Reply to: Message 42 by kbertsche
09-11-2009 7:51 PM

Re: Benevolence
But it is still true that "atheism" communicates a negative concept,
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Well, can you think of a positive word to denote us atheists?
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There is no better love between 2 people than mutual respect for each other WT Young, 2002
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Who gave anyone the authority to call me an authority on anything. WT Young, 1969
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Since Evolution is only ~90% correct it should be thrown out and replaced by Creation which has even a lower % of correctness. W T Young, 2008
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