OP's post was not about reason, it was about a celebration for him. Do you believe in celebrating birthdays? I mean it is just surviving another trip around the sun. Who cares? There are 7 billion people on this earth and you are just one of them. Who cares? Why do you feel the need to butt in to every single mention of religion? Are you that insecure in your own life that you need to thrust your "intelligence" on other people no matter what the topic? Just let OP or whoever have their celebration and if they mention religion and you don't agree, why be rude about it? Just move on ... Ignoring that post is not infringing on your rights to an open forum, it's just called being a caring thinking human being.
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Colin
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There was no rudeness in what I said. I can't help it if the spring of "offence" is wound so tight that it detonates upon the slightest comment.
But your suggested muzzling is infringing on my rights to an open forum. It is because I care and think that I make the comments that I do. Just admit that you want a one-way street with special treatment.
Congrats Colin!!! You have converted all of the believers with your kind words and genius level of intelligence. Your time is best served moving on to another community with religious people in it. No need to waste any more time here with us idiots!!! I know you were only sticking around for that. It couldn't be that there are intelligent people on here ... I mean after all, if people are sooooo stupid as to believe in a God they are surely too stupid to be of any assistance to someone so sage as you. Thanks for your time, your service is done!! Way to go sport!
(By the way, I never suggested muzzling ... I suggested self control. Big difference. But someone as smart as you obviously knows that.)
(By the way, I never suggested muzzling ... I suggested self control. Big difference. But someone as smart as you obviously knows that.)
iSign
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after 44 posts, my only comment is the same one I thought of when I read the opening post (& I missed OP's thread)
ban Colin... he has, (in my entirely unsolicited opinion) done far more harm to this community than good... over and over and over...
Gino
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I was going to start a new thread about this, but thought.... why start still yet another about religion and have it locked down ??
This is not discussing religion, but more of an observance of how someone's thinking spills out onto others and then we're supposed to act rationally, while they don't with simple specific words aimed towards creating arguments.
Anyway, I finally read one of Colin’s links to his beliefs and people he admires and looks up to. Guess what it said real big behind the man’s name ??
“Antagonistic Atheism” Now, I understand.
It’s not enough to be an atheist, but in his world… you must be antagonistic against anyone. This is quite a lot like terrorists wanting all infidels dead regardless of their background. They are all viewed the same. Now, Colin doesn’t want anyone dead, but he can’t help himself from condemning anyone with a religious bone in their body. The other term coming up a lot is “New Atheism”. Seems it is their goal to just argue for the sake of arguing. Not to help or feel for your fellow man, but just to be opposite. Some of these people didn’t get along with others in their families, let alone mainstream people. Extremists, generally don’t do much for a cause no matter what the base root for it is.
I know I'll be flamed, but it's more clear now, why he needs to always have a confrontation... even when its not necessary. He's a follower and has been taught this is how to approach 'others'.
This is not discussing religion, but more of an observance of how someone's thinking spills out onto others and then we're supposed to act rationally, while they don't with simple specific words aimed towards creating arguments.
Anyway, I finally read one of Colin’s links to his beliefs and people he admires and looks up to. Guess what it said real big behind the man’s name ??
“Antagonistic Atheism” Now, I understand.
It’s not enough to be an atheist, but in his world… you must be antagonistic against anyone. This is quite a lot like terrorists wanting all infidels dead regardless of their background. They are all viewed the same. Now, Colin doesn’t want anyone dead, but he can’t help himself from condemning anyone with a religious bone in their body. The other term coming up a lot is “New Atheism”. Seems it is their goal to just argue for the sake of arguing. Not to help or feel for your fellow man, but just to be opposite. Some of these people didn’t get along with others in their families, let alone mainstream people. Extremists, generally don’t do much for a cause no matter what the base root for it is.
I know I'll be flamed, but it's more clear now, why he needs to always have a confrontation... even when its not necessary. He's a follower and has been taught this is how to approach 'others'.
Locals Find!
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Colin, I have one simple question for you would you have felt the same overwhelming desire to comment if OP said that "Labor Day" or "Veterans Day" or "Memorial Day" now held special meaning for him?? Those are totally secular holidays and not related to any religious preference I am currently aware of.
Fred Weiss
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Of course you can help it. You choose not to.
You only have a right to an "open forum" to the extent of staying within the posted rules. Then, of course, there's a matter of learning from past experiences. Yours, when they are about atheism, are often highly inflammatory and rarely, if ever, result in anything good coming out of them. In case you are not aware, it was your last thread in the NHB forum that convinced me to shut down the NHB. Certainly not all by itself, but definitely the straw that broke the camel's back.
So let me be clear. You, as an individual, are prohibited from posting any religious, anti-religious, or political content on this forum regardless of any other member posts.
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bob
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Let's see if I have this right...
It's acceptable for someone to post of an experience pointing out that the event was coincident with events in christian mythology and then alluding that he perhaps was snatched from the jaws of death by the grace of some sky-god or another.
But it's unacceptable to remark on the coincidental aspect of his experience.
Is that the Way Things Are?
Seems rather one-sided.
It's acceptable for someone to post of an experience pointing out that the event was coincident with events in christian mythology and then alluding that he perhaps was snatched from the jaws of death by the grace of some sky-god or another.
But it's unacceptable to remark on the coincidental aspect of his experience.
Is that the Way Things Are?
Seems rather one-sided.
Locals Find!
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Bob, if your standing in line at McDonalds and the man in front of you is 900 lbs and orders himself 4 big macs, a large fry and a large Coke. Do you tell him he shouldn't eat that or just keep your mouth shut?
Same basic rules I think are being applied here as we learned in Kindergarten. "If you have nothing nice to say sometimes its best to not say anything at all"
Same basic rules I think are being applied here as we learned in Kindergarten. "If you have nothing nice to say sometimes its best to not say anything at all"
ProWraps
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wow.
Fred Weiss
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Fred Weiss
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It's an Admin perk.
And there you have it. Crap, I would'a rolled that one out right outta the gate. I could never pretend to be even 1/10 as capable as Fred is at managing a site such as this one.
My BAN knob would probably go all the way to eleven and be pegged...often.
bob
It's better to have two hands than one glove.
Had your kindergarten handlers dropped the word 'nice' from their mantra you might have had something to carry with you all of your days.
That would yield "If you have nothing to say sometimes its best to not say anything at all". There now, doesn't that play better?
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