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Originally Posted by J pold
The host really epitomizes the smug sanctimoniousness attitude you find when you come across self professed atheists, especially on the interwebz. It is readily apparent right off the top when she states that she won't have a theist contribute to the discussion for worry that it would devolve the discussion. Of course why would you? Clearly your way of thinking is the best. Atheists are the vanguard of Western Societies, they are smartest people in the room, therefore it is appropriate is wholly ignore other systems of belief or cultural ideas about the natural world. To me it's as closed minded as any other dogma out there.
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Well remember these guys spend a lot of time and effort sitting with theists and debating them, so you can give them a break to sit down with no theists and chat.
Of course you can call it smugness, but it to me is just confidence in the knowledge your ideas are logically usually on the right side of things. Again when you argue logically theism has a tougher time because of faith and experience holding such importance while the other relies on observation and tangible things.
I just find it frustrating that just speaking with confidence on these ideas you get called arrogant, yet mild mannered theists claim absolute truth and knowledge are never get called arrogant, because they make their points more "humbly."
But yeah the host is Bill Maher's former gf and she is a bit annoying at times, albeit she's a hot neuroscientist which is easy on the eyes, that laugh though, argggh.