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Sam Harris bitch slaps christianity.
Chill Cosby, feel free to comment. doubt you'll watch it though.
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First off: Thank you for your permission to comment. I'm consciously trying to ensure my comments are first authorised by you before I post. Sorry if a few haven't gotten the OK, it was likely an honest mistake.
Second: I did watch the video, from start to almost finish (I stopped with about 20 seconds left). I'd ask you to explain why you thought I wouldn't watch it, but...
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Why? because I'm an educator for a greater society...the one without the "evil" religions that stink up our planet. And it's not a personal jab, If you preach you should be able to back it up...no?
FYI: When anyone debates a case for a religious god I just feel the need to argue.
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Ah, there it is. So you assume me to be a preacher of the faith, someone making a case for a religious god, do you?... Let's go over some of my preaching:
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Religion is contradictory!
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Not just silly, ridiculous and idiotic.
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I'm not defending religion or god, but one's simple right to a belief system and what might cause one to choose "god" over the much more logical combination of "science + things we've yet to discover".
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I'm well aware of the atheist argument, and I take zero issue with it.
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I don't believe in God ... It is ... exhausting to hear someone preach about god
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The problem with religion is when people feel the need to force their belief onto others
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What is relevant to me is that religion is as harmful on a global scale as it is helpful on an individual scale. The amount of bad that comes from it will never outweigh the good. A lot of that comes from the need to be "right", the need to turn an unknown into "fact", for their to be "one truth". If you're going godless, at least have a mind not to be part of the problem.
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I guess, my best suggestion would be that you actually read before you form your views and interpretations of the views of others. I get the appeal of not reading and making snap judgments, but we'd be able to have a considerably more interesting discourse if you showed interest in being on the same respectful level as Thor, photon, MarchHare or Textcritic who have all sought understanding and debate, rather than a fight filled with straw men and a lack of understanding on the subject.
You've been blatantly wrong (nothing wrong with that if you're seeking understanding), inflammatory, and off topic in most of the contributions of yours to this thread (that I've seen), so perhaps it's time to tap-out? After all, once you interject yourself into a conversation about the specific nature of atheistic belief with a comment about how bad religion is and accuse an anti-religious agnostic of being a preacher of god, it's probably time to re-evaluate your value as an "educator" for the greater good.