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Is it ok to hate?

For various reasons I HATE the whole concept of religion. (yes I know, my therapist and I have alot to talk about)

One of the main reasons is the complete and total replacement of logical, scientific thought with that of self-proclaimed .......fuck- brain fart. (from too much vodka)

I want to set Glenn Beck on fire but my wife wont let me.

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Permalink Reply by Prog Rock Girl on March 26, 2010 at 5:26pm

People who claim they don't hate anything are usually in denial. And they at least hate the idea of hate.

Did you type this under the influence of vodka? (I won't lie. I've drunk-typed a few times.)

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Permalink Reply by Jeffrey Doherty Sr. on March 26, 2010 at 5:31pm

because I love vodka...and I am in rare form today. Its been a tough week and since I am the boss at my work, I can do whatever the fuck i want. Including a 3 martini lunch.

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Permalink Reply by Jeffrey Doherty Sr. on March 26, 2010 at 5:32pm

but thanks for your input anyway, sister. Hail Science!

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Permalink Reply by Lorien on March 27, 2010 at 10:20am

Lucky bastard! I wish I was the boss of someone!

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Permalink Reply by Dallas Gaytheist on March 26, 2010 at 5:39pm

Yes. But like Marilyn Manson sings, I hate the haters.

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Permalink Reply by mojo5501 on March 26, 2010 at 7:34pm

I support you being as critical of religion as you desire, but HATE? Seems a bit exhausting to keep up a level of emotion like HATE. Hate is usually reserved for short bursts and you'd wear yourself out hating all religions and all the religious people on this planet. Conserve your strength!

I side with your sensible wife: Setting Glenn Beck on fire is a mental image you can revisit over and over... you would only make him a martyr. And be put in prison for the rest of your born days. Where you might be converted against your will to Islam. Stranger things have happened!!

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Permalink Reply by Marshall on March 26, 2010 at 8:03pm

This is one situation where you should not be listening to your wife.

Hehe...kidding...I think. Anyway, hate is a normal emotion, but of course its our most destructive one as well. I personally view the religious with sympathy. They, much like myself once, are the victims of deception. We can hate their ignorance, as we strive to take it from them.

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Permalink Reply by Richard on March 26, 2010 at 9:11pm

Hatred isn't healthy but is hard to avoid,sadly,it's the only thing religion ever taught me,what it's like to be hated and how to hate in return.

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Permalink Reply by funk Q on March 26, 2010 at 10:58pm

It must be ok to hate because so many members of AN state they do. After all, they are so logical, rational and scientific in their interpretation of everything (and more) that there has to be a proof for the positivity of hate.

If there isn't, well, who can argue with an atheist...and win?

I just can't be bothered wasting my time (i.e. life) in trying to fabricate justification for anything as consuming as hate and its offshoots. There are things, actions and people which cause me to have negative emotional responses but there are so many of them that I don't have time to devote to fomenting the extreme reactions which hatred requires.

If something pisses me off I will react in an inappropriate way then move on to the next one. Why should I devote more attention to what counteracts my contentment than what cultivates it?

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Permalink Reply by Jamien C ousey on March 27, 2010 at 2:16am

"Good good let the hate flow ! " . I'm sorry I couldn't help myself:)

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Permalink Reply by Jeffrey Doherty Sr. on April 12, 2010 at 12:29pm

something something something Darkside. something something something, complete.

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Permalink Reply by Tarquin St John Sh'gn'sty on March 27, 2010 at 4:52am

Do I hate religion? No.

Do I hate at all? Yes,there are two living people I hate.Each of them caused me great anguish through acts of immorality or indifference. I do not hate ideas,although there are many I fear.The idea of religion is not one of them.

Should we hate? There is no 'should' or 'should not' with emotions. They are involuntary responses for which we are not responsible. We ARE responsible for the way we act in dealing with our emotions. EG; it IS wrong to harm others through hatred.

Religious hatred,including atheistic hatred of religion itself can be evil when linked to action.