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Permalink Reply by Victoria Vann on February 23, 2012 at 11:07am

I post freethought quotes that don't even talk about religion half the time and I still get a stiff response from all the God-lovers. The only thing I can say to do is read their posts, shake your head and keep it moving. I've learned that engaging them is what they want you to do, so don't feed into their game. And posting on facebook is just a cheap and annoying way to show how 'devoted' you are to your faith and to get consensus from other believers. 

Atheists don't need that.

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Permalink Reply by Un-Tarded on February 23, 2012 at 12:27pm

Facebook seems to be made up of gabby folks with nothing to say.

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Permalink Reply by matthew greenberg on February 23, 2012 at 1:42pm

i do what Victoria suggests.  however, it typically inspires me to post something myself.  what i don't do is post anything that is directly Atheist, but things about Evolution or Politics (religious freedom) or maybe some funny motivational poster making fun of the Pope or praying.  nothing too controversial, and i've never had a negative comment from anyone.  at least so far...

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Permalink Reply by Richard ∑wald on February 23, 2012 at 3:03pm

I resolve to post a positive affirmation every day that says I love life just as much as the next guy but I don't need an imaginary friend to tell me how to live it. 

Heh heh… here's a good resource for material. 

Facebook seems to be made up of gabby folks with nothing to say.

I'm with you on that one, …I didn't last long on Facebook for that very reason. 

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Permalink Reply by annet on February 23, 2012 at 8:53pm

 

what a nice list, thanks. 

2 favorites:

Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration--courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and, above all, love of the truth.

H.L. Mencken

People who don`t like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn`t have such funny beliefs.

Unknown

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Permalink Reply by Richard ∑wald on February 23, 2012 at 10:09pm

My favorite quote probably isn't on there...

“How gullible are you? Is your gullibility located in some "gullibility center" in your brain? Could a neurosurgeon reach in and perform some delicate operation to lower your gullibility, otherwise leaving you alone? If you believe this, you are pretty gullible, and should perhaps consider such an operation.” 
~ Douglas R. Hofstadter

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Permalink Reply by Royce Fowler on February 23, 2012 at 5:53pm

Thanks for the link Richard. I have friends and family that constantly post bible-bable on fb. They get all kinds of "at-a-boy"s from people. Only a couple will respond to my posts, those that point out the holes in their beliefs. I think they ignore mine, or have me blocked.

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Permalink Reply by Richard ∑wald on February 23, 2012 at 10:14pm

A good bet then …would be to stick to quotes from those they probably already venerate.

The "Founding Fathers" are a treasure trove of anti-theism prose. You can't lose with Mark Twain either, what True American™ could even think of sneering at Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Paine, Franklin, …or Twain?

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Christie on February 24, 2012 at 3:34am

id say change over to google plus. interesting things.

I also have the problem of buddies putting up that stuff, mostly i just block them.

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