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Dean Smith replied to Sentient Biped's discussion Ethnic Cleansing in Alabama in the group Conversations on Race, Ethnicity, & Culture

"You reap what you sow."

Oct 7, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Lana's discussion Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Opinions on her books? in the group Conversations on Race, Ethnicity, & Culture

"Ayaan Hirsi Ali is the closest I come to acknowledging a goddess."

Oct 5, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Sentient Biped's discussion California Nazi leader killed by 10 year old son. in the group Conversations on Race, Ethnicity, & Culture

"No idea how to respond to this."

Oct 1, 2011

Dean Smith replied to DF Sparks's discussion Black Atheists Characters in popular television and film in the group Black Freethought

"Very interesting link, thanks!"

Aug 11, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Jessica Booker's discussion New form of Slavery? in the group Black Freethought

"If it's a tie-breaker between a black African kid being adopted by black parents or white, sure, give the child to the black parents. However, I am certain there are far more children in places like Mali and the Congo who need someone to…"

Aug 6, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Sentient Biped's discussion Widening racial wealth gap in the group Conversations on Race, Ethnicity, & Culture

"That's a good point. There are around 8 million millionaires in the USA and they skew heavily white (and most of them do pay their share of taxes, a guy with 2 or 3 million after running a successful small business for forty years…"

Jul 27, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Jessica Booker's discussion Being labeled militant in the group Black Freethought

"Maybe it's because I'm located in the South, but white atheists I've met usually think black people being pissed about the role religion played as a tool of subjugation is perfectly understandable."

Jul 7, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Sentient Biped's discussion Another battle on Affirmative Action. in the group Conversations on Race, Ethnicity, & Culture

"With a legitimate K-12 education, affirmative action wouldn't be necessary at university. Too much focus is placed on college when our school system is failing to produce enough students who are ready for it."

Jul 2, 2011

Dean Smith replied to LarryLager's discussion Black Atheists of Atlanta in the group Black Freethought

"For some people, there seems to be a 'conservation of woo' thing going on. They give up God, they pick up some other irrational belief(s), like conspiracies or homeopathy. My hypothesis is that if it wasn't respect for rationality and…"

Jun 18, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Sentient Biped's discussion Latino Gang tries to expel Blacks from Azusa California in the group Conversations on Race, Ethnicity, & Culture

"And really hard to deal with. The gang members are already criminals, they've already got the law after them, how much difference will it make if they're also racists?"

Jun 11, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Sentient Biped's discussion "Left behind": The white working class is alienated and pessimistic in the group Conversations on Race, Ethnicity, & Culture

"This kind of change tends to make people reactionary: things used to be better for them, so they reason that if they can change the political climate back to the way it was, good times will return. The problem is that even if they're…"

Jun 2, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Sentient Biped's discussion 46% of Republicans in MIssissippi are against interracial marriage. in the group Conversations on Race, Ethnicity, & Culture

"It's sad that it's so high, but it's not a peek into the values of the American Right in Mississippi without knowing the percentage of likely Democrat voters contacted and polled the exact same way. It could just be a peek into the…"

May 22, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Blade Of The Bunny's discussion Culture and Sexuality in the group Conversations on Race, Ethnicity, & Culture

"Eddie has a good thought, maybe you could have another social networking outlet for discussing sexual matters? Facebook for keeping in touch with friends and family, something else for the rest. On the other hand, there's enough on my…"

May 8, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Jonathan Barton's discussion Looking for signs of intelligence..... in the group South Carolina Atheists

"Columbia has a thriving atheist community, check out the Freethought Society of the Midlands Meetup. I'm sure there are members who live in Aiken, although you may have to drive a bit to a couple of meetings to meet them."

May 4, 2011

Dean Smith replied to John Salters Jr.'s discussion Atheist Singles Date Night! in the group Black Freethought

"I'll be seeing it. Despite her flaws and those of her philosophy, or maybe because of them, she wrote some of the most influential books of the past century, and although she was far from perfect, she wasn't close to completely…"

Apr 16, 2011

Dean Smith replied to Tellurian's discussion "Backsliding" in a time of despair in the group Black Freethought

"It's perfectly natural, like grabbing a straw when you're drowning. Even when you know it won't help, at least you know it won't hurt and it gives you something to do."

Apr 6, 2011

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About Me: Organizer of local atheist meetup.

School/College/University: University of South Carolina

Profession: Manager

Age Group: 41-50

City and State (For Member Searching): Cayce, SC

Country (For Member Searching): United States

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At 10:43am on November 29, 2009, Sentient Biped said…: Happy Birthday Dean!

At 9:49pm on June 29, 2009, heretic said…: Hi Dean! Welcome to A|N. It's great to have you here! =)

At 5:44pm on June 28, 2009, Dr. Terence Meaden said…: Hi
Welcome to Atheist Nexus with its 9000 good friends and discussion groups.
Among the groups, may I suggest trying the busy group “ORIGINS: Universe, Life, Humans, Evolution, Religion.....” with its 130 commonsense discussions to repel religious nonsense. You will be welcome.
One discussion is "Proud to be Atheist" (74 posts) seeing that atheists and humanists hold the intellectual high ground compared with the pathetic superstitions of the god followers. Similarly, “Religion is aberrant, atheism is truth” (43 posts).
Terry Meaden (archaeologist; 60+; founder of “Origins”)

At 11:27am on June 27, 2009, Sentient Biped said…: Dean,
Welcome to A!N and to the Conversations in Race..... etc group. Looking forward to your perspectives and experiences. Your avatar photo is very, very cool.
Daniel