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The Atheist Census

Started this discussion. Last reply by James Kz Dec 23, 2012. 1 Reply

Have you joined the Atheist Census? Go to:- http://www.atheistcensus.com Numbers matter. Be Counted. The Atheist Census is a project of Atheist Alliance…Continue

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Started this discussion. Last reply by Gila Guerilla Sep 28, 2009. 12 Replies

Hi to you all.I am a long time non-theist, (atheist). I am also a member of: Freethought and Rationalism; Reason Project; Richard Dawkins net; Sam Harris org; and Talk Rational. BTW my user name is…Continue

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Gila Guerilla replied to Homo Erectus's discussion Richard Dawkins - Flying Horses & Splitting The Moon
"I think this is what you want:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUSC6-dhTJU"
May 6
Gila Guerilla replied to Pat's discussion Faith - The Immoral Evil That Clings To Humanity's Backside
"I think you present your position in a most reasonable and sensible way, Pat. Besides, faith is belief without well founded evidence. My guess is that knowing your son well, and on concrete personal, physical, historical and psychological grounds,…"
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Gila Guerilla replied to Steph S.'s discussion Richard Dawkins - Why religion makes him angry
"Yes, but note that: "the fact that it can be used for the bad makes me want to cut it off at the roots", does not mean the same as: "the fact that it can be used for the bad means it should be cut off at the roots". It's…"
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Gila Guerilla replied to Charles Cassels's discussion How would you respond?
"In think that in essence, what the theist says is that we can rely on our cognitive faculties, because they are designed and created by "God" somehow, and "God" is perfect and can do whatever "he" wants. On the other…"
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Gila Guerilla replied to Charles Cassels's discussion Addressing Supernatural/Spiritual Claims
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Gila Guerilla replied to Steph S.'s discussion Pope says Catholic Church must stand firm against “intolerant agnosticism”
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Jan 14
Gila Guerilla replied to Future's discussion The Farce of Heaven
"I have thought for quite some time, that the concept of heaven negates the argument for the necessity of evil. If there is only good, no evil in heaven, then evil is not a necessary thing. So a claim that evil exists on earth out of necessity, is…"
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James Kz replied to Gila Guerilla's discussion The Atheist Census
"Just out of curiosity, why do they matter? I questioned them about this, as IP addresses can be traced, how will this data be used? To what end? Is their server secure (it has already putatively been hacked once). As of yet no answers, and I value…"
Dec 23, 2012
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Have you joined the Atheist Census? Go to:- http://www.atheistcensus.com Numbers matter. Be Counted. The Atheist Census is a project of Atheist Alliance International. You need to submit your email address to have your contribution acknowledged. It then gives a breakdown of accumulated participant responses. Give it a look-see, and join in if you're interested.See More
Dec 23, 2012
Gila Guerilla replied to Michael R's discussion Ants Destoys Atheism النملة المعجزة تثبت ان الله مصدر القرآن
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Dec 11, 2012
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Dec 6, 2012
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"A woggle is a ring worn around the tails of the Scout neckerchief, to hold it in place, under the chin. The main triangular part of the neckerchief sits at the back of the neck, and lies down the upper back of the person."
Dec 5, 2012
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Nov 6, 2012
Gila Guerilla replied to Secular Forces 2013's discussion I wish.. will work on being as clear as Dawkins!~ God stuff is a hallucination! (learned)
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Oct 18, 2012
Gila Guerilla replied to K. Foster's discussion Weak vs. Strong Atheism
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At 8:44pm on April 29, 2010, Gila Guerilla said…
I have lived in England, Germany (BFO), Hong Kong (BFO), Zimbabwe, Zambia and Australia. In those countries I have noted, guerilla spelled with a single 'r'.

I figure a good source to see if guerilla is "acceptable" spelling, would be the London Times newspaper:-

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sitesearch.do?x=36&y=9&query=guerilla
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I also looked up the word's etymology, at Word Origins:-

http://www.word-origins.com/definition/guerilla.html

guerilla

Word History

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Date of Origin 19th c.
Etymologically, a guerilla is a ‘little war’. English acquired the word during the Peninsular War (1808–1814) from Spanish guerrilla, which is a diminutive form of guerra ‘war’ (a word ultimately of Germanic origin, related to English war). In Spanish it still means ‘skirmish’, and until well into the 19th century it was used in English for a ‘war characterized by irregular skirmishing’ (the famous Times war correspondent William Russell, for instance, reported on 18 March 1862 that ‘Arkansas is now the theatre of a large guerilla’). The first recorded use of the word in its present-day sense is by the Duke of Wellington, the British military commander in Spain, in a despatch of 1809: ‘I have recommended to the Junta to set the Guerillas to work towards Madrid’.

When you plug in the word "guerrila" at the Word Origins website, this is what you get:-

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Simply because a word was derived from another language does not mean that its spelling need necessarily be kept. Try the origin of the word "pyjama" in the Word Origins site. It tells us that the word was derived from Hindi pāejāma; the word "dolphin" yields Greek delphís.
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I'll stick with the guerilla I have always known, thanks.
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At 4:35pm on February 22, 2010, Chrys Stevenson said…
Hi Gila! Just a follow-up to my previous invitation to you to join our Aussie, Kiwi and South Pacific Atheists Group. 2010 is going to be an exciting year for Australian atheism and joining the group is a great way to stay in touch.
At 4:37am on September 25, 2009, Chrys Stevenson said…
Hi Gila - Welcome to Atheist Nexus! I'm Kris from Queensland. I'd like to invite you to join our Aussie, Kiwi and South Pacific Atheists group. It's a great way to keep up to date with what's happening in atheism in Australia.
 
 
 

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