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Hank Fox replied to c's discussion 'What do you say?'
Heh. Another thing I do, come to think of it, is when a person says "Bless you!" when I sneeze, I sometimes say "No, thanks - I'm a Sneeze Atheist!"
Hank Fox replied to c's discussion 'What do you say?'
Dean, one of the responses I've gotten to my atheism is "So you don't celebrate Christmas?"
And I say, "Christmas is a family holiday for me. Nothing religious about it in my household. So yes, I celebrate it by eating and…
Hank Fox replied to c's discussion 'What do you say?'
It's happened a couple of times, and I'm never sure how to answer it.
If they know you're an unbeliever, the one thing you MUST do is realize they're insulting you. There can be no more condescending thing to say than the…
Hank Fox replied to EccentricSM's discussion 'Amusing Responses You Got From People When You Came Out About Being An Atheist.'
I was breezing through the front entrance of the county fair last summer, and there was a godder booth right there with a man and a woman in it. The man piped up with "Have you heard the good news?" I said "I'm an atheist, and I…
Hank Fox replied to EccentricSM's discussion 'Amusing Responses You Got From People When You Came Out About Being An Atheist.'
I'd have to say it's more like they love the person they THINK you are. The real you is invisible to them, because they don't want to see it. It's a lonely way to live, and eventually you'll have to make some decisions about…
Hank Fox replied to EccentricSM's discussion 'Amusing Responses You Got From People When You Came Out About Being An Atheist.'
Worse is the one I've gotten about three times: "You're such a good person, I think you're a Christian without knowing it."
It's funny, but it's also sad ... because I know I can't possibly get them to see…
Hank Fox commented on Subrata Banik's video
The whole subject for me is summed up in one statement:
Elective surgery performed on people without their consent ... for reasons of STYLE. And they do it to BABIES.
Hank Fox replied to Valles Marineris's discussion 'Are there any Pro-life atheists out there?'
If pregnancy was a drug, the FDA would have yanked it off the shelves years ago.
Hank Fox replied to Valles Marineris's discussion 'Are there any Pro-life atheists out there?'
" ... if we are to survive as a species ..."
Oh, argh. There are 7 billion of us on the planet, rising by about 91 million each year. This is an increase equal to the combined populations of Texas, California, New York and Ohio, or…
Hank Fox replied to Valles Marineris's discussion 'Are there any Pro-life atheists out there?'
"Fetuses are a potential human beings ..."
Cue Monty Python: "Every sperm is sacred ..."
Hank Fox replied to Valles Marineris's discussion 'Are there any Pro-life atheists out there?'
Argh. The same technique works in duck hunting -- you hide in the bushes and make noises like a duck, and then pick off the ones who fall for the deception.
This is not the first faux-atheist I've come across. "Hey, I'm an atheist!…
Hank Fox replied to Valles Marineris's discussion 'Are there any Pro-life atheists out there?'
It was Dear Abby or Ann Landers, some years back, who asked her readers "If you had it to do all over again, would you have kids?" And more than 70 percent said No! They said things like "I had all these plans, and having kids wrecked…
Hank Fox replied to Valles Marineris's discussion 'Are there any Pro-life atheists out there?'
I'd add that if abortion is the last resort, we need to bend every effort to make sure the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth resorts are freely available to every woman (and man).
Hank Fox replied to Valles Marineris's discussion 'Are there any Pro-life atheists out there?'
Bet your ass that being an unwanted child has profound effects on the psyche. Yeah, yeah, we all want to believe that every kid can grow up to be happy and well-adjusted, but if your parents don't want you, it leaves a hole that may never be…
Hank Fox replied to Valles Marineris's discussion 'Are there any Pro-life atheists out there?'
I'm an ardent atheist. My motto on the issue is "Every child wanted, every child loved. Whatever it takes -- sex education, condoms, contraceptives, adoption, abortion. Whatever it takes."
Regarding abortion itself, my feeling is…
Hank Fox replied to vandrerol's discussion 'Views on atheists, from when I was a theist.'
Everybody using the word "arrogance" here, bear in mind that the word divides into two distinct usages.
There are people out there who are truly arrogant, people who think -- and project -- that everybody else is beneath them.
And then…
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- At 6:10am on September 6, 2009,
heretic said… - Happy Birthday Hank! =)
- jillian
- At 1:04am on September 6, 2009,
Sentient Biped said… - Happy Birthday Hank,
Be strong, live long, be happy!
- At 6:16pm on February 16, 2009,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… - You write well. That's a fine piece.
I suggest that you insert it in ORIGINS somewhere, or start a new thread. Many people would like to talk about your suggestion of "they cannot listen" in their being effectively neurologically unfit. Terry.
- At 2:21pm on February 16, 2009,
Dr. Terence Meaden said…
- Welcome to Atheist Nexus. Join groups and enjoy.
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