Originally posted by rwingett
Teach atheism? Give me a break.

how old are you? who can take you serious w/ you little anton lavey thing going on?

Originally posted by utherpendragon
how old are you? who can take you serious w/ you little anton lavey thing going on?

I'm an atheist, not a satanist. But I wouldn't expect you to know the difference.

Originally posted by sh76
He was responding to rwingett, who called him a "complete idiot" which is name calling, by anyone's definition.

As for "In God we trust," get rid of it; I couldn't care less. It's meaningless symbolism. But I do think it's a little ridiculous that atheists complain about a little meaningless symbolism when public schools are practically required by law to teach atheism to children- which is anything but meaningless symbolism.

How are public shools required to teach atheism?

I think they should be required to be secular, but I think you're smart enough to know the difference between being secular and teaching atheism.

Originally posted by rwingett
Teach atheism? Give me a break.

Well, I'm not sure if I can give you a break, but I'll try to give you a lesson.

Okay; let me start by asking you this:

Are you a(n):

a) atheist
b) theist
c) agnostic
d) deist
e) none of the above

Explain.

Edit: psychopawn; I hope to answer your question as well in the course of this discussion

Originally posted by sh76
public schools are practically required by law to teach atheism to children

Ah, true freepster colours coming out now.

www.freerepublic.com

Originally posted by sh76
Well, I'm not sure if I can give you a break, but I'll try to give you a lesson.

Okay; let me start by asking you this:

Are you a(n):

a) atheist
b) theist
c) agnostic
d) deist
e) none of the above

Explain.

I'm an atheist.

Explain? I don't believe in a god. What is there to explain?

Originally posted by FMF
Ah, true freepster colours coming out now.

www.freerepublic.com

If I know you at all, within the next hour, you'll rip me to shreds for being a charter member of Free Republic.

Have fun.

Originally posted by utherpendragon
so your a communist?

Apparently only communists believe in the separation of church and state. 🙄

Originally posted by rwingett
I'm an atheist.

Explain? I don't believe in a god. What is there to explain?

Okay; good.

Now, which of those 4 choices are consistent with the theory of evolution?

Originally posted by sh76
Okay; good.

Now, of those 4 choices are consistent with the theory of evolution?

All of them. The theory of evolution doesn't say anything about the existence of a god.

It does contradict some claims made in some holy books, but that doesn't amount to "teaching atheism".

Originally posted by FMF
You seem drunk or something. If you have any friends reading this thread, I hope they alert the mods before you build up and build to getting banned should your patent hatred make you say something that contravenes the TOS. No one wants to see a regular poster make a complete idiot of him or herself when perhaps worse for drink. sh76 has already tried defending ...[text shortened]... was right on the nail and a warranted dismissal of your uncouth and stupid remarks thus far..

drunk? 11 am ? No! as far as violating the TOS people in glass houses should not throw stones. I have never violated the TOS and if you would like to "go there" we can!

Originally posted by sh76
If I know you at all, within the next hour, you'll rip me to shreds for being a charter member of Free Republic.

Your daft comments about atheism have got you labelled, not anything I've said or will say.

My word, the right wing hacks are restive tonight.

Originally posted by sh76
Okay; good.

Now, which of those 4 choices are consistent with the theory of evolution?

All of them are compatible with evolution.

Originally posted by utherpendragon
drunk? 11 am ? No! as far as violating the TOS people in glass houses should not throw stones. I have never violated the TOS and if you would like to "go there" we can!

This thread has been nadiresque for you so far. I've had friends who were drunk at 8am. I was serious when I suggested it might be what's in play here as far as your posts are concerned.

Originally posted by PsychoPawn
All of them.

Okay; well I was going to say a,c and d and not sure about b; but fine, let's say all of them.

So, when teaching evolution, which does not exclude the possibility of deism or God existing, what would be so terrible about telling the children one theory exists that God created the Universe and caused evolution? Don't we present alternative interpretations of historical events in school curricula all the time?