"The atheist atheists love to hate"

Originally posted by whodey
Why then do you distrust your father?

Huh?

Of course some questions are predicated on non-facts. I'll tell you why I distrust my father if you'll tell me why you beat your wife. Deal?

Originally posted by whodey
Reading about him I discovered that he acquired syphilis in a brothel. The only controversy is to whether it was a gay or straight brothel.

Isn't it ironic that the very teachings he railed against, namely Biblical teachings, could have saved his life had he followed them?

Right 'cause Christians never contract syphilis. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

I think you and Bobby probably deserve each other. 😵

Originally posted by LemonJello
Right 'cause Christians never contract syphilis. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

I think you and Bobby probably deserve each other. 😵

ANOTHER EPIC FAIL, Whodeys point was not that Christians have not contracted syphilis, his actual point was, that is the point he actually made was that had ol Nietzsche applied Biblical principles it would have spared him contracting syphilis in the first instance, but hey we know how hard it is for you to acknowledge the Bibles superlative practical wisdom. You and ol Nietzsche deserve each other, dateless dudes if ever there were two 😵

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
ANOTHER EPIC FAIL, Whodeys point was not that Christians have not contracted syphilis, his actual point was, that is the point he actually made was that had ol Nietzsche applied Biblical principles it would have spared him contracting syphilis in the first instance, but hey we know how hard it is for you to acknowledge the Bibles superlative practical wisdom. You and ol Nietzsche deserve each other, dateless dudes if ever there were two 😵

It's the Nancy Reagan "Just say no" approach to public policy.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
ANOTHER EPIC FAIL, Whodeys point was not that Christians have not contracted syphilis, his actual point was, that is the point he actually made was that had ol Nietzsche applied Biblical principles it would have spared him contracting syphilis in the first instance, but hey we know how hard it is for you to acknowledge the Bibles superlative practical wisdom. You and ol Nietzsche deserve each other, dateless dudes if ever there were two 😵

Right 'cause anyone who follows Biblical principles will be spared contracting syphilis. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

I think you and Bobby and whodey make a perfect trio. 😵

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
the Bibles superlative practical wisdom

I am wearing a wool and linen suit.

How long have I got?

Oh, and if you should contract leprosy, will you be following the Bibles practical advice or consulting an NHS doctor?

Originally posted by Rank outsider
I am wearing a wool and linen suit.

How long have I got?

Oh, and if you should contract leprosy, will you be following the Bibles practical advice or consulting an NHS doctor?

sigh, Mosaic law applied only to the nation of Israel, you are a non Israelite I take it.

Originally posted by JS357
It's the Nancy Reagan "Just say no" approach to public policy.

Nancy Reagan I dont know much about, i have sympathy for Mrs Clinton though and really like Mrs Obama, she is a much better public speaker than her husband.

Originally posted by LemonJello
Right 'cause anyone who follows Biblical principles will be spared contracting syphilis. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

I think you and Bobby and whodey make a perfect trio. 😵

Right you are, cannot bring yourself to say it, ill say it for you, the Bibles wisdom is awesome!

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
sigh, Mosaic law applied only to the nation of Israel, you are a non Israelite I take it.

Wasn't not having sex with prostitutes also part of Mosaic law?

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby

"In 1960 he wrote an article entitled “Sin, the Lesser of Two Evils,” in The American Psychologist magazine. In it he said, “For several decades we psychologists have looked upon the whole matter of sin and moral accountability as a great incubus and we have acclaimed our freedom from it as epic making... " (OP)

"I have a question as to why ...[text shortened]... the early intellectual caul in which we were kept until an 'epic' escape to freedom?

Originally posted by sonhouse
"I have a question as to why he used the term 'incubus', which has sexual connotations:
It didn't seem to me a proper metaphor but I am totally unversed in philosophy so it is probably just me."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubus
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Shared the "Sin, the Lesser of Two Evils,” in The American Psychologist magazine" article with an informed and well traveled friend from the West Coast on Facebook yesterday. Notice that her reply contains a slightly different/useful take in point 1):

"Hi Bob, Sorry for not being on facebook all day. I'm not sure of Mowrer's/Mauer's intentions, but it seems that "incubus" has two meanings:

1) cause of mental distress: something that causes somebody much worry or anxiety, especially a nightmare or obsession
2) male demon having sex with women: in medieval times, a male demon that was believed to have sexual intercourse with women while they were asleep. So, the first definition works, I think..." (fb friend)

Have you had any further insights on the question?

Originally posted by LemonJello
Yes, Bobby, atheists characteristically have a deep distrust and hatred of their fathers, coaches, bosses, etc. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

May I ask why?

Originally posted by JS357
This question should be amenable to study using the scientific method.

Please illustrate the conclusions that would likely be reached with its application. Thanks.

Originally posted by wolfgang59

Such affirmation must give twhitehead a warm fuzzy feeling inside.
Such magnanimity!

Grandstanding with clever quips and Upsmanship forays to a nucleus of kindred spirit friends doesn't necessarily contribute to a conversation's flow. Locke observed that, "We arrive at the truth through the honest disagreement of friends". Bob

Originally posted by Great King Rat
No, although I reckon it's possible that those that actively call themselves atheist are in general less likely to blindly accept whatever someone who is "above" them tells them. It's a consequence of being more skeptic than "believers".

"It's a consequence of being more skeptic than "believers."

In the same league as the Doubting Thomas Skeptic who may eventually become a "believer"?