LeviF

Not sure which I would rather be...

There is a movement against religion in general, if you want to call that "hate" I would have a hard time seeing why you do. The most prominent members of this movement (the ones who write books explaining why they think religion is bad) are a bit aggressive, but they maintain that they have to be. For some reason, religion is this sore subject that can't be criticized or debated about in our society, and I think that should change. I look at it as I look at any other belief, in that it should be open for discussion among peers without someone having to feel insulted with no good reason to feel that way. As far as my "little shot" goes, I think you got me wrong. I have no doubt in my mind that you think my non-belief is misguided, and seeing as how you have a contradictory belief, that comes as no surprise to me. I didn't mean to insult you, but it's just something else most atheists think when it comes to religions such as Christianity. Speaking of cheap shots, coming out and calling me a liar seems to qualify as one. And so, Oh, and one more thing: could you please stop lumping me in with liberals? I'm not liberal, at least not by today's standards.

Take a look at this: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=1786422&page=1 And I don't need any sympathy, my life is quite full without faith.

I wasn't defending Connor by any means. I don't think gays are oppressed. Whether they can marry or not is for another thread. Atheists hate Christians? Maybe your limited experience with the militant ones on this board will tell you that, but in real life, it appears to be quite the opposite. I don't mind telling you I'm an atheist, and I certainly don't hate Christians. I don't even hate your views or beliefs, however misguided I might think they are. However, I've met more Christians that hate me, simply because I deny the existence of their god, than I can count on my fingers and toes. Not to mention the Christians I haven't expressed my (non)beliefs to. Also, I have a number of friends who are Atheists, none of which express any sort of outward hatred towards people of any belief. So no, I don't think atheists, for the most part, hate Christians. Instead, I would state that the contra-positive is true.

Frankly, you equating religious folks hating gays to Atheists hating Christians is laughable.

And to think this was almost at the bottom of the page...

+1 Religion tends to be what you make of it. I see people every day take it and do a lot of good with it, but we see people everyday take it and use it as an excuse to do terrible things.

And New England's run defense has left a little to be desired.

Probably.

Ha. Ha. Ha. You're a funny guy. Too bad looks aren't everything

If I remember psych correctly, a big part of suicide is learned hopelessness. Their feeling of hopelessness runs so deep that even if an opportunity to change things presents itself they don't act on it because they feel as though there is no point in trying. Perhaps that is where this impulse comes from?

Boxers unless I'm running or playing tennis, in which case I'll wear boxer-briefs or compression shorts.

Anyone else notice that they didn't put a cause of death under David Carradine?

Blue Collar Man wasn't bad, either.

IMO, China can no longer call themselves a "developing" or periphery nation. They've come too far industrially, and certainly can go !@#$ themselves. Countries like Rwanda, the DRC, etc. are developing nations.

Wicked Man's Rest

Same here.

He's caused thousands of dollars in property damage, wouldn't call myself a fan. There's a whole facebook group that is full of people that supposedly support him. Personally, I'm just waiting until he does something really stupid that allows officers to shoot him on sight.

Not at all. Doesn't mean I'm not gonna watch though

Yeah, I realize that. I can see where both her and /dev/ are coming from, though, so I'm just not sure if telling /dev/ to shut the !@#$ up is really necessary. Also, it's amazing how much this thread has been hijacked in the last 10 or 15 posts

I thought chef had it covered pretty well, without the flaming.

This wasn't directed at me, but thanks for the heads up anyway. I'm getting the same thing as well.

My suitemate is exactly like Dwight. Looks like him, talks like him, acts like him, same sense of humor, everything. It's eerie.