Kristine
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| Quote (Badger3k @ July 11 2012,18:02) | | Quote (The whole truth @ July 11 2012,17:45) | Today is the first time I've looked at this thread for awhile and from what I see (and from a few links I followed) PZ Meyers is still being a hypocritical jerk that needs to get over himself, the feminazis are still feminazis (Hey, if the shoe fits....), the hysteria/paranoia being spewed by PZ, his sycophants, and the feminazis is way out of control, and ftb is trying hard to be like UD in their blocking and banning actions. So much for 'free thought'.
And one more thing before I go back to ridiculing IDiots:
What's with all the "culture", "community", "commune" bullshit about atheists? I'm an atheist, but not because some other people are atheists, and I'm not a member of some atheist community, culture, or commune. I think for myself and don't need to be a member of some so-called culture, commune, or community to do so.
The PZ and Rebecca Watson type of atheists are in some ways feeding the claim by religious zealots that atheism is a religion.
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I think part of it (other than egos) goes back to the "dictionary atheist" fiasco where PZ links atheism with a whole host of other things, and those who just have a lack of belief in gods can go F'-themselves, IIRC. All I really remember was reading his posts and scratching my head saying WTF? Now, to be an atheist, we have to be in a "movement", and "atheism = social justice" (which is defined by them only). I think John Loftus has it far more accurate, with atheist communities. Being an atheist doesn't mean you have to believe the same things, or want to work for some narrow ideology to the exclusion of other things. |
I still refuse to sport that "Atheist A" on my blog, FB page, or to buy the keychain, or any of that crap. I'm not going to wear a brand - I'm not a Coca Cola can, or Hester Prynne!
I'm actually a very natural woman. In fact, it would probably surprise all the folks at UD if they met me and found out what a truly simple person I am. The whole "atheist movement" shenanigans reminds me of a Woody Allen film (esp. during his Mia Farrow era).
Now, I'm like Hesse's Siddhartha, sitting next to my pond, watching the ducklings. 
I just joined a community of people devoted to an actor that I love, an unjustly underrated British actor who has a greater following the UK than here in the States (where I don't know anyone else who is a fan of his). I knew that this actor was dead, but did not know until a few weeks ago that he had actually committed suicide, and I was heartbroken to learn this. 
Not much is known about this actor's life, and I fear that if I do not try to find more information, his death will overshadow his accomplishments. Some members of this group have managed to collect a few oral histories. Today, I was thinking of the Osiris cult, in which ancient Egyptians built little shrines all over ancient Egypt whenever a piece of their severed god Osiris was found, and if this was not similar to a modern group of fans trying to find little bits of this actor's life.
I suspect that we're all pagans underneath, not necessarily atheists (although some may be born atheists - I may have been born one), and not naturally monotheists. I wonder how atheists fare in polytheistic cultures, or if the definition of atheism changes.
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