Reason Rally - March 24, 2012 - Washington, D.C.
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Re: THE BRIGHTS INVITE YOU TO THE REASON RALLY!
Moderators: Might as well merge this thread with the one I'd started here:
http://www.rationalskepticism.org/meeti ... 25936.html
http://www.rationalskepticism.org/meeti ... 25936.html
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Re: THE BRIGHTS INVITE YOU TO THE REASON RALLY!
Go, you Brights, you!
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Re: Reason Rally - March 24, 2012 - Washington, D.C.
Raining cats & dogs... must be a sign
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Re: THE BRIGHTS INVITE YOU TO THE REASON RALLY!
[quote="Mick";p="1247733"]Go, you Brights, you![/quote]
It is a little embarrassing as a label, isn't it? I know that there's a significant correlation between lower intelligence & theism (& supernaturalism generally), and higher levels of intelligence and atheism, but it's not as if there are no fuck-witted atheists about.
Also, it comes across as a bit arrogant to me. Not as arrogant as those who tell me what God wants (invariably very much like the sort of thing they want too, surprisingly), or that they know better than me, that they're kinder & more charitable than me, and how I could be just like them if I simpy asked Jesus into my heart (where's that vomiting smiley?). But arrogant, just the same.
So yes, it would be good to drop that 'Brights' bollocks.
It is a little embarrassing as a label, isn't it? I know that there's a significant correlation between lower intelligence & theism (& supernaturalism generally), and higher levels of intelligence and atheism, but it's not as if there are no fuck-witted atheists about.
Also, it comes across as a bit arrogant to me. Not as arrogant as those who tell me what God wants (invariably very much like the sort of thing they want too, surprisingly), or that they know better than me, that they're kinder & more charitable than me, and how I could be just like them if I simpy asked Jesus into my heart (where's that vomiting smiley?). But arrogant, just the same.
So yes, it would be good to drop that 'Brights' bollocks.
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Re: Reason Rally - March 24, 2012 - Washington, D.C.
Looks like the Reason Rally isn't too popular here on this forum
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Re: Reason Rally - March 24, 2012 - Washington, D.C.
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Re: Reason Rally - March 24, 2012 - Washington, D.C.
[quote="DoctorE";p="1257246"]Looks like the Reason Rally isn't too popular here on this forum
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I enjoyed the short general clips but the street bawls between Thunderfoot and AronRa and the fucktards were too much for me. I appreciate the posts though.
I enjoyed the short general clips but the street bawls between Thunderfoot and AronRa and the fucktards were too much for me. I appreciate the posts though.
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It may be that ministers really think that their prayers do good and it may be that frogs imagine that their croaking brings spring - Robert Ingersoll.
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Re: Reason Rally - March 24, 2012 - Washington, D.C.
Where's zomgitscriss?
I agree about the street brawls, just silly, they should have risen above such shout fests.
Krauss is always fun to listen to.
I agree about the street brawls, just silly, they should have risen above such shout fests.
Krauss is always fun to listen to.
The problem with fantasies is you can't really insist that everyone else believes in yours, the other problem with fantasies is that most believers of fantasies eventually get around to doing exactly that.
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Re: Reason Rally - March 24, 2012 - Washington, D.C.
If it was closer to me I would have gone.
The problem with fantasies is you can't really insist that everyone else believes in yours, the other problem with fantasies is that most believers of fantasies eventually get around to doing exactly that.
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Re: Reason Rally - March 24, 2012 - Washington, D.C.
This is one of my favorite videos ever to be on youtube.
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Re: Reason Rally - March 24, 2012 - Washington, D.C.
A response to Eric Hovind and Thunderfoot.
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