Why? It's not a debate.



@The Pirate: Well, there's no other equivelent movement, and it's something that needs to be done.

Ash sure does like to crusade for inconsequential causes against nonexistent enemies. . . you should find a better hobby, man.

A debate on whether the brights was a good idea or not. I don't know, it seems like you're arguing

God knew you "Brights" would bitch and moan about being picked on, so he gave you the internet.

Nuff said.

Lol. You says a bad wuuurd.

Organized atheism would completely ruin all the things that make atheism great. Like the fact that we are so completely diverse, and that people cant classify us. What are you thinking ash? Half of your defenses of atheism rest solely on the fact that we are different and thus cannot be compared to religion. If we can all be organized and labeled into one thing than that argument loses its validity.

I don't personally care what someone thinks of my beliefs, I don't call myself an atheist because its a pretty word, and no one will attack me for it. I don't hide behind the name. Chances are, the person who dislikes my beliefs and judges me for them has been judged for his beliefs. If someone stops at the classification of my beliefs, and cant look at me for who I am, that is a character flaw in them. And I refuse to run away because my label causes negativity.

You're part of the problem that causes stuff like this ash, you're the one who judges Christians as fools and as ignorant, yet you don't see them running away and getting a new label. Why should we?

Read through this thread again, and you will find that I have already responded to that question.

THIS IS NOT ORGANIZED ATHEISM.

Sounds like a religion to me.

Would you call the Black civil rights movement a religion?

Would you call the women's civil rights movement a religion?

No.

(Actually, I may call the women's civil rights movement a religion...)

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Yeah, because non-religious people totally aren't discriminated against.

Yeah, because religious people totally aren't discriminated against.

What the fuck are you moaning about? If anything it is the other way around. Anyway you will ALWAYS get discriminated against if you do/believe in something others don't, so stop fucking bitching about it and get over it.

Christians have been persecuted for thousands of years. Have any Atheists been killed for what they believe in? If not STFU and GTFO .

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How the fuck is this a rights movement? Are you guys oppressed, are your civil liberties removed because you are an Atheist? Is you life worse because you are an Atheist? I some what fucking doubt that.

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Christians have been persecuted for thousands of years.

Uhhh no they haven't haha. I don't remember a time when Christians were persecuted at all.

You're thinking of jewish people.

Steiner, you obviously haven't spent much time in the Bible Belt of the US. I've had people follow me home, insult me, pick fights with me, make up stuff about me, threaten me, and refuse to talk to me for being an atheist.

Spend a year in Oklahoma City as an atheist, and you'll know why it sucks to be one.

@Jeremy: They were persecuted before Rome adopted it as the official religion, but that's all.

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Uhhh no they haven't haha. I don't remember a time when Christians were persecuted at all.

You're thinking of jewish people.

No the Christian were persecuted, by the jews. Get it right

When ?