Comments on: There is strength in not pursuing every possible argument http://conversationalatheist.com/2009/10/there-is-strength-in-not-pursuing-every-possible-argument/ Atheists need to make more of an effort to be heard in their daily life. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:24:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sabio Lantz http://conversationalatheist.com/2009/10/there-is-strength-in-not-pursuing-every-possible-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Sabio Lantz Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:40:44 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=1202#comment-1488 Your site seems interesting -- as a fellow atheist, I like your statement of purpose -- I shall be following ! <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1488','Sabio Lantz'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1488','Sabio Lantz','Your site seems interesting -- as a fellow atheist, I like your statement of purpose -- I shall be following ! '); return false;">Quote</a></div> Your site seems interesting -- as a fellow atheist, I like your statement of purpose -- I shall be following !
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]]> By: goyo http://conversationalatheist.com/2009/10/there-is-strength-in-not-pursuing-every-possible-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 goyo Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:21:58 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=1202#comment-1304 Hey CA: Timely post as my daughter has just met a nice, christian man, and I really like him. So inevitable future conversations will come up, and I want to be as respectful as possible. Thanks for the tip and of course your blog.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1304','goyo'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1304','goyo','Hey CA: Timely post as my daughter has just met a nice, christian man, and I really like him. So inevitable future conversations will come up, and I want to be as respectful as possible. Thanks for the tip and of course your blog.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hey CA: Timely post as my daughter has just met a nice, christian man, and I really like him. So inevitable future conversations will come up, and I want to be as respectful as possible. Thanks for the tip and of course your blog.
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]]> By: David http://conversationalatheist.com/2009/10/there-is-strength-in-not-pursuing-every-possible-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1282 David Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:10:18 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=1202#comment-1282 Oh if only...that would be nice. I just thought of this line of discourse this evening so perhaps the opppurtunity will present itself at a later date. I did have a similiar conversatio awhile back that went something like this:____"I'm personally troubled by the fact that there is no way to resolve personal and social contradictions...we're all doomed to be hypocrites." I then explained how personal philosphies like, "Love they nieghbor" are incompatible with a social ones "fight for your country". Yet we all have personal and social convictions of right/wrong firmly entrenched in our mind. Once my audiance was convinced and started to contribute examples of contradiction that people live by it was easy to slip in references to contradictory religious beliefs. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1282','David'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1282','David','Oh if only...that would be nice. I just thought of this line of discourse this evening so perhaps the opppurtunity will present itself at a later date. I did have a similiar conversatio awhile back that went something like this:____"I'm personally troubled by the fact that there is no way to resolve personal and social contradictions...we're all doomed to be hypocrites." I then explained how personal philosphies like, "Love they nieghbor" are incompatible with a social ones "fight for your country". Yet we all have personal and social convictions of right\/wrong firmly entrenched in our mind. Once my audiance was convinced and started to contribute examples of contradiction that people live by it was easy to slip in references to contradictory religious beliefs. '); return false;">Quote</a></div> Oh if only...that would be nice. I just thought of this line of discourse this evening so perhaps the opppurtunity will present itself at a later date. I did have a similiar conversatio awhile back that went something like this:____"I'm personally troubled by the fact that there is no way to resolve personal and social contradictions...we're all doomed to be hypocrites." I then explained how personal philosphies like, "Love they nieghbor" are incompatible with a social ones "fight for your country". Yet we all have personal and social convictions of right/wrong firmly entrenched in our mind. Once my audiance was convinced and started to contribute examples of contradiction that people live by it was easy to slip in references to contradictory religious beliefs.
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]]> By: ConverseAtheist http://conversationalatheist.com/2009/10/there-is-strength-in-not-pursuing-every-possible-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 ConverseAtheist Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:10:07 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=1202#comment-1281 I like it. Have you tried it out in any conversations yourself? If so, how has it been received? <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1281','ConverseAtheist'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1281','ConverseAtheist','I like it. Have you tried it out in any conversations yourself? If so, how has it been received? '); return false;">Quote</a></div> I like it. Have you tried it out in any conversations yourself? If so, how has it been received?
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]]> By: David http://conversationalatheist.com/2009/10/there-is-strength-in-not-pursuing-every-possible-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1280 David Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:03:34 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=1202#comment-1280 How about come at it from another angle... "Would you vote for someone that had the power to stop mass murder and suffering but did nothing about it?" or "If a father lets his kids do anything they want, whenever they want, is he a good parent?" The obvious answer is "no". If they answer 'yes' then there's no point in having a conversation about morals with some that has none. I think I'd then keep on the topic and not slip into issue with god until quite later. "ok, help me understand, I know some people that practically worship they guy and he does nothing to deserve it! What is going on!" At that point they will join the bandwagon in support of your outrage. Then, "Well it seems to me worshiping a man that does nothing to stop suffering is no worse that worshiping a god that is the same way." <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1280','David'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1280','David','How about come at it from another angle... "Would you vote for someone that had the power to stop mass murder and suffering but did nothing about it?" or "If a father lets his kids do anything they want, whenever they want, is he a good parent?" The obvious answer is "no". If they answer 'yes' then there's no point in having a conversation about morals with some that has none. I think I'd then keep on the topic and not slip into issue with god until quite later. "ok, help me understand, I know some people that practically worship they guy and he does nothing to deserve it! What is going on!" At that point they will join the bandwagon in support of your outrage. Then, "Well it seems to me worshiping a man that does nothing to stop suffering is no worse that worshiping a god that is the same way." '); return false;">Quote</a></div> How about come at it from another angle... "Would you vote for someone that had the power to stop mass murder and suffering but did nothing about it?" or "If a father lets his kids do anything they want, whenever they want, is he a good parent?" The obvious answer is "no". If they answer 'yes' then there's no point in having a conversation about morals with some that has none. I think I'd then keep on the topic and not slip into issue with god until quite later. "ok, help me understand, I know some people that practically worship they guy and he does nothing to deserve it! What is going on!" At that point they will join the bandwagon in support of your outrage. Then, "Well it seems to me worshiping a man that does nothing to stop suffering is no worse that worshiping a god that is the same way."
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