gdp's Comments

Atheist Revolution : Has Hateful Rhetoric Led to an Epidemic of Violence Against Abortion Providers?

Mon, 7 Dec 2015 22:45:16 +0000

Well written. Thank you.

Atheist Revolution : Criticizing Islam vs. Anti-Muslim Bigotry

Thu, 8 Oct 2015 21:46:08 +0000

Here's a wiki entry on where sharia law exists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_of_shar...

Atheist Revolution : Why Are We Surprised the Pope Met With Kim Davis?

Mon, 5 Oct 2015 19:35:04 +0000

I too was surprised to read the Pope met in secret with a non-Catholic who was incarcerated for contempt of a lawful order by a Catholic Federal judge. I do not share Jack's view that it sounded about right for the Pope to meet her. I cannot speak to Jack's statement about so many atheist sites reporting on this issue because I only look at a couple sites. However, it does strike me as something reportable, particularly in view of the Liberty Counsel story that the meeting was in private. As far as I can tell, later news suggested a private meeting did not occur.

Atheist Revolution : What You Believe Is Sometimes Wrong

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:44:10 +0000

Forgive me for reiterating, but this get's to the issue I raised of helicopter parenting and every kid is a star. How DARE you challenge my child.

Atheist Revolution : What You Believe Is Sometimes Wrong

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:39:59 +0000

I lay blame on my generation of parents, and I include myself in this assessment, who espoused everyone is a winner, everyone gets a trophy, which leads to everyone's opinion is just as good if not better than anyone else's, everyone is from Lake Wobegon (above average - or way above average), and so on among a host of other things I could add. With that training ground it is no surprise that some young adults believe that whatever they believe is beyond discussion. I cannot vouch for this book in its totality, but I can say that many passages resonated with me: Generation Me by Jean Twenge, Ph.D. Your mileage may vary.

Atheist Revolution : Social Justice Warrior: A Brief Definition

Thu, 13 Aug 2015 03:48:17 +0000

While I don't think it will be a problem to shop for young kids or grandchildren, my reaction to this is like yours - it is ok to use gender labels for children, teens, adults. My question is: why did Target do this? Some sort of perceived political correctness? Did they do surveys and customers wanted this?

Atheist Revolution : Social Justice Warrior: A Brief Definition

Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:19:53 +0000

"The term social justice warrior is not easy to define in a concise way." Sure there is. ;-)

Atheist Revolution : The Appealing Sort of Christian

Tue, 4 Aug 2015 18:37:06 +0000

I see no problem with his thesis because there are all different flavors of Christianity. One sect's basic tenet may not be another sect's basic tenet.

Atheist Revolution : Would You Rather Be Happy and Wrong or Unhappy and Right?

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:15:36 +0000

Along those tribal thought lines, I wonder how much happiness for many people comes from being in a group and the interactions with the group, not from a given belief system per se. (a sense of community)

Atheist Revolution : Openness to New Ideas and Experiences

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 18:19:10 +0000

To me there is a fairly large difference between an instinctive impulse to potential lethal danger versus an initial reaction to ideas.

Atheist Revolution : Growing Up Atheist in the U.S.

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:39:23 +0000

Where the hell did you grow up?

Atheist Revolution : Toxic People

Sun, 19 Jul 2015 14:26:13 +0000

I follow just a few blogs b/c I'm on information overload as it is. I'm guessing you, Jack, read far more than I do by necessity to do what you do here, but that has limits too. As you say, no need to share names or shame, just ignore future posts. Easy.

Atheist Revolution : Christian Terrorist Freed

Mon, 6 Jul 2015 20:14:37 +0000

That was generally my take away too.

Atheist Revolution : Confederate Flags and Free Expression

Thu, 2 Jul 2015 22:33:13 +0000

then your statement is even more absurd.

Atheist Revolution : Confederate Flags and Free Expression

Thu, 2 Jul 2015 00:01:22 +0000

Quite clearly, no. They are free to make it and play the game on their own systems, give it away, broadcast it as they please. It continues to exist. The fact no one BUYS it is IRRELEVANT to freedom of expression. It does reduce their profits. Don't confuse freedom of expression with economics. Your statement that the lack of flag supplies and your purported commensurate lack of freedom of expression is, frankly, absurd. That's like asserting you have a constitutional right to buy confederate flags, even if no one makes them. I can't tell if you are being serious or not, so I have responded assuming the former. And it is not lost on me that I should not have replied given my prior post. LOL

Atheist Revolution : Confederate Flags and Free Expression

Wed, 1 Jul 2015 15:25:10 +0000

"I have seen more than a few people claiming that a state government removing the flag from public property somehow infringes on their personal right to free expression or that a business deciding to stop selling Confederate flag merchandise does the same." For me, such stupidity hardly merits a response. So I'm a little surprised you wrote this post, Where have you read/seen these claims and by whom?

Atheist Revolution : Changing Our Minds

Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:14:26 +0000

Agreed.

Atheist Revolution : Giving Advice to Teens Wanting to Tell Their Parents of Their Atheism

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 05:22:31 +0000

First thing that pops in my head: because they wish to be true to themselves and, hopefully, gain acceptance from their families.

Atheist Revolution : Giving Advice to Teens Wanting to Tell Their Parents of Their Atheism

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:29:02 +0000

I dunno. If the teen wanted to poke things in their parents eyes, they wouldn't be concerned about how to break it to them, to not cause a schism.

Atheist Revolution : I Am Both a Social Justice Warrior and a Shitlord

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:23:56 +0000

Happily, I do not really understand what most of these terms mean.