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Atheist Penelope
Evander:
I'm talking about militant atheists, who run around insulting the intelligence of others for believing in a god.
edit: as in, the type of person that Penelope appears to be.
Is it cold in here?:
She said "You can't be serious! You ACTUALLY BELIEVE in ghosts ...", which could be open give and take as well as potentially being insulting. Her body language didn't look hostile or condescending. In 1288, she didn't insult Wil personally. She called the idea "dumb and irrational", but about Wil she just said "Wil believes ... I don't". After that she didn't come out with "dumb and irrational" until Dora probed.
It's consistent with Pen-elope being frustrated as opposed to insulting.
Why do you see her as militant? She hasn't passed out atheist literature, or written a book about God being a delusion, or rung anyone's doorbell trying to convert them (that we know of).
Alex C:
I haven't seen enough to remotely declare her militant.
Then again, I once broke up with someone over an argument that was tangentially related to skittles. I'm kind of a fickle dater sometimes.
WriterofAllWrongs:
--- Quote from: Evander on 25 Dec 2008, 19:26 ---I'm talking about militant atheists, who run around insulting the intelligence of others for believing in a god.
--- End quote ---
It could be argued that viewing Christmas as a strictly Christian holiday and not allowing yourself to enjoy the good spirits that come with such a fun holiday could be militant. I've got nothing against people who don't like Christmas, and I'm not saying that you should even celebrate the holiday, it's just not that serious really. People who want to have a good time are always going to always look for an in to a good time, Atheist or no. Christmas is mostly Christmas nowadays, not Christ-Mass.
pwhodges:
Wolcum Yule!
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