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I wouldn't expect them to lie about it, but I would also not expect them to tell someone that they are wrong without being asked.
But there's a double-standard there, isn't there? Saying "Prayer is magical thinking" is interpreted as disrespect towards religion, but saying "Prayer is real" is accepted as a neutral statement of religious belief.
That's been a problem, simply by stating my position people assume I'm looking down on them. Therefore, I just try to avoid the subject.
Ayup.
JZ, what's the calf circumfrence on those boots? Those boots are hot -- I'm a 9, but I bet I could wear 'em with chunky cocks.
In my experience, they don't even need to say it to hear *unprompted* that they're wrong, and this is living in one of the more secular bubbles in the US.
Whoops. Yeah, I got that even in "we don't talk about personal things"-riffic MN.
But there's a double-standard there, isn't there? Saying "Prayer is magical thinking" is interpreted as disrespect towards religion, but saying "Prayer is real" is accepted as a neutral statement of religious belief.
I think Dawkins and others have made this exact point, with varying levels of frustration.
(Ahahaha. I've just realized I'm a culturally atheist vague theist. There are so many levels of hard to explain there.)
I'm a 9, but I bet I could wear 'em with chunky cocks.
It took me so long to figure out what you meant here! I am dying of laughter!
OMG, SOCKS!!
Jon Stewart CLEARLY is at fault.
I bet I could wear 'em with chunky cocks.
BEST TYPO EVER.
And I'll need about an hour -- I left them at home so I'll have to run down there to check (pretty sure Hec is out and about selling things and Emmett is home but doped and flu-y).
But there's a double-standard there, isn't there? Saying "Prayer is magical thinking" is interpreted as disrespect towards religion, but saying "Prayer is real" is accepted as a neutral statement of religious belief.
I definitely see your point, maybe intent is the key here. A atheist who says "prayer is magical thinking" knows and either intends to or doesn't care about offending the believer, while saying "prayer is real" is not intended to offend.
(and FTR, I am engaging in an intellectual exercise here. I absolutely respect everyone's belief or lack thereof. I suppose that technically, I'm Christian, so am biased in that direction, but am trying to be neutral :) )
I definitely see your point, maybe intent is the key here. A atheist who says "prayer is magical thinking" knows and either intends to or doesn't care about offending the believer, while saying "prayer is real" is not intended to offend.
Saying prayer is real can only be read as not intended to offend if you assume religion as the default state of humanity. It's a function of religious privilege in that respect.
nothin' to see, move along.