• Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Almost every religion has a tenant of the rejection of every other religion, and then goes on to persecute the other ones believers.

    If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck… it might be a duck.

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      8 days ago

      That doesn’t make atheism a religion, nor does atheism call for the persecution of anyone. Your logic is flawed and your argument is factually incorrect.

      All ducks have legs, but not all birds with legs are ducks.

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        7 days ago

        A muscovy duck isn’t a duck. Technically.

        But if someone complains about all the misbehaving ducks in the pond and your defense for your duck’s musbehaviour is “technically not a duck!” you’re not really saying anything of worth.

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          4 days ago

          I can only infer from your statement that “Muscovy ducks aren’t technically ducks” which you’ve followed up by stating “anyone who says technically not a duck isn’t saying anything worthwhile”, means you’re telling me what you’re saying isn’t anything of worth.

          Well, thanks, we already established that.

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            3 days ago

            Why would I think this was worthwhile? You “Um Actually”-ed my post about the moral behavior of atheists who get religious about atheism.

            This was only ever a long shot at best.

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              21 hours ago

              Ah, but that wasn’t what you originally said:

              Atheism is a religious stance, and is practiced like one.

              Don’t try to change your argument when it gets proven wrong.

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                14 hours ago

                My man, it’s a stance on a theological issue. You don’t want to admit that, and I’m not going to force you. What does going “Yah-huh / Nuh-uh” back and forth forever do for anyone?