Principle, KarlX? Moi?

>>Come now you don't really buy the line that Pericles is carry on the way he is because he is committed to principle,do you. Its all about ego<<

No "principles" involved here. It's simply an attempt to point out to a pompous old goat who really fancies himself, that he is a pompous old goat who really fancies himself. And that in doing so, he conveniently gives the religious cabal the impression that all atheists are pompous old goats who really fancy themselves.

A fairly futile exercise, it has to be admitted, given the size of the man's ego.

Because you don't really buy the line that Mr Nicholls is carrying on the way he is because he is committed to principle, do you? Its all about ego.

But someone has to do it, however distasteful it may be. Consider it a selfless public duty.

Seems I’ve found the weak spots in a number of posters and they are resonating quite strongly with them. No one could be that much of an idiot as to not see their reputations are going further down the tube with each word written.

Well, I guess, idiots will still follow them, but I’m not sure if that is something to be proud of.

I can’t think of anyone I have ever met deserving of such personal attack as demonstrated here. I am deeply honoured to be the target.

Bad article, bad words, crucify!

David

David,

There you go again - "crucify"! (got a bit of thing for exclamation marks at the moment!)

Contrary to what you may think, I don't harbour any antipathy toward you at all. In fact, I kind of like your lighthearted style of jousting.

I'm still puzzled, however, as to why you're so blind to the similarities between your brand of organised atheism and
the many brands of organised religion.

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Poirot,

Stop worrying about nonsense. Who cares if I use crucify. It is in the lexicon. I am not advocating anyone crucify anybody. Get a grip.

Yes, I do generally respond in a light hearted manner but my light-heartedness brings out the stupid in some people wouldn’t you agree. :)

The conclusion that the AFA or indeed liddle ol’ me is like a religion is only based on the fact that you consider there should not be organised opposition to religion. There are a least four thousand people who attended a convention who would disagree. How many of like-mind is an unknown but getting four thousands atheists to do anything together probably means there are heaps.

Do they have that right - that is to demonstrate their unhappiness with the status quo?

Because it looks like a duck it is certainly not quacking like a duck, then it might possibly not be a duck.

The Pericles and Squeers of the world can’t see past their own egos and really don’t want to help a struggling humanity. They are acting shamefully in my opinion. I think you could be different.

I have possibly gone over my post limit but that does not mean I accept sitting down the stupidity I am reading with some posters.

David

This has been an interesting ride (though getting way too personal at times), and in the end result Grim gets my vote as the voice of reason - but I must say there have been many other valuable contributions along the way.

Ultimately I cannot see the Atheist 'Good Book' of commandments offering too much different to the rules for a virtuous life that one might find in Confucianism or as espoused by most of the mainstream religions - but without the mysticism and ripping yarns to cloud the 'message'.

It seems clear that the really valuable rules are there, but these are all too often ignored. Would the rules carry more weight without the ripping yarns, or are we due for some better and more contemporary 'ripping yarns'? Without a good plot and story line, surely it would be a pretty hard sell?
But then, these days, how many would really be interested in buying?

Of course, I'm biased - I try to do the right thing, even when no-one is looking.

David,

I think this could be my limit for a while too.

Just wanted to say that I think Squeers is very interested in what the AFA proposes to do for "struggling humanity"...and I believe he's posed that question your way a few times. For instance, are there any notions that address the "greed is good" paradigm of Western conduct and thought?