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Started by Firebird, December 29, 2015, 11:40:15 PM

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Firebird

December 29, 2015, 11:40:15 PM
I'm sure most of you are aware of this, but there's been a wave of brutal murders of atheists and secular bloggers in Bangladesh. Interesting article about it in the NY Times :

The Price of Secularism in Bangladesh
"Great, replace one book about an abusive, needy asshole with another." - Will (moderator) on replacing hotel Bibles with "Fifty Shades of Grey"

Tank

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December 30, 2015, 09:07:09 AM
That makes horrifying reading.
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Tom62

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December 30, 2015, 02:12:01 PM
So much hate. These people are mentally fucked up.
The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
Robert A. Heinlein

Tank

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December 30, 2015, 02:45:55 PM
They are.
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Tank

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December 31, 2015, 11:53:18 AM
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

OldGit

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December 31, 2015, 06:40:26 PM
It makes a bit of a change from Christians and Moslems killing other sects of their own religion.
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