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Originally posted by KazetNagorraIf there is no" Atheist View " than you would not hear from them at all on the subject of religion. Right?
What?
Originally posted by torch71To wage a war on christmas is not the opinion of even the tiniest minority of atheists. Even if some atheists would "wage a war" against christmas, generalizing this to all atheists is like making a statement about the opinion of grey haired people based on statements by Osama Bin Laden. About as fair and balanced as an elephant on an upright toothpick.
So then they "DO" have an opinion. Therefore Fox news reported the opinion of both sides, fair and balanced I might add.
Originally posted by torch71No, atheists have many different opinions. It's impossible to give a fair, balanced report of anything by recording a few people's opinions. Unless what you're after is a fair, balanced report of what a few people were thinking about something on a particular day, but what's the point of that?
So then they "DO" have an opinion. Therefore Fox news reported the opinion of both sides, fair and balanced I might add.
Originally posted by KazetNagorraSorry you feel that way. The atheist in the interview has "waged a war on God" hence the article headline and the group of atheists that he is with and he did not deny it.
To wage a war on christmas is not the opinion of even the tiniest minority of atheists. Even if some atheists would "wage a war" against christmas, generalizing this to all atheists is like making a statement about the opinion of grey haired people based on statements by Osama Bin Laden. About as fair and balanced as an elephant on an upright toothpick.
Originally posted by torch71Well, if you got the idea that that guy was somehow representing a majority or even a significant part of all atheists then Fox News has succeeded in spreading their propaganda and you hammered my point home.
Sorry you feel that way. The atheist in the interview has "waged a war on God" hence the article headline and the group of atheists that he is with and he did not deny it.
If that hurts the feelings of other atheists imagine the christians.
But in my opinion atheists which was the group of atheist the man in the interview was with spent 40,000 dollars on a sign that says "WHY BELIEVE IN GOD" which is directed at christians.
Originally posted by KazetNagorraTher is no religion or any group of people that are considered the whole, so sorry I didn't drive it home for you. Such a people of Islam, Christian, Baptist or any other group, people act and do what they will, BUT HE WAS AN ATHEIST AND THE HEADLINE WAS CORRECT AND THE STORY WAS FAIR MY FRIEND.
Well, if you got the idea that that guy was somehow representing a majority or even a significant part of all atheists then Fox News has succeeded in spreading their propaganda and you hammered my point home.
They had these Dawkins bus signs as well here in Finland, that said something like "God probably doesn't exist, so stop worrying and enjoy your ...[text shortened]... useless, someone isn't going to learn critical thinking just from seeing a sign on a bus.
Originally posted by KazetNagorraActually, from that clip you could say Fox supports atheists. They find a well-spoken, calm and friendly atheist and put him up against a guy who goes from 0 to Hitler in about 3.2 seconds. It's like they want Christians to look bad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLJ0Vo8pVio
Oh no! Atheists are waging the "WAR ON CHRISTMAS"!
Originally posted by BartsAlso funny to read that Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to be misinformed.
And this is the link I was actually looking for, a study by the university of Maryland that concluded that Fox news viewers were much more likely then the average American to have misconceptions about links between Al-Quada and Saddam, about WMD and about international support for the Iraq war. Strange that people actually get misinformed from watching fair an ...[text shortened]... t03/IraqMedia_Oct03_rpt.pdf
Edit: for those who want to skip to the relevant portion, page 14
Originally posted by BartsI think most Fox viewers like people who go from 0 to Hitler in 3.2 seconds. How many seconds does O'Reilly need?
Actually, from that clip you could say Fox supports atheists. They find a well-spoken, calm and friendly atheist and put him up against a guy who goes from 0 to Hitler in about 3.2 seconds. It's like they want Christians to look bad.
(Really, if you want to find examples of Fox bias, then this clip probably isn't the place to start)
Originally posted by NimzovichLarsenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News_bias
your support was absurd as i pointed out. please offer proof that fox news is biased...