No atheists in foxholes?

thesonofsaul

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06 Jul 06

thesonofsaul

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06 Jul 06

http://alabamafreethought.org/atheists_in_foxholes.htm

http://www.atheistfoxholes.org/

http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,775935,00.html

Just thought you bunch of internet junkies would find these interesting.

whodey

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06 Jul 06

Originally posted by thesonofsaul
http://alabamafreethought.org/atheists_in_foxholes.htm

http://www.atheistfoxholes.org/

http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,775935,00.html

Just thought you bunch of internet junkies would find these interesting.

Saying that there are no atheists in fox holes is akin to saying that there are no theists in whore houses. Granted, you would think that the majority are probably not theists but one cannot make that broad assumption.

Starrman

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06 Jul 06

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Originally posted by thesonofsaul
http://alabamafreethought.org/atheists_in_foxholes.htm

http://www.atheistfoxholes.org/

http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,775935,00.html

Just thought you bunch of internet junkies would find these interesting.

Anyone seriously professing this ridiculous claim needs their brain examined. I can't say I've ever heard it before, but it seems common knowledge in the US. I'd find it almost insulting, if it weren't for the fact that (*insert much needed definitory statement, to pre-empt comeback and be smug, here) atheism is not a system of belief and so I am not bothered by insults against it.

Bosse de Nage

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06 Jul 06

No atheists in Vauxhalls. No way.

God

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06 Jul 06

eh? - exactly what IS an atheist? - oh - oh i see - you do not believe in me - great - the success of my work improve on a millenium basis - eh? - za-gah!

Bosse de Nage

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06 Jul 06

Originally posted by God
eh? - exactly what IS an atheist? - oh - oh i see - you do not believe in me - great - the success of my work improve on a millenium basis - eh? - za-gah!

What car do you drive, God?

telerion

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06 Jul 06

Originally posted by whodey
Saying that there are no atheists in fox holes is akin to saying that there are no theists in whore houses. Granted, you would think that the majority are probably not theists but one cannot make that broad assumption.

I agree with your general point but . . .

you really think that the majority of people in whore houses are atheists?

That's absurd.

Palynka

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06 Jul 06

Originally posted by telerion
I agree with your general point but . . .

you really think that the majority of people in whore houses are atheists?

That's absurd.

Waiting for the No True Scotsman fallacy...

AThousandYoung

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06 Jul 06

Originally posted by whodey
Saying that there are no atheists in fox holes is akin to saying that there are no theists in whore houses. Granted, you would think that the majority are probably not theists but one cannot make that broad assumption.

That is one of the best posts I've read in a long time.

XanthosNZ

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06 Jul 06

It's not an argument against atheists it's an argument against foxholes.

dottewell

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06 Jul 06

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I would have thought "There are no atheists in foxholes" was a way of saying, "If you think you are going to die you suddenly start believing in..."

A weakness familiar to many atheists, I would have thought, and more amusing than offensive.

Churlant

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07 Jul 06

Belief in anything based entirely on fear is a poor objective as well as a false faith.

-JC

FreakyKBH

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07 Jul 06

Originally posted by Churlant
Belief in anything based entirely on fear is a poor objective as well as a false faith.

-JC

Sure: and you slow down when you see a cop out looking for speeders out of love, right?

thesonofsaul

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07 Jul 06

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
Sure: and you slow down when you see a cop out looking for speeders out of love, right?

What exactly would someone be believing in this situation? Does the speeder suddenly see the error of his ways? No. He believes that the cop will pull him over and give him a ticket, which he believed before his foot hit the acceleratrix. I don't see the relation with the foxhole. Perhaps I'm just too stupid.