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Atheist advocacy billboard goes up in Encinitas
SurfPuppy: again, there were no veiled threats here, and it's very strange that that's how you interpret an invitation to a meal. Accusing someone of threatening violence (especially when it was an outreach gesture) is pretty serious and if you come back to this article, I seriously do expect an apology from you if you're a big enough person.— February 4, 2013 10:12 p.m.
Atheist advocacy billboard goes up in Encinitas
SurfPuppy619, I'm kind of...confused by your reaction. I wasn't upset with Joaquin (and I'm still not), and I have a practice of inviting people who might otherwise not know any atheists to talk in person - at dinner, with family members if they like - since I'm pretty sure we're all good civilized people who can learn from each other. On the other hand, I *am* a little bit annoyed with you right now because of your over-reaction. To review what happened: Joaquin says that my philosophy leads to mass murder, and I sincerely invite him to talk about it - and now I'm over the top? Something's not adding up there. My case with Joaquin is that the key to mass-murder is whenever there's a philosophy that doesn't permit questioning, whatever the justification, religious, political or otherwise. Mao and Stalin didn't do what they did because they were too open to suggestion or too reasonable. There's also the issue that recent history is the first time where mass murder wasn't almost solely conducted in the name of religion. People have trouble remembering slavery, Native Americans, or the Crusades. I think if Joaquin meets me, he'll realize that we both make basically the same moral beliefs about things, even if we give different reasons for why. As for YOU SurfPuppy, it's interesting that you project being upset onto somebody when this was a genuine invitation, and imply (the scare quotes around "discuss") that it's a physical threat of violence. That's a new one - no one's ever reacted the way you did before. So I'm asking you for an apology for implying that I threatened someone, which is pretty serious. I'll be genuinely happy if you're a big enough person to provide it.— February 4, 2013 5:59 a.m.
Atheist advocacy billboard goes up in Encinitas
Joaquin, I think you probably realize you're wrong about this and you're just being inflammatory. I'm a San Diego atheist and I'd like to discuss this with you in person. I even promise not to murder you. How about burgers and beers? Or whatever suits you food-wise. I'm totally serious about this. Since you've made some pretty serious insinuations about fellow Americans, I hope you are too. If you'd like to tell me (in person) why I shouldn't be an atheist, here's your chance. You can bring a few family and friends if you want as well (not too many, I don't have seating for everyone). Just leave a response here and we'll figure out how to trade contact info without everyone seeing it. Otherwise I'll unfortunately have to assume you're not serious about your values and you're just trying to get a rise out of people.— February 3, 2013 7:15 a.m.
Texas-Based Non-Profit Joins Fight To Keep Mt. Soledad Cross
The memorial is great. No one wants to remove the memorial, just the cross. We owe it to all veterans to honor them, and if you have veterans who aren't Christians, a lot of them feel slighted by that. My dad was a naval officer and an atheist; what do people have against his service? Keep the memorial but move the cross. Otherwise, next we'll have a Muslim statue at a memorial. This is America - the same rules apply to everyone.— February 9, 2012 4:50 p.m.