Atheists & Agnostics

progressoid

(53,368 posts) Tue Aug 30, 2016, 12:19 PM Aug 2016

Hat tip to edhopper.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028132468

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Hat tip to edhopper. (Original Post) progressoid Aug 2016 OP

I agree Warpy Aug 2016 #1

yep... dhill926 Aug 2016 #2

Thank you all edhopper Aug 2016 #3

Kind of an amazing number of rec's! progressoid Sep 2016 #4

Those exception are in full view there too edhopper Sep 2016 #6

That was the first time I'd seen that he'd remarried (and was still married) muriel_volestrangler Sep 2016 #5

I think that bothered me as much as edhopper Sep 2016 #7

Warpy

(114,667 posts)

1. I agree

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Tue Aug 30, 2016, 12:31 PM

Aug 2016

The glurge made me too nauseated to form a reply. Kudos to Ed for managing one.

dhill926

(16,953 posts)

2. yep...

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Tue Aug 30, 2016, 02:11 PM

Aug 2016

edhopper

(37,517 posts)

3. Thank you all

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Wed Aug 31, 2016, 09:13 PM

Aug 2016

I was just sick and tired of all the idiotic " with Gilda" posts.

I am suprized by the number of recs I got.

progressoid

(53,368 posts)

4. Kind of an amazing number of rec's!

Reply to edhopper (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 1, 2016, 02:31 AM

Sep 2016

I wonder if that would have happened a few years ago. There seems to be a change in more open support for atheists here (with a few exceptions).

edhopper

(37,517 posts)

6. Those exception are in full view there too

Reply to progressoid (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 1, 2016, 10:35 AM

Sep 2016

apparently, my post makes me a "Militant Atheist".

muriel_volestrangler

(106,590 posts)

5. That was the first time I'd seen that he'd remarried (and was still married)

Reply to edhopper (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 1, 2016, 06:09 AM

Sep 2016

though I had seen articles talking about Gilda. Not only did you point out his atheism, you pointed out his widow's loss, which may have got you non-atheist recs too. Thank you.

edhopper

(37,517 posts)

7. I think that bothered me as much as

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #5)

Thu Sep 1, 2016, 10:36 AM

Sep 2016

the "in heaven" bullshit.

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