Comments on: Professor Says, There are Atheists in Foxholes

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By: Disgusted Beyond Belief

Disgusted Beyond Belief — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:29:31 +0000

What I find annoying is the arrogant presumption by theists that they know what atheists think and believe: that atheists are either not patriots, not citizens, or not sincere (in the case of dropping it in a life-threatening situation).

By: Mana

Mana — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:31:46 +0000

Aaron, we’re talking about civil liberties activists. If right-wing Christians really took it up their asses they might start attending gay parades and supporting liberty movements, instead of trying to legislate where a penis is supposed to go.

DBB, I do think there is a group of people who don’t believe in god but claim to be religious for fear of ostracism. But non-believers realize that not all who say they believe lie about it. Why then should there be such a concept as atheists who are not atheists in foxholes. Unless the foxholes metaphor means atheists aren’t in there because they won’t give their life for their country? This is exactly what some of the activists reacted against, to answer Aaron’s question about the cause.

By: Disgusted Beyond Belief

Disgusted Beyond Belief — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:03:01 +0000

This is just one of those things that is so terribly freaking annoying. Like when Christians or other theists tell atheists that they really believe in god and are just “angry at god.” It makes me want to tell all Christians that I know that, deep down, they know there is no god, but that they are afraid to admit it for fear of ostracism.

It is amazing how a religion that claims humility as a virtue has at its core such abject arrogance.

By: aaron

aaron — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:40:23 +0000

Activists? For what cause exactly? Man people have messed up priorities. Seems like people are being overly sensitive. Somehow atheists make themselves out to be this persecuted group while Christians and other believers are supposed to sit around quietly while taking it up the ass by the high and might free thinkers. Give me a break.

By: postifthen

postifthen — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:01:44 +0000

I think there are Atheists in foxholes. If Pascal ever considered himself an Atheist surely upon the slightest stress he would pray to god.

Personally, I think it is more likely that Atheists (or Agnostics) will convert when suffering from alcohol poisoning at the porcelain altar.

Regardless, it appears Blum is the bigot.

The military in the end has a very strong motivation to have believers amongst the ranks, the more the better. Why? Because they think the belief in the afterlife may make it more likely a soldier will fight harder and even sacrifice himself for god, unit, country or whatever the order is.