Determine Truth
By Threatening Physical Violence
Alex Neciosup Acuna
From: "Alex Neciosup Acuna"
To: "Positive Atheism" <editor@positiveatheism.org>
Sent: December 06, 2001 1:37 AM
Subject: You better be right
Dear editor,
I'm sure you know this, but in case you don't. You better be right about what you believe in, because if you're wrong, you'll be held accountable by God for your website, and all the people you misled, and gave wrong information too.
-Daniel
From: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <editor@positiveatheism.org>
To: "Alex Neciosup Acuna"
Subject: Re: You better be right
Date: December 06, 2001 2:38 AM
You show such unmitigated disregard for truthfulness that you would stoop to threatening someone with physical violence unless they agree with you?
"Agree with me, you wicked man, you! 'Cause if you don't, then you'll end up in the most horrible pain imaginable!" |
This is what you're saying! This is precisely what you're saying!
Whatever happened to the process of demonstrating the truthfulness of your claim? Or is the Christian religion's claim to truthfulness so utterly vacant that you must threaten people in order to get them to join your sect?
Is it the Christian religion that has given you this perspective on truthfulness? If so, please keep this rot very far away from my children! (Keep it away from me, while you're at it!)
"As for Christianity's alleged concern with truth, Christian faith is to free inquiry what the Mafia is to free enterprise. Christianity may be represented as a competitor in the realm of ideas to be considered on the basis of its merits, but this is mere disguise. Like the Mafia, if Christianity fails to defeat its competition by legitimate means (which is a forgone conclusion), it resorts to strong-arm tactics. Have faith or be damned -- this biblical doctrine alone is enough to exclude Christianity from the domain of reason. |
Yes, please (PLEASE!) keep this Christian rot away from our children!
Cliff Walker
Positive Atheism Magazine
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people with no reason to believe
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