Atheism Plus/Free Thought Blogs (FTB)

[Mr. Scott]

Damnit, I'm more of a dog and ferret person...

...then you side with those who kill and torture cats. I am shocked!

 

[Kochanski]

That's not a bad idea. We could start a movement whereby everyone realizes atheism just means a lack of belief in a deity..... And we're all smart and exclusive and can abuse people for disagreeing.

Also, there must be cake.

Btw,I can't believe Matt D got involved with this nonsense.

The cake is a lie spread by the privileged.

 

[lopeyschools]

Douchebag!

...then you side with those who kill and torture cats. I am shocked!

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Oh FSM! It's true. I am a douchebag anti-felinist!

I shall now cast myself into the innermost circle of Hel!

 

[lopeyschools]

The cake is a lie spread by the privileged.

The cake is not a lie! My companion cube would not lie to me!

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

The cake is a lie spread by the privileged.

You're white, which means you have privilege. But you're a woman, which means you don't. How does that work?

 

[Kochanski]

You're white, which means you have privilege. But you're a woman, which means you don't. How does that work?

Woman always trumps white, don't you know that by now?? Read Atheist # 101, pfft. How dare you ask questions.





Isn't it sad how easy it is to parody this stuff

 

[westprog]

Woman always trumps white, don't you know that by now?? Read Atheist # 101, pfft. How dare you ask questions.





Isn't it sad how easy it is to parody this stuff

The problem with the "privilege" idea is that it's set up in such a way that it can't be sensibly analysed. There are certainly unearned benefits accruing to different sectors of society, but the game is fixed from the start. It's assumed that white middle-class males are running things, and that therefore they have the privilege, and any advantage that anyone else has is therefore not privilege. The nonsensical phrase "benevolent sexism" is a way to explain to men that dying earlier is just another way that they are oppressing women.

There's a sensible discussion to be had on the topic, but I doubt it will happen on the A+ forum. Or anywhere else, for that matter. It gets bogged down between women-haters and the people who think that anyone who disagrees with them is a woman-hater. Which is where we came in, I think.

 

[Walter Ego]

Btw,I can't believe Matt D got involved with this nonsense.

Dillahunty is completely sincere IMHO but regarding his feminism one thing to keep in mind is that Dillahunty got married for the first time last year (after he turned 40) to a woman some years his junior (about 15 years or more, I'd guess) and she's been an influence on him.

Mrs. D. (sorry I can't remember her first name) will often enter the room during Dillahunty's Google Plus (not to be confused with A+) Hangouts to give a feminist clarification to whatever ever is the current topic of discussion (e.g., why calling someone a "douchebag" isn't necessarily sexist.)

Here's Dillahunty ruminating at length on A+.


ETA: In the video description Dillahunty says, "I've been atheism+ for years, without the label." I do think, however, that his emotional commitment to feminism has increased since his marriage.

 

[westprog]

Dillahunty is completely sincere IMHO but regarding his feminism one thing to keep in mind is that Dillahunty got married for the first time last year (after he turned 40) to a woman some years his junior (about 15 years or more, I'd guess) and she's been an influence on him.

Mrs. D. (sorry I can't remember her first name) will often enter the room during Dillahunty's Google Plus (not to be confused with A+) Hangouts to give a feminist clarification to whatever ever is the current topic of discussion (e.g., why calling someone a "douchebag" isn't necessarily sexist.)

Here's Dillahunty ruminating at length on A+.


ETA: In the video description Dillahunty says, "I've been atheism+ for years, without the label." I do think, however, that his emotional commitment to feminism has increased since his marriage.

I have no doubt that Mr D would find it very objectionable if someone were to claim that his intellectual positions derived from a base desire for domestic bliss. However, a whole lot of male behaviour can be best understood with one driving principle in mind. There are a lot of men out there espousing anti-male positions. They might have entirely noble motives, or it might just be what helps them get along.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Btw,I can't believe Matt D got involved with this nonsense.

Dillahunty is completely sincere IMHO but regarding his feminism one thing to keep in mind is that Dillahunty got married for the first time last year (after he turned 40) to a woman some years his junior (about 15 years or more, I'd guess) and she's been an influence on him.

Mrs. D. (sorry I can't remember her first name) will often enter the room during Dillahunty's Google Plus (not to be confused with A+) Hangouts to give a feminist clarification to whatever ever is the current topic of discussion (e.g., why calling someone a "douchebag" isn't necessarily sexist.)

Here's Dillahunty ruminating at length on A+.


ETA: In the video description Dillahunty says, "I've been atheism+ for years, without the label." I do think, however, that his emotional commitment to feminism has increased since his marriage.

Am I the only one who has no idea who this person is?

 

[Walter Ego]

I have no doubt that Mr D would find it very objectionable if someone were to claim that his intellectual positions derived from a base desire for domestic bliss...

I didn't say Dillahunty is espousing feminism to avoid domestic arguments, he had those views before he got married. I was saying his marriage to a younger woman may have influenced his emotional commitment to feminism. In the same way, PZ Meyers' emotionalism on the subject is doubtless influenced by the fact that he is the father of two daughters.

(Not that PZ isn't emotional on every subject, mind you.)

 

[qayak]

Am I the only one who has no idea who this person is?

Nope. And why the hell is he spouting off about A+ crap when he should be paying attention to the road?

Douchbag!

 

[ponderingturtle]

Am I the only one who has no idea who this person is?

No.

 

[qayak]

I didn't say Dillahunty is espousing feminism to avoid domestic arguments, he had those view before he got married. I was saying his marriage to a younger woman may have influenced his emotional commitment to feminism. In the same way, PZ Meyers' emotionalism on the subject is doubtless influenced by the fact that he is the father of two daughters.

(Not that PZ isn't emotional on every subject, mind you.)

My 5 feminist sisters, two feminist daughters, and new, older feminist wife trump their measly hands.

 

[Brainache]

Am I the only one who has no idea who this person is?

Nope.

 

[Walter Ego]

Am I the only one who has no idea who this person is?

Google "The Atheist Experience" and watch some of the numerous videos. Dillahunty, besides being very articulate knowledgeable, can be quite amusing on the show especially when he gets irritated with the callers.

 

[Humes fork]

(Not that PZ isn't emotional on every subject, mind you.)

Sure about that? His commenters certainly are. I recall onm his old blog he posted a video of Michael Shermer on Mr Deity. The commentfield was little else than bitching about Shermer's libertarianism (the video didn't mention libertarianism or politics at all).

 

[zeggman]

Atheists+ makes as much sense as Barbers+, Cornhuskers+, or Douchebags+.

Douchebags -- plus we care about SOCIAL JUSTICE!
Douchebags -- plus we insist on EQUAL TREATMENT!
Douchebags -- plus we promote LOGICAL EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING!
Douchebags -- plus, after our LOGICAL EVIDENCE-BASED DECISIONS have been made by group consensus, DISSENT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!

 

[Acleron]

How about A#?

Because atheists are sharper than others...

That's the synonym for A+, they don't use it much because it means they made a hash of it.

 

[Walter Ego]

Sure about that?

Yup. Myers gets bent out of shape over incidents that most sane people would shrug off even when other people are telling him to calm down.

Take Gelato Guy for instance which caused him to launch attacks of his fellow atheists for not being as irrational as he was branding them as fair weather atheists and sunshine skeptics. (Mountain, meet molehill.) Even his co-bloggers were advising a chill pill on that one.