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William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« on: June 18, 2013, 09:34:46 pm »
First found here.  The article by Craig that he's referencing is here.

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An upcoming atheist hotline, meant for people struggling with their faith but have nowhere to turn, is a "wrong number whose service should be disconnected," said a Christian philosopher, pointing out that its backers lack philosophical rigor and find themselves at an intellectual impasse.


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"If anyone is calling the Recovering From Religion hotline looking for a philosophical, moral or scientific discussion, the conversation will no doubt leave them intellectually unsatisfied," argued Craig, who appears frequently in debates with prominent atheists and scholars from around the world. "It's difficult to not see this whole project as a speed-dial to secularization. In the end, this atheist hotline will offer nothing – it's a wrong number."

Why isn't that jackass saying that one should have a strong philosophical background before one becomes a xian then?


Bloody prat.  Here's the link to the site that's raising money for the hotline.

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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2013, 12:15:10 am »
Who is this knob and why should anyone care about his opinions?

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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2013, 01:24:10 am »
you can't shut down a service like this just cause you don't like it. Or at least you can't in any place that's sane, and it's dubious whether the US qualifies....
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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2013, 04:20:29 am »
Who is this knob and why should anyone care about his opinions?

If you want to punch a hole in your monitor, watch any of his debates with atheists on youtube. He's a professional at making people rage.

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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2013, 04:05:10 pm »
Funny, that's what a lot of people say about Christian hotlines.
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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2013, 04:33:56 pm »
He's got no legal backing. Let him flail in futility.

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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2013, 05:02:52 pm »
Who is this knob and why should anyone care about his opinions?
He's one of those sophisticated theologians you hear so much about. As for why  anyone should care... *shrug*.
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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2013, 05:41:07 pm »
Who is this knob and why should anyone care about his opinions?

Because rubbernecking idiotic fundies is kinda half the point of this site? :P
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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2013, 02:10:23 pm »
I wonder if he realizes that he just summed up perfectly why this hotline is needed?
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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2013, 01:25:19 pm »
Translation:  "I don't think people should be thinking for themselves.  We need to shut down any service that encourages people to think anything other than what I tell them to think."

If your god is so powerful, let is shut down the hotline, or is it too impotent?
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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2013, 01:28:45 pm »
Who is this knob and why should anyone care about his opinions?

Because rubbernecking idiotic fundies is kinda half the point of this site? :P

That should be the site's tagline.

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Re: Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2013, 03:54:43 pm »
I wonder if he realizes that he just summed up perfectly why this hotline is needed?

I wouldn't doubt that the irony is completely lost on him.
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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2013, 04:43:29 pm »
Well I want a pony.

Does anyone take this blithering fool seriously as a philosopher?

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Re: William Lane Craig wants "atheist" hotline shut down
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2013, 04:51:37 pm »
Well I want a pony.

Does anyone take this blithering fool seriously as a philosopher?

Unfortunately, way too many.
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