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Posted on: Tue, 2007-04-24 00:26
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Bill O'Reilly interviews Richard Dawkins

Update: I had to find another video. The other video was no longer available.

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Posted on: Tue, 2007-04-24 21:54 #1
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Nice, However I agree with

Nice, However I agree with Dawkins that Hitler had a belief in God (I dont know about the roman catholic god...)

(of course i agree with dawkins on the rest as well...)


Posted on: Thu, 2007-04-26 00:35 #2
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Dawkin's is a major

Dawkin's is a major pimp...lol. His book changed my life, i love it


Posted on: Thu, 2007-04-26 02:59 #3
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Welcome aboard, clarkerto!

Welcome aboard, clarkerto!


Posted on: Sun, 2007-04-29 16:38 #4
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About that thing that Hitler

About that thing that Hitler was an atheist, Bill needs to look at these websites:

http://nobeliefs.com/Hitler1.htm
- http://nobeliefs.com/hitler.htm
- http://nobeliefs.com/speeches.htm
- http://nobeliefs.com/henchmen.htm
- http://nobeliefs.com/hitlerchristian.htm
- http://nobeliefs.com/ChurchesWWII.htm
- http://nobeliefs.com/nazis.htm - photos
- http://nobeliefs.com/mementoes.htm - photos
- http://nobeliefs.com/HitlerBible.htm
- http://nobeliefs.com/HitlerSources.htm
- http://nobeliefs.com/hitler-myths.htm - he was not an atheist


Posted on: Sun, 2007-04-29 16:53 #5
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You can also look at our

You can also look at our blog.


Posted on: Sun, 2007-04-29 17:04 #6
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Speaking of Hitler, I

Speaking of Hitler, I believe Rook posted a very long list of Hitler's quotes in which he clearly professed a belief in the Christian god and denied being an atheist. Don't remember where that post is though.


Posted on: Sun, 2007-04-29 17:05 #7
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clarkerto wrote:Dawkin's is

clarkerto wrote:
Dawkin's is a major pimp...lol. His book changed my life, i love it

Welcome!


Posted on: Sun, 2007-04-29 19:05 #8
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noor wrote:Speaking of

noor wrote:
Speaking of Hitler, I believe Rook posted a very long list of Hitler's quotes in which he clearly professed a belief in the Christian god and denied being an atheist. Don't remember where that post is though.

That's where I got it from. I was allowed to post it.


Posted on: Sun, 2007-04-29 19:22 #9
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American Atheist wrote:noor

American Atheist wrote:
noor wrote:
Speaking of Hitler, I believe Rook posted a very long list of Hitler's quotes in which he clearly professed a belief in the Christian god and denied being an atheist. Don't remember where that post is though.

That's where I got it from. I was allowed to post it.

Oh, I see.

Christians are always claiming that he was anti-religion, but I'm fairly sure he was against other religions (including other denominations of Christianity). I don't think he ever mentioned actually eradicating belief in a god or Catholicism from the earth in any of his writings or speeches.


Posted on: Sun, 2007-04-29 20:26 #10
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He rejected atheism.

He rejected atheism.

Quote:
"It is charged against me that I am against property, that I am an atheist. Both charges are false." HITLER'S SPEECHES by Norman Baynes, 1942, VOLUME 1, Page 93

And...

Quote:
"An educated man retains the sense of the mysteries of nature and bows before the unknowable. An educated man, on the other hand, runs the risk of going over to atheism (which is a return to the state of the animal)" .... HITLER'S TABLE TALK, 1941-1944, Translated by Cameron & Stevens, 2000, page 59

And...

Quote:
"Without pledging ourselves to any particular Confession [Protestantism or Catholicism], we have restored to faith its prerequisites because we were convinced that the people need and require this faith. We have therefore undertaken the fight against the atheistic movement, and that not merely with a few theoretical declarations: we have stamped it out."HITLER'S SPEECHES by Norman Baynes, 1942, VOLUME 1, Page 378

And...

Quote:
"We don’t want to educate anyone in atheism.HITLER'S TABLE TALK, 1941-1944, Translated by Cameron & Stevens, 2000, page 6"


Posted on: Sun, 2007-04-29 20:37 #11
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Yeah, I know. Still I don't

Yeah, I know. Still I don't see why they have to mention Hitler at all. And he never killed anyone in the name of his "atheism". Plus there's the fact that religion has killed far more people over time.


Posted on: Sun, 2007-04-29 20:46 #12
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In the future, there will be

In the future, there will be even more deaths because of theism.

And it doesn't have to be a war. There have been some people that have killed their children because "god told them to".


Posted on: Sun, 2007-04-29 21:13 #13
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Yea, I agree. Although when

Yea, I agree. Although when it comes to wars government has probably killed more especially when mixed with religion. That's the most dangerous combination. Both of them are harmful though.

But if it was up to me I'd classify the different forms of statism as religions.


Posted on: Mon, 2007-05-14 21:31 #14
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Why do people always say

Why do people always say hitler was trying to eliminate religion? They are thinking of Stalin, who dishonors atheists everywhere. Thank god I'm agnostic.


Posted on: Mon, 2007-05-14 21:54 #15
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liberal agnostic wrote:Why

liberal agnostic wrote:
Why do people always say hitler was trying to eliminate religion? They are thinking of Stalin, who dishonors atheists everywhere. Thank god I'm agnostic.

Actually it seems both Hitler and Stalin wanted to eliminate religion. Hitler wasn't an atheist though. And Stalin was an atheist, but he didn't kill anyone in the name of his atheism. He murdered because of his communist goals.

And most agnostics are atheists by belief. The original meaning of atheist was lack of belief in a god, which most people who call themselves agnostic do. You're both agnostic and atheist.


Posted on: Mon, 2007-05-14 23:24 #16
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Good ol' Richard Dawkins,

Good ol' Richard Dawkins, the Jesus for the Atheists.


Posted on: Fri, 2007-05-18 14:16 #17
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It's Bill O'Reilly what

It's Bill O'Reilly what should we expect?


Posted on: Fri, 2007-05-18 20:15 #18
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What is Irrationallity and

What is Irrationallity and Irrogance?


Posted on: Fri, 2007-05-18 20:15 #19
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Quote:It's Bill O'Reilly

Quote:
It's Bill O'Reilly what should we expect?

What is Irrationallity and Irrogance?