From: rbwinn on
On Jul 21, 7:33 pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
> rbwinn wrote:
> > On Jul 21, 6:38 am, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
> >> rbwinn wrote:
> >>> On Jul 20, 7:54 pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
> >>>> rbwinn wrote:
> >>>>> On Jul 20, 2:53 pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
> >>>>>> rbwinn wrote:
> >>>>>>> On Jul 20, 10:00 am, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> rbwinn wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> On Jul 20, 6:34�am, Stan-O <bndsna...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:27:44 -0700 (PDT), rbwinn <rbwi...(a)juno..com>
> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, a couple of atheists have told me that. ?They said he was a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russian Orthodox and an alcoholic.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was an alcoholic.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, you're making things up again.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hint: He was not a Christian merely because an atheist claimed he was...
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hint #2: ?What school did Stalin go to in 1888?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stalin went to a Russian Orthodox seminary. ?He rejected what he was
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taught there and became a mass murderer.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Only partially true. Like I told you before, politicians, and in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> particular tyrants, will say anything to gain or remain in power.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, Stalin did say he was an atheist. ?He told the truth about that.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> He never openly admitted this. In fact, his religious beliefs were
> >>>>>>>>>>>> pretty vague. What he hated was the concept of god as presented by the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> ROC. He did, however, find a political use for the church when it
> >>>>>>>>>>>> suited his purpose.- Hide quoted text -
> >>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
> >>>>>>>>>>> That is quite a statement. �So you are saying that Stalin did not
> >>>>>>>>>>> believe in the Communist Manifesto?
> >>>>>>>>>> Tyrants will use or believe anything to maintain their control.. He
> >>>>>>>>>> probably found some parts useful, and ignored anything that
> >>>>>>>>>> contradicted his personally ideologies...pretty much the same with you
> >>>>>>>>>> and your bible...- Hide quoted text -
> >>>>>>>>> Stalin tried to stamp out religion in the Soviet Union.  It is well
> >>>>>>>>> documented.
> >>>>>>>> And what's that got to do with atheism?
> >>>>>>> Stalin was a prominent atheist of his time who is claimed to have been
> >>>>>>> a Christian by atheists of today.
> >>>>>> Don't change the subject.  What has what Stalin tried to do relevant to
> >>>>>> atheism?
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>> So what is the matter?  Stalin and Pol Pot were atheists.  They will
> >>>>> never turn into Christians no matter how many times you try to claim
> >>>>> they were.
> >>>>> Don't you atheists ever take responsibility for anything?
> >>>> Because what they did is irrelevant to me?  Now, back onto the question
> >>>> you are REFUSING to answer:
> >>>> What has what Stalin tried to do ("tried to stamp out religion in the
> >>>> Soviet Union") relevant to atheism?
> >>>> --
> >>> It is relevant to atheism because Stalin was an atheist.
> >> So, is it also relevant to masculinity?  Stalin was a man, after all...
> >>   Stalin also had a mustache.  Is that relevant, too?
>
> >> Oh, Stalin was also born in December.  Is that relevant?
> >> Stalin married a wife.  Is that relevant?
>
> > Why don't you just decide for yourself what you think is relevant,
> > Daniel?
>
> How about none of it being relevant?

Well, you get to decide for yourself. Don't be bashful.
Robert B. Winn
From: rbwinn on
On Jul 21, 7:38 pm, "Dogmantic Pyrrhonist (AKA Al)"
<alwh...(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> On Jul 22, 9:55 am, rbwinn <rbwi...(a)juno.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jul 21, 3:56�pm, Stan-O <bndsna...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:17:52 -0700 (PDT), rbwinn <rbwi...(a)juno.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > >> Steve O
> > > >> a.a. #2240 (Apatheist Chapter)
> > > >> B.A.A.W.A.
> > > >> Convicted by Earthquack
> > > >> Exempt from purgatory by papal indulgence- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > > >The ones I have are just green pieces of paper.
>
> > > If you think they are nothing more than that, then just send them all
> > > to me..
>
> > Send them to you?  Don't you have your own green pieces of paper?
> > Robert B. Winn
>
> He might.  But I don't.  Not any little pieces of printed paper at
> all.
> I'll happily take them off your hands, so long as there's more than an
> exchange fee.
>
> Al- Hide quoted text -
>
Well, come by some time and I will give you some of them.
Robert B. Winn

From: DanielSan on
rbwinn wrote:
> On Jul 21, 7:33 pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
>> rbwinn wrote:
>>> On Jul 21, 6:38 am, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
>>>> rbwinn wrote:
>>>>> On Jul 20, 7:54 pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
>>>>>> rbwinn wrote:
>>>>>>> On Jul 20, 2:53 pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>> rbwinn wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Jul 20, 10:00 am, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> rbwinn wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 20, 6:34�am, Stan-O <bndsna...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:27:44 -0700 (PDT), rbwinn <rbwi...(a)juno.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, a couple of atheists have told me that. ?They said he was a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russian Orthodox and an alcoholic.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was an alcoholic.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, you're making things up again.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hint: He was not a Christian merely because an atheist claimed he was...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hint #2: ?What school did Stalin go to in 1888?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stalin went to a Russian Orthodox seminary. ?He rejected what he was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taught there and became a mass murderer.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Only partially true. Like I told you before, politicians, and in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> particular tyrants, will say anything to gain or remain in power.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, Stalin did say he was an atheist. ?He told the truth about that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He never openly admitted this. In fact, his religious beliefs were
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pretty vague. What he hated was the concept of god as presented by the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ROC. He did, however, find a political use for the church when it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suited his purpose.- Hide quoted text -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is quite a statement. �So you are saying that Stalin did not
>>>>>>>>>>>>> believe in the Communist Manifesto?
>>>>>>>>>>>> Tyrants will use or believe anything to maintain their control. He
>>>>>>>>>>>> probably found some parts useful, and ignored anything that
>>>>>>>>>>>> contradicted his personally ideologies...pretty much the same with you
>>>>>>>>>>>> and your bible...- Hide quoted text -
>>>>>>>>>>> Stalin tried to stamp out religion in the Soviet Union. It is well
>>>>>>>>>>> documented.
>>>>>>>>>> And what's that got to do with atheism?
>>>>>>>>> Stalin was a prominent atheist of his time who is claimed to have been
>>>>>>>>> a Christian by atheists of today.
>>>>>>>> Don't change the subject. What has what Stalin tried to do relevant to
>>>>>>>> atheism?
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> So what is the matter? Stalin and Pol Pot were atheists. They will
>>>>>>> never turn into Christians no matter how many times you try to claim
>>>>>>> they were.
>>>>>>> Don't you atheists ever take responsibility for anything?
>>>>>> Because what they did is irrelevant to me? Now, back onto the question
>>>>>> you are REFUSING to answer:
>>>>>> What has what Stalin tried to do ("tried to stamp out religion in the
>>>>>> Soviet Union") relevant to atheism?
>>>>>> --
>>>>> It is relevant to atheism because Stalin was an atheist.
>>>> So, is it also relevant to masculinity? Stalin was a man, after all...
>>>> Stalin also had a mustache. Is that relevant, too?
>>>> Oh, Stalin was also born in December. Is that relevant?
>>>> Stalin married a wife. Is that relevant?
>>> Why don't you just decide for yourself what you think is relevant,
>>> Daniel?
>> How about none of it being relevant?
>
> Well, you get to decide for yourself. Don't be bashful.

Fine. He's a man. You're a man. I decide that you and Stalin are the
same.

Happy?

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From: rbwinn on
On Jul 21, 7:45 pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
> rbwinn wrote:
> > On Jul 21, 11:52�am, "Steve O" <nospamh...(a)thanks.com> wrote:
> >> "rbwinn" <rbwi...(a)juno.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:eb8a53af-5a7c-4f8d-b8ce-3b4ee0c36918(a)a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com....
>
> >>>> The Winn has a mental problem and there is no point to talk reason
> >>>> with him....we have to wait for the medicine to be invented before a
> >>>> mental disease get cured.
> >>> In other words, you do not like to talk about religion, and you want
> >>> to prevent discussion of religion.
> >>> Robert B. Winn
> >> Nonsense.
> >> We love talking about religion.
> >> In fact, we're probably experts on the subject.
> >> Most of us have taken the time to find out as much as possible about it.
> >> It's part of the reason why we're atheists.
>
> > So you were just pretending to be ignorant about religion?
>
> Sorry, where have we claimed that we were ignorant of religion?
>
> --
Well, it is not what you claim, it is what you are that counts.
Robert B. Winn
From: DanielSan on
rbwinn wrote:
> On Jul 21, 7:45 pm, DanielSan <daniel...(a)speakeasy.net> wrote:
>> rbwinn wrote:
>>> On Jul 21, 11:52�am, "Steve O" <nospamh...(a)thanks.com> wrote:
>>>> "rbwinn" <rbwi...(a)juno.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:eb8a53af-5a7c-4f8d-b8ce-3b4ee0c36918(a)a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>> The Winn has a mental problem and there is no point to talk reason
>>>>>> with him....we have to wait for the medicine to be invented before a
>>>>>> mental disease get cured.
>>>>> In other words, you do not like to talk about religion, and you want
>>>>> to prevent discussion of religion.
>>>>> Robert B. Winn
>>>> Nonsense.
>>>> We love talking about religion.
>>>> In fact, we're probably experts on the subject.
>>>> Most of us have taken the time to find out as much as possible about it.
>>>> It's part of the reason why we're atheists.
>>> So you were just pretending to be ignorant about religion?
>> Sorry, where have we claimed that we were ignorant of religion?
>>
>> --
> Well, it is not what you claim, it is what you are that counts.

So, you lied when you said "So you were just pretending to be ignorant
about religion"?

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* DanielSan -- alt.atheism #2226 *
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* "I distrust those people who know so well what God *
* wants them to do because I notice it always *
* coincides with their own desires." *
* --Susan B. Anthony *
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