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Heraclitusstudent
2015 Jul 1, 3:31pm
Now that Rughead Rubber Lips has gotten the GOP's idiot fringe attention I have less use for Teddy.
You mean you like the Rughead?
marcus
2015 Jul 1, 6:32pm
"Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist and outspoken atheist, said that Cruz’s ability to convert millions to atheism was “nothing short of extraordinary.â€
Yeah, people are like, "look at this asshole, if that's what Christianity is, I'm out."
Ironic though, that Dawkins would say that, because he's the kind of guy that turns some agnostic folks closer to God.
FNWGMOBDVZXDNW
2015 Jul 2, 5:14am
You do realize that Dawkins didn't say that, right? He's a lightning rod of indignation for the already religious, but I don't think he really turns off people who are on the line/agnostic. For everyone he pushes away, there may be more that feel better about going against the grain when there are brilliant articulate minds paving the way, intellectually speaking. If he were running for President on the other hand, people might get nervous.
FNWGMOBDVZXDNW
2015 Jul 2, 5:15am
B/t/w, I'd love to see a debate between Dawkins and a Cruz, Santorum, etc.
marcus
2015 Jul 2, 6:22am
but I don't think he really turns off people who are on the line/agnostic.
Yes he does. I was speaking from experience.
Strategist
2015 Jul 2, 8:06am
but I don't think he really turns off people who are on the line/agnostic.
Yes he does. I was speaking from experience.
If he turns you closer to God, it's because you don't understand what he says. If anything, he gets the atheists out of the closet.
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/cruzs-constant-references-to-jesus-drive-millions-to-atheism
"The Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz's constant references to Jesus Christ in his speeches and campaign ads are sparking a strong interest in atheism among millions of Americans, atheist leaders report."
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"“It's been amazing,” Foyler said. “We're getting calls from people who are curious about atheism for the first time in their lives. And when we ask them what got them thinking about it, they all say the same thing: ‘I just heard Ted Cruz talk.' ”"
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"“As an atheist, I naturally don't believe in the power of Christ to transform people,” she said. “But I definitely believe in the power of Ted Cruz to transform people into atheists.”"
[...]
"Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist and outspoken atheist, said that Cruz's ability to convert millions to atheism was “nothing short of extraordinary.”
“Ted Cruz has created more atheists in two weeks than I have in decades,” Dawkins said."
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