tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post4239635962336886304..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: The Science of PersuasionAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-18177814417316665352008-10-30T03:37:00.000-06:002008-10-30T03:37:00.000-06:00Hello, I am heartened by your words calling for un...Hello, I am heartened by your words calling for unity but would take it even further, firstly to an international level but I really also think that we need to get organised in counteracting the attempts to evangelise the internet too - this is our main channel of communication and it is being utilised very effectively by the evangelists. This is just one of their strategies; http://ied.gospelcom.net/bridge-strategy.php <BR/><BR/>There are also training courses which show them how to be tools of the apologeticists on the internet. They actually teach them to infiltrate and not mention god till the fish is on the hook (so to speak haha)<BR/><BR/>I am a member of a mixed site (international, mainly xtian) and have been there for a couple of years - I enjoy the banter with the 'soul harvesters' as the dialogue gets our message out to people who may be sitting on the sidelines but theres only so much we can achieve with the disorganised, haphazard methods we utilise right now.<BR/><BR/>Even though Im in England, I have been following the American election campaign pretty closely as it has been very effectively opening my eyes to the politics of fear methodologies being used by the religious right (and so much more too) - if the words and methods of that lot get any further hold of the collective conscience of any nation then theres no hope - I repeat my plea and support for a united effort to counteract them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609488526860293011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-62885314533219621042008-10-22T14:08:00.000-06:002008-10-22T14:08:00.000-06:00Excellent post. I am a member of a local atheist s...Excellent post. I am a member of a local atheist social group (of the sort Anton was refering to), and I believe there are many of these around the country. Is there no national Atheist (umbrella?) group that does the sort of things you are talking about in your post? Has someone contacted the ACLU??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-44607971820028480712008-10-22T06:56:00.000-06:002008-10-22T06:56:00.000-06:00Alonzo:Once again, your assessment of a topic is i...Alonzo:<BR/><BR/>Once again, your assessment of a topic is impeccable. Once again, however, your suggested solution jumps to a "pie in the sky" thought process. <BR/><BR/>Yes, your solution is valid -- but unattainable without a realistic assessment of the conditions that exist. There is <B>no recognizable Atheist social organization!</B> Why not come up with a "down to earth" approach that would first provide Atheists with their "social" needs? We have had good words on our "side" since Aristotle and I would wager that you, and others in our community, are as good, if not better, than Aristotle and his companions. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, they appeared to have been so impressed with their words that they didn't learn how to "play with kids", "grow cabbages" or "catch fish". <BR/><BR/>While we champion the cause for separation of "church" and "state", I am disappointed that we continue to separate "philosophy" from "pyschology"!antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909850387414677663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-21413152600107883592008-10-22T01:04:00.000-06:002008-10-22T01:04:00.000-06:00Wow. Awesome post Alonzo! I'd like to do a link ...Wow. Awesome post Alonzo! I'd like to do a link exchange between our sites. I run www.createcognitivedissonance.wordpress.com and I think our readers could gain much from eachother. Let me know if you're interested via my comment lines, and I'll put a link up right away.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/><BR/>BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com