XPost: alt.agnosticism, alt.atheism, alt.talk.creationism   
   XPost: sci.skeptic   
   From: me@nothere.biz   
      
   On 04-January-2015 12:02 AM, August Rode wrote:   
      
   > On 02/01/2015 11:17 PM, felix_unger wrote:   
   >> On 02-January-2015 11:56 PM, August Rode wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 02/01/2015 2:57 AM, felix_unger wrote:   
   >>>> On 02-January-2015 1:58 PM, August Rode wrote:   
   >>>>> On 01/01/2015 5:01 PM, felix_unger wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 02-January-2015 2:04 AM, August Rode wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> On 01/01/2015 4:56 AM, felix_unger wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On 01-January-2015 2:19 PM, August Rode wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> On 31/12/2014 8:56 PM, felix_unger wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> On 01-January-2015 10:59 AM, August Rode wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> On 31/12/2014 4:48 PM, felix_unger wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> On 31-December-2014 9:50 AM, August Rode wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 30/12/2014 4:46 PM, felix_unger wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 31-December-2014 12:19 AM, August Rode wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>    
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> you atheists take things way to seriously.. for me at least   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> It's also polite to treat people as individuals and not   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> treat them as   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> some sort of stereotypical representative of a group.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> be that as it may.. there are certain characteristics associated with   
   >>>> certain groups of ppl   
   >>>   
   >>> That's just vague enough to be safe. Obviously, for example, insanity   
   >>> is associated with a group of insane people. Taking things too   
   >>> seriously is *not* a characteristic shared by all atheists.   
   >>   
   >> I never said 'all' did I. but it's a characteristic of atheists in   
   >> general from my experience   
   >   
   > I'm afraid I don't see a significant difference between "you   
   > atheists", "all atheists" or "atheists in general".   
      
   you should be able to. 'all' means 'all'   
      
   >   
   > When you base your opinion of a group of people who share a common   
   > characteristic based on your exposure to a limited number of such   
   > people, you are engaging in stereotyping and therefore prejudice. If   
   > you intend to continue in that vein, at least do it with the full   
   > knowledge of what you are engaging in.   
      
   it's not just my opinion / observation.   
      
      
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