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[–]deja-vu-comment 27 points28 points ago

FFS if you're going to repost this for ten billionth time at least get the damn quote right. http://i.imgur.com/hMGor.jpg

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[–]Grundle_Poacher 1 point2 points ago

HAHAHAHA I REMEMBER MY FIRST BEER/ATHEISM POST

[–]silvergill 1 point2 points ago

guys this is a bot that reposts a top comment from an old repost

so meta

[–]haleted 0 points1 point ago

It always kind of blew my mind that house was a show on Fox, and watched/loved by one of the most religious people I ever encountered.

[–]Archangelus 2 points3 points ago

I laughed when I saw this episode on TV. But really, enough reposting O.o

[–]original-finder 3 points4 points ago

Original Submission (100%): The logic of Islam extremists [D]

Posted: 5h before this post by GlidingGoose (fixed by bkroc)

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[–]Salacious_RCrumb 1 point2 points ago

Except you can reason with them. I know because I used to be religious, and now I'm not thanks to the power of reason and scientific enlightenment. In fact, I'm willing to wager that r/atheism is full of people just like me who, through the combined forces of logic and education, rejected the religion they grew up with.

Quotes are great when they contain a grain of truth. This, however, is factually wrong.

[–]Nick_the_dick 0 points1 point ago

No, the quote still holds true. Because even though it worked on you, you could throw the same facts, logic and science at hardcore religious people, and they would deny it fiercely. Their beliefs are so hardwired into their brain that logic is just ineffective; it goes in one ear and passes through the other without making an impact. Yes, some people can be converted the same way you did, which means you are a logical person able to think for yourself. Sadly, many are not.

[–]bkroc[S] 0 points1 point ago

but were you a religious extremist?

[–]ghebert001 -1 points0 points ago

Very much like feminism...just look at what's happening with that atheism + garbage.

[–]iFlick -1 points0 points ago

In defense of religious people, in my experience, most are perfectly rational until you start talking about gods.

[–]93Luke 0 points1 point ago

A fictional character said it, it must be true!

[–]dumnezero 1 point2 points ago

Well, someone wrote the line for the actor who portrayed the fictional character.

[–]794613825 0 points1 point ago

Truer words have never been spoken.

[–]micahshell 0 points1 point ago

I wish this image would just be forgotten. It's been re-posted so many many times.

[–]Camizow -1 points0 points ago

I miss when I first subscribed to this subreddit. Those were better days before I knew that r/atheism is about 90% circlejerk.

[–]Hardasice1 1 point2 points ago

every subreddit is a circle jerk.....you know what those people do in /r/politics...they talk about fucking politics! god damn circle jerking faggets.

[–]bojang1es 0 points1 point ago

There's a difference between discussing topics and reposting the same quotes and memes incessantly.

[–]Soldier4Christ82 -2 points-1 points ago

If you could reason with antitheistic bigots there would be no antitheistic bigots

FTFY.

[–]naturalethic 1 point2 points ago

All that science they don't understand but believe anyway, that's called faith.

[–]jesuslovesmeee -2 points-1 points ago

This statement is true but not in the way House wants it to be true. House is asserting a proof here for the denial that bias clings to. House is atheist, but it's out of hatred of God he denies God because his leg is sore 24/7/365 (sometimes 366), not because House actually believes God does not exist. This kind of atheist hates God and therefore denies him.

Because of this, House does good deeds without any sanctuary from Heaven in his future and he is therefore a saint, and possibly the second coming of Christ or at least the model of this kind of phenomenon.

I love the philosophy of House. Everybody lies. Powerful stuff!

House here is proving he is actually a true believer. If he could reason with someone who is religion and God fearing, then he would convince the person they are in the wrong... but it is also House who is in denial but out of spite not out of ignorance. House knows God exists and is only atheist because of this fact.

If House was truly atheist he would accept his fate and stop pestering people with his spite towards God... he would just shrug and take another pill.

But at the same time, this character flaw is what makes the character of House interesting, so I am certainly not complaining about any of it. He's awesome! :)

[–]Glomax1 1 point2 points ago

What the fuck nonsense are you speaking?

[–]TBDMfan666 0 points1 point ago

For real son, non of that made any sense.

[–]jesuslovesmeee -1 points0 points ago

Derp derp I has no intelligence to a debate

FTFY

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[–]Head_of_Lettuce 4 points5 points ago

Your account is a month old. That episode is from 2007. I promise you, you are not the first to post this.

[–]sethpeck 0 points1 point ago

FTFY:

The logic of religious extremists

[–]794613825 -2 points-1 points ago

Upvote for the great quote.

Downvote for repost.

Therefore, neutral.