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[–]Hayyden 40 points41 points ago

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Apparently it is everyone's life considering how many times it has been reposted.

[–]Great_Zarquon 4 points5 points ago

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This could be made even more accurate by ending it with the atheist merely blocking the cross from hitting him.

[–]pulse7 -2 points-1 points ago

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Or have god try to zap him with lightning, but he pulls out a lightning rod.

[–]Hayyden 0 points1 point ago

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Counter intuitive

[–]pulse7 0 points1 point ago

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I feel dumb for not knowing what you mean.. Could you explain why?

[–]Hayyden 0 points1 point ago

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If he pulls out a lightning rod, he has a higher chance of being struck.

[–]pulse7 0 points1 point ago

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Oh lol... I guess it wasn't clear I meant a grounded one

[–]keeblur 18 points19 points ago

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repost24

[–]The_Sign_Painter 7 points8 points ago

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Well, I've never seen it.

[–]MooD2 1 point2 points ago

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That's not really an argument for anything. No matter how often something is reposted there are always some people who haven't seen it. The fact is, this cartoon is one of the most reposted images in this subreddit.

I've been thinking of making an album of the most frequently posted images and maybe persuade a mod to put a link to it in somewhere visible. But I guess I'm just too lazy to do it.

[–]TrevorBradley 0 points1 point ago

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Could we just have one thread, the thread where all the reposted internet memes go and get upvoted... if it grows enough you can link it from the sidebar, and tell people to read that before they repost.

[–]RedAnarchist 7 points8 points ago

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Than you must've joined this subreddit 5 hours ago.

[–]VladTheImpala 6 points7 points ago

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I don't mind this appearing again and again because it's a good cartoon.

We're a growing subreddit so this picture will entertain a new audience each time. The rest of us should be able to spot it from the thumbnail and just skip it (or stamp around in the comments, bitching about reposts - your call).

Perhaps our newer people would be interested in these, too.

[–]Rflkt 4 points5 points ago

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And then the atheist gets arrested.

[–]GMLW 9 points10 points ago

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Repostof-a-repostof-a-repostof-a-repostof-a-repost...

[–]girlscantfight -5 points-4 points ago

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your comment is a repost.. Your LIFE is a repost.. KILL YOURSELF!

[–]MyriPlanet 0 points1 point ago

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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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this is my life in southern alabama

[–]girlscantfight 1 point2 points ago

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I don't give a shit that this has been reposted. This is one of my favorite comic strips regarding atheism. And there are new atheists on here. Why teach them to be a dick and say "repost" when someone finds something they think is interesting? It's crazy how this "REPOST" shit is just permeating everywhere I go now..

[–]steveotheguide 1 point2 points ago

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Epic repost but I finally figured out my problem with this picture.

It takes the actions of two potentially separate groups of people and anthropomorphises them into the same entity.

Christians that are intolerant and hate filled bigots, and the people asking for respect of their beliefs may well not be the same people and a response that is valid to one may well be inappropriate to another.

For a visual representation of this idea, view this gif.

In this example, the atheist in the op's picture is the U.S.A., the bigoted Christians are Al-Qaeda and the peaceful Christians asking for tolerance and to be left alone are Iraq.

[–]Mineshaft_Gap 0 points1 point ago

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wh... wh... why does he take his shirt off?

[–]snakeseare 0 points1 point ago

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Your assertion requires that the Christians demanding respect be unaware of the actions of the intolerant, hateful, bigoted Christians. That is simply not reasonably possible. American presidents, not just candidates, but sitting presidents, have publicly declared that atheists are not American citizens. You're asking people to believe that German Nazis didn't know that Hitler was putting Jews in concentration camps. Not just citizens, Nazis. Not just Americans, but American Christians specifically, cannot plead ignorance of the intolerance and bigotry being preached in the name of Christianity in America today.

[–]steveotheguide 0 points1 point ago

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I'm not saying they're ignorant merely that they are not the ones screaming at gays from street corners.

Many Christians that I know do very publicly decry the actions of the more vocal and bigoted Christians so your assertion that they are not ignorant of the actions of those few may be true but my point that they are not bigoted and hate filled stands.

[–]snakeseare 2 points3 points ago

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That's not the point at all.

The point is that they must KNOW about the bigoted Christians, and therefore they have no business demanding respect from atheists. They know Christians are assaulting atheists, and to demand that atheists silently endure that assault is a form of assault in itself. And even if you draw a third party in the cartoon, a non-bigoted Christian, that person would be the one demanding respect for the cross when they just witnessed the cross being used as a club. Such an attitude may be even worse.

[–]MyriPlanet 0 points1 point ago

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I see it a lot like joining the Klan, but only for their gardening project.

'I'm not a racist guys, lots of klansmen are just there for the socializing. That lynching thing wasn't our fault.'

[–]MyriPlanet 0 points1 point ago

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Many Christians that I know do very publicly decry the actions of the more vocal and bigoted Christians so your assertion that they are not ignorant of the actions of those few may be true but my point that they are not bigoted and hate filled stands.

That's because they're tamed. Like a pet tiger that knows it can't actually hurt you.

Go somewhere religion rules. The middle east. Africa. They will kill you for offending them.

Go somewhere very religious. The deep south, parts of the midwestern US. Utah. Offending them will result in social ostracization. They'll try and legislate their morality.

Go somewhere pretty secular. The northeast, northwestern US. Europe. They'll preach peace and love and not imposing their will on anyone and just being the most l~oveable adorable kittens ever right guys?

Then, when they're strong again, they'll tie you to a stick and burn you for witchcraft.

[–]ArisaMiyoshi -1 points0 points ago

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Are you saying that if a group has a strong influence in an area they tend to ostracize anyone not part of the group? Say it isn't so.

[–]iopuyrtq[S] 1 point2 points ago

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Ha, I guess it is a repost. It's funny because I got this picture for a project that I had to do a few years before I came across reddit. The prompt was to make a 3 page section in a scrapbook about our religion...I filled it with atheist quotes surrounded by filler glitter. Got an a, fuck yeah.

[–]Oh_the_CAKE 1 point2 points ago*

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Helpful tip to avoid half the comments saying "repost!":

http://karmadecay.com/

Also, if you install the extensions you can call people out when they claim a cat is theirs... but it's not.

[–]snakeseare 1 point2 points ago

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No worries, Reddit is nothing but reposts. It's actually against the rules to complain about reposts.

[–]heyitsmecarlos 0 points1 point ago

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I looked at this and thought "just fucking snap that shit already !!!"

[–]firedancer0705 0 points1 point ago

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LOVE him!

[–]zthompson2350 0 points1 point ago

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Scumbag karma hog redditor

[–]MixedUpZombie 0 points1 point ago

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FUCKING REPOST.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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And here we go with the "repost" circlejerk. How about you idiots go play in cat feces while the adults talk.

No wonder why the rest of reddit makes fun of this place because you guys can't even have intelligent discussion anymore about a particular post that someone felt they should post regardless if it's been posted before.

The post makes a very valid statement regardless of its status as a repost. Something you morons fail to see. However, don't let me get in the way of your jerk session. You jerks.

[–]retromafia 2 points3 points ago

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I can't quite put my finger on it, but something about your statement suggests to me that you're unhappy with some of the other comments.

[–]ffree 1 point2 points ago

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For fuck's sake.

This comic is several years old. How can it trigger an intelligent discussion? Does it add something new and original to this subreddit, can it spark controversial opinions, can it stimulate someone to post a witty and intelligent comment, which can develop into a great thread?

And what kind of valid statement does it make? That theists are hypocrites? This is really valid and really important and sooo new, lets post it everyday just to reinforce the message, you jerk.

[–]pulse7 -1 points0 points ago

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I've never seen it before, what should I do since I missed the cool train the first time it came around?

[–]RedAnarchist 1 point2 points ago

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idiots go play in cat feces

the adults talk.

you guys can't even have intelligent discussion

Something you morons fail to see.

You jerks.

♫ One of these things is not like the others ♫

♪ One of these things just doesn't belong ♪

♫ Can you tell which thing is not like the others

♪ By the time I finish my song? ♪

[–]mrmong1 -1 points0 points ago

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yeah but this image has been reposted like 70 billion times

[–]swampskater 1 point2 points ago

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repost

[–]Watermelon_God 2 points3 points ago

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super repost

[–]girlscantfight -1 points0 points ago

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just like your life.. time to jump off a bridge right? bye bye :)

[–]Watermelon_God -2 points-1 points ago

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I was going to take the high road but...

[–]girlscantfight 0 points1 point ago

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says the fucking douche bag who said "repost" .. yea.. hurry up on that bridge jump please..

[–]Watermelon_God 0 points1 point ago

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i would prefer a scenic fall do you have a specific bridge in mind?

[–]Atheris 0 points1 point ago

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Browsing the recent threads here, that sounds a lot like some of the atheists that frequent r/atheism.

[–]basec0m -1 points0 points ago

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Pick and choosers will pick and choose...

[–]TierOne -4 points-3 points ago

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Getting tired of all the reposts on this subreddit. All you circle jerkers need to fuck off.

[–]iopuyrtq[S] 1 point2 points ago

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I think it's just because there's not much to say: there is no god, people disagree, drama ensues. Not saying I don't agree with you though, lol.

[–]Battlesheep 0 points1 point ago

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That's why we need the Facebook arguments, I guess