re: UA Basketball Recruiting

You don’t see the double standard and irony in your statement? “Silly religious superstition” happens to be your belief, or rephrased “silly atheist superstition.” Neither can be proven to be more accurate or more superstition than the other. It’s what one chooses to believe.

I don’t want to have this argument here, it’s not the thread for it. But YOU started it. You knew that a great number of people would either at least notice or take offense to your statement. It was unnecessary to the discussion. Nate chose to mention his beliefs. YOU took issue with that and chose to make an inflammatory remark. You can believe what you choose to believe and you can express your opinion. But don’t be passive aggressive and make inflammatory statements and then act like you were just stating your case.
It’s akin to calling a gay person a fig or using the N word to a black person: that may be your belief but you know it’s inflammatory and will spark a reaction. I have a problem with that.
There are few people on this board that I dislike and none of the people involved on this are among them so I’m not attacking you personally. I respect your right to believe as you choose. And as already stated, this isn’t the place so can it. In short, I’m calling you out for, in this case, being an attention whore or picking a fight. It’s petty and should be beneath you.

You notice I didn’t name any specific poster either. More than one was involved. That was a direct quote of the phrase that started this shite.

But you did reply to me and were emphatically saying "YOU" said these things.

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Cmon guru, you’ve posted on here long enough to know that if you just hit reply on the last post how it works. I wasn’t specifically referencing you, you happened to be the last post when I replied. The “You” was an ambiguous collective one, or that was my intention.

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I just know what I do. Either reply to the person I'm referencing, or reference the person I'm talking to if I'm coming as hard as you did.

It just looked like you were including me in all of that shite when I did try to be fairly respectful of other's beliefs.

Here's the deal. Religion is a crutch for the masses. I'll make fun of it whenever the mood strikes me. I'm not in the mood to debate it any more than I'm in the mood to argue with a child about the existence of santa claus. If you catch me on a different day, I might. However, I suspect I'll be the first one to get banned because, despite their claims of constant persecution, christians hold the majority in the country, and definitely on this forum.

But, why are y'all still discussing this? You know that rational people think religion is dumb. Why does seeing it in writing surprise you so much? I think Nate Oats is a smart guy who believes some childish nonsense. That describes the majority of humanity. I still like the guy. I'd probably like most of you in real life.

Let's talk about basketball.

We can always talk about women and sunshine . Hate to see any of you guys argue or get banned over this. I enjoy reading and responding on these boards and 99.9 percent seem like great people .

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Religion is a crutch for the masses.

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I'll make fun of it whenever the mood strikes me.

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You know that rational people think religion is dumb.

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However, I suspect I'll be the first one to get banned because, despite their claims of constant persecution, christians hold the majority in the country, and definitely on this forum.

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Or it could be the mass of insults you’re throwing that get you banned. Always funny to me how most (not all) atheists feel they are of superior intellect when most of their theories of existence revolve around an accidental Big Bang.

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Let's talk about basketball

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Says the person trying to stir shite up on a basketball forum.

Wouldn’t he still count on the scholly limit even though he is not playing?

Sorry Bryant beat me to it

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Or it could be the mass of insults you’re throwing that get you banned.

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Would I get banned if I were throwing those insults at atheists?

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Always funny to me how most (not all) atheists feel they are of superior intellect

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I think I'm probably just a bit above average intellectually. But, I also think I'm much more rational about this topic than the average religious person because my beliefs aren't dearly held and passed down through generations. They're not my sense of comfort.

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most of their theories of existence revolve around an accidental Big Bang.

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The big bang has nothing to do with Atheism. The big bang is science. Atheism is the lack of a belief in a god.

If you'd rather discuss how unlikely you think the Big Bang is and compare it to the likelihood of the existence of a god, you could do that. While probably most Atheists do believe the Big Bang happened, so do a lot of christians.

But, here's what I suggest. I won't cry about you guys saying religious stuff, if you don't cry when I make fun of it? I felt like that was the deal when I made fun of Nate's belief that a magic being sent him to Bama rather than Michigan. But, clearly, some aren't accustomed to having their beliefs ridiculed. I don't think this is the place for religious debate, but I'm fine with you guys saying or sharing stuff about your god. I won't report you. Just don't get angry when I say it's silly. We'll all laugh and carry on. Deal?