Comments by TuftedPuffin

1. Soldier Sues Army, Saying His Atheism Led to Threats

Comment #169834 by TuftedPuffin on April 26, 2008 at 11:17 pm

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While I'm not sure, I think there's court precedent for atheists getting conscientious objector status. I may be wrong.

2. Judge orders La. school district to stop Bible giveaways

Comment #167248 by TuftedPuffin on April 23, 2008 at 7:17 pm

The posters on here are correct that US public schools rarely teach Comparative Religions, and if they do usually do so as an elective. However I would like to point out that they don't tend to teach Philosophy either. There are a lot of academic subjects that schools don't teach just because they don't have the time.

Me, I was in a weird International High School program, so I ended up having a mandatory Comparative Religions class called Values and Beliefs. My verdict: someone who loves religion enough to teach about it is not going to be an unbiased observer. Just because they have to teach about, and thus love, all religions, doesn't make them less biased.

3. Responses to 'Gods and Earthlings' by Richard Dawkins

Comment #165912 by TuftedPuffin on April 22, 2008 at 3:14 pm

Eh, if this is a list of everyone who responded. I'm betting this is just a list of the article's critics, without the occasional "you go, Dawkins!" letter.

4. For sale: 13-year-old virgin

Comment #161090 by TuftedPuffin on April 14, 2008 at 7:28 pm

Henri B.:

Ok, for the purposes of this discussion, we can agree: absolute moral truths do not exist. Moral statements are not statements of fact, but merely exhortations.

We desire to make and practice exhortations against the behavior described in this article. You may in turn either exhort us not to do so, or criticize the content of our exhortations, _as exhortations_. You will fail.

Good day.

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