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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Geez, are you the same poster who went on and on about feeling duped by that Shen Yun show? Atheist here, and I think you need to get a grip and let it go. Who the heck cares whether your belief system is associated with the devil in some people’s religions? Since I don’t believe in it, whatever, it’s like being associated with the tooth fairy or something.[/quote]
They 100% are. And for those that are confused, no one in OP’s thread in the Entertainment forum said he didn’t have morals. [b]You do not need to be religious to have morals[/b]. Otherwise we wouldn’t have millions of stories of religious men acting without morals.[/quote]
Thank you for admitting the bolded part. I never claimed anything about what was said on the other thread. I just wanted to separate this discussion from that thread because there were several people saying that atheists should not be offended by any association with the Devil (because the Devil doesn't exist for them). It happens that I personally don't agree with that line of thought. [/quote]

DP. From a religious point of view, your morals are meaningless. They likely have a teological origin rooted in observations and outcomes. In most, I hesitate to say all because I am not familiar with every religion, morals are derived from a divine source, either through enlightenment or direct communication with their Supreme Being. This deontological origin is troubling to some, because there is no why. It's just the rules that your religion asks you to follow. From a religious point of view, if your morals don't come from God, the only other choice is the hubris of man. To believe you can know the mind of God is sacrilegious in many religions.[/quote]
Thank you for the additional background. Now back to the original question: should an atheist feel offended by the association with the Devil, or this association is just a tenderhearted, compassionate compliment?[/quote]

As I tried to explain, [b]your morals are literally offensive to many religions[/b]. It doesn't matter that your morals overlap theirs to some extent. You hold them for the wrong reasons. Lucky for you, you live in a country that tolerates religious, including none, diversity. But whether it offends you, is up to you. [/quote]
Well, they were forced to change their attitude in time. And they will have to continue changing their attitude to keep up with the times. You have quite a few options:
1. You can sit back and pretend that it's just freedom of speech and you can't do anything about it. 
2. You can pretend that you have no idea what they mean when they associate you with the devil. 
3. You can pretend that you are above all this and their devil is just another comic book character. 
4. You can point out that their attitude is hateful and force them to change. [/quote]

So, your argument is basically, I am an atheist, therefore I am right. People must accept and admit that I am right.

FYI, forcing people to change never works. [/quote]

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