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ChikitaWolf — Don't be an extremist D:
Published: 2012-03-13 00:26:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 15803; Favourites: 1320; Downloads: 49
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Sorry to a few of my not-so-stamp-inclined watchers 
I realize I've been on a bit of rant with stamps lately, haha. This should be the last though for a while, I would think!< rant >
Because it's just plain rude and obnoxious.
It goes both ways, of course. There's extremists and hate on both sides -- the religious and not religious. But really, it's extremely tiresome to find a nice piece of art with the topic of religion or no only to find someone attacking other commenters about their beliefs.
For instance: A person comments on a piece of art with religion as it's topic. They mention their beliefs, the creator responds, and they're having a convo about the religion or lack of. Then a new commentor leeches off and starts attacking one of them for what they believe in or not believe in, accusing them of things and just being outright obnoxious.
tl;dr: It's one thing to voice your opinion; it's another to be a complete ass about it.
< / rant >
Inspired by comments on my last stamp and what I've seen in the comments from recent religion / anti religion art works :V
C'mon people. Religious folk and non religious folk can get along. It's not that hard :'D If I, a sixteen year old Christian, can do it with my various wonderful friends of many beliefs or lack thereof, I'm sure the rest of ya'll can
EDIT: I realize that the stamp itself is rather broad, which is why I tried to be more specific in the artist's comments. There still seems to be some misunderstanding though, so I'll try to clear it up here.
I'm not saying that I discourage confronting people. I'm merely saying that I don't support outright attacking people. You're not going to win someone over by bursting in guns blazing and spitting out nasty things at them. All you're gonna do is make them think you're an ass. However, confronting a person in a civil manner is more likely to get them to listen to you.
EDIT2: I was wondering why I was getting constant faving, only to find that this stamp has gotten onto the second page of 24 hours
Thanks! <3 [edit3: Thanks for front page on "deviantART related" for 24 hours as well 
]EDIT4: Featured~!
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Aye, it's quite rude and bad advertising for your own religion. Who wants to sit next to the guy yapping at every passerby like a small house dog? But "crazy" and "hate" have no specific religion, so I reckon the best thing to do is drop-kick the mutt and try to find collie or something, eh?
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Your comment made me laugh |D Thanks!
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Really great! I LOVE it!
Both the message and the way you wrote it on the stamp
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Of course, you shouldn't attack people for their beliefs, but I think it's perfectly reasonable to challenge the beliefs themselves, especially when there's good reason to suspect that those beliefs are untrue.
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I'm a 18 year old catholic
and I approve of this message/stamp
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It's believers' fault if there's hate. The reason why people hate and fear who doesn't share their beliefs is internal to their belief.
Who believes something also believes (because it's included in the belief) that the reason one believes that is external to that belief. Because he/ she must think that logic doesn't contrast with that belief. But logic goes exactly against it. Thinking seriously, the assumption that having that belief is simply "good" (no more complex reasons?) is internal to that belief.
So the only reason one has a belief is that one's been brainwashed with that kind of rethoric and culture. If you don't have a belief, you don't see a reason external to it for which to have it. That causes at minimum misunderstansing, mocking and contrast with who doesn't share that belief. Or directly avoiding to discuss it and almost to talk at all.
And in every belief, exactly because of the reason that is internal to the belief and fakes to be external, there's the hate and fear of the idea of not having it. So at least partially, even if one is no fanatic, one hates and fear who doesn't share one's belief.
So if you have a belief, (imitates the voice of a publicity spot) don't forget to hate and fear who doesn't share it! Otherwise you don't really have a belief!
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i support attacking people for their beliefs...
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Agreed. I support people not attacking me WITH their beliefs. Gets rather annoying and pointless after a while.
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On Funnyjunk mostly Atheistard (not atheists) mock religious people.
I wish it would stop one day.
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There's a difference between Atheistard and Atheist
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Everyone agrees with this when "people" is talking about them. Attacking people for their beliefs is... well, all I can say is that every world leader who has seen fit to exterminate the Jewish people has been dethroned violently.
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"They mention their beliefs, the creator responds, and they're having a convo about the religion or lack of. Then a new commentor leeches off and starts attacking one of them for what they believe in or not believe in, accusing them of things and just being outright obnoxious. "
Always hate it when people do that, but only when the person doesn't read through everything first. It wastes my time and makes them look like an ignorant idiot on purpose. Lurking trolls are annoying, aren't they?
Anyway, thanks for making this stamp. Though I find it bizarre (and a tad humorous) that in a lot of attacks the attacker themselves are claiming to be attacked.
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Someone should some up what you said and make them into stamps, I would definantely fave them. Same with your other comment.
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I don't know how to make a stamp
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That's okay I was just saying it'd make a great stamp. ^-^
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Indeed 
Haha, now that you mention it, that really does happen quite often
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The worst are the warped walls who are so stuck on one idea of you, even if you replied completely agreeing with them on something, they just bark out at you like you attacked them or something. I wish people would recognize themselves and others through independent means, instead of lurking and trolling.
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GO WOLFY~!
Oh, good news, I visited a christian book shop today and nobody tried to exorcise me.
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Awesome! 8D That's really good to hear, lmao!
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So, anybody been flaming you this time? 
Yeah, had to go check out how's Jesus doing. I found some very comforting positive post cards.
By the way... Jesus can walk on water + Ninjas can walk on water = Jesus was also a ninja? o.O
Which means..... = God has a very interesting sense of humour? *Bible bricked*
= Rana-chan should really go to sleep now. ^^'
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Nah
Yay for positive \o/
LOL; YES, I SUPPORT. xDDD
Time zones D: Rest is important~! Don't keep yourself up too long >3<
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Good to hear. (And if someone flames you, I think Neah will help to flame them back. ^^)
Yeah, lol. Maybe they could use that to get Naruto-fans to check out the church?
JESUS WAS A NINJA AND HE LOVES YOU~! XD
Oh yes, I was stalked by the first crow. I think it was laughing...
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( Very true~! 
LMAO, that'd be fun xDD
Say whaa~? x'D
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Yeah.
Well, crows have a very interesting voice you know, it sounds like they are laughing. And one day there was a crow laughing in the tree when I walked by... ^^'
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Oh my ^^" We had a family of crows arrive in our area recently . . . they can really spook you when you least expect it
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Yeah, 'tis the curse of crows now~ XD
Also I seem to be bumping up to weasels in books and magazines lately.
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Weasels~?
//always liked ferrets |D
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I strongly disagree.
*grabs a knife*
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I agree with the general intent of this. However, I think it is wrong to equate the behaviour of religious people and atheists - when a religious person attacks somebody (or is "extremist"), it is usually through violent repression. I haven't yet come across an atheist who wants to murder people who don't share the same opinions.
While a suicide-bomber is an extremist, an outspoken humanist is *not*.
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What about communist China? 
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The majority of Chinese are Buddhist. In any case, the Chinese government does not impose a specific religion (or the lack of one) on people. It does impose very strict limits on the freedoms on individuals, but this has nothing to do with religion - it's all political.
Communism and atheism are mutually exclusive. Yes, I know Stalin was technically an atheist, but he did not commit his crimes in the name of atheism - his evils were caused by a pseudo-religious outlook that was a political agendum; it had nothing to do with his unbelief.
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That makes sense 
But yeah, have you really met a wacko religious extremist that wanted to kill you?
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Like I said, I've had death threats on the internet. I do not live in a place teeming with fundamentalists of any kind, so I suppose I'm not in any immediate danger. I do have Christian 'friends' who have condemned me to hell for disbelief; I have Muslim 'friends' who have threatened me with violence for disrespect (which they like to call blasphemy) and I have Hindu acquaintances who have actually attempted violence because I don't agree with them.
Mission trips? That's very different - I don't go around forcing my opinions on other people. I think attempting to convert people is wrong. I don't have a problem with people believing what they want to, but they shouldn't be allowed to force it on anyone else, or go around lying about it. If a bunch of people showed up and attempted to convert me, I'd be extremely annoyed.
That, by the way, is my principal issue with religion. It is not content to stay within the confines of the church (or equivalent), it requires to be forced on other people outside, and requires (if it's to remain in existence) to campaign actively against reason, thought and science.
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