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Post by RIX FM.

Ambiguity in Titles

Brevity is the source of possible confusion.

"Plants Inherited Ability to Sense Red Light from Ancient Algae"

Did they mean to imply that ancient algae emitted red light?

A longer sentence clarifies that they meant "Plants Inherited Ancient Algae's Ability to Sense Red Light."

"The light-sensing molecules that tell plants whether to germinate, when to flower and which direction to grow were inherited millions of years ago from ancient algae, says a new study released in the journal Nature Communications."



"Group gathers to protest unveiling of Baphomet statue with prayers"
I've never heard of prayers lifting a cover from a statue (or anything else, for that matter)

Predictably, the article was about hysterical Christians who can dish it out (erecting religious statues on government property) but cannot take a joke (a satirical statue of Baphomet at Bert’s Marketplace in Detroit).

Theistic Tactics Illustrated

I compiled the following explanation in response to a comment on an atheist community: ""angry atheists" thing that is so heavily associated with us"



Incoming missiles!

Labeling us as "angry" is part of the theists' campaign. This is how I see the strategy over time:

1) Losing the “argument”, theists screech about "militant" atheists, vilifying Dawkins particularly.

2) Knowing that atheists tend to despise obdurate ignorance and react to specific triggers, theist trolls (dimwits who love to cause trouble) deliberately incite ire—making atheists angry.

3) Hypocritically ignoring their own tactics, theists whine ad nauseam about both “militant atheists” and “angry atheists”.

4) Atheists begin to tell other atheists to behave.

5) Theists pose as atheists to add their “atheistic” criticism to the complaint.

6) “Atheists” and atheists tell other atheists to behave.

7) Theists join atheist communities to post inflammatory questions that are guaranteed to invite differences of atheistic opinion. (The theists rarely participate in the subsequent discussion.)

8) “Atheists” and atheists tell other atheists to behave.

9) Theists who have joined atheist communities make posts whining about “angry atheists”.

10) “Atheists” and atheists tell other atheists to behave.

11) Ultimately, atheists need no prompting to whine about “angry atheists”.