I guess atheists can get stupid tattoos as well
Posted Jul 3, 2011, 3:39 AM UTC
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There are dumb atheists. There are intelligent theists.
edit: changed christian to theist.
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and a whole lot of in-betweens.
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We know, I think that's the point of the title.
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But there is not really a very significant portion of either, I think. At least if you discount places where everyone's an atheist and nobody had to reason their way to it.
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You're wrong, I know plenty of intelligent theists. Furthermore, there are a great many theists who have completed university degrees, and made important scientific discoveries, while there are also many atheists who have achieved very little. I'm as anti-theist as the next guy on r/atheism, but you shouldn't make generalisations like that.
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Ok, I was letting a little meanness slip out. It's early in the morning, and I am even farther from perfect then than at other times.
But I will still say that if the percentage of highly intelligent theists is even close to the percentage of highly intelligent atheists, I'll eat my hat.
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Honest questions: What religions are they? Do you think they are intelligent if they fail to use logic?
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Christian, Muslim. My Muslim flatmate in particular I know is intelligent. He's taking the same Software Engineering degree as me and is among the smartest in the class. He's always helping other people out with coursework. I do not know why he believes what he does, as I haven't discussed it with him, but I absolutely know that he is intelligent.
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I would never normally wish it for anyone, but I hope this young man finds Jesus.
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Jesus saves....the FSM invests...
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Jesus saves, everyone else takes 3d6 damage.
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Is this a CAPTCHA...
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When the robots rise, he shall take off his shirt and fry all of their CPUs thus saving humanity.
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Can someone pretend I'm a 5 year old and explain why this is so bad?
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Judging by the comments, no one likes the font.
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Not only is it tacky and in a terrible font, but it is an extremely awkward sentence.
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It's the equivalent of a Christian getting an anti-(gay/atheist/abortion) tattoo. That is to say, it makes you look like a douchebag.
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And it's also a bit of overkill; like getting an "I don't collect stamps" tattoo.
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All valid points. It isn't something I would get. But not the worst thing in hte world. But yes, horrible font and pretty tacky.
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I am soooo getting "I'm not a philatelist!" on my back.
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I've always though putting bumper stickers on your car made you look like a self-righteous asshole; Dude tattooed one on his back.
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oh ok
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If you need faith, your answer isn't
goodGod enough.
Seriously, though, I don't understand the allure of any permanent phrase on your body. Especially in that font.
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Different strokes for different folks my good man. People like how they look, nuff said.
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It has no aesthetic value because you say so?
Words drawn on a person's body, regardless of whether or not you agree with there context, are art. His art may have a statement intertwined, but still its art, and has aesthetic value.
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c'mon the girl a couple months ago that posted her new tattoo on the side of her body "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe" was pretty good.
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Under bizarre circumstance, I got a matching tatoo with my best friend at the age of like, 21. He let me (I was an art major) pick what it was. I thought long and fucking hard about what I could live with wearing my whole life. The tattoo is just the word "Unity."
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I do not really get.
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I've been trying to work it out. I think it would be the end of a conversation, for example:
Why did this happen?
God made it happen.
How do you know it was god?
I just do.
Based on what?
Faith.
If you need faith, your answer isn't good enough.
maybe?
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It should have read "I accidentally a sentence."
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I lol'ed
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I'm glad I'm not the only one. I read it out loud and still don't understand what it means.
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I don't mind the quote so much, but fucking Bleeding Cowboys.
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I think there is a Bleeding Cowboys curse. The first time I saw it, I thought, "that's kind of cool, it could be used for something fun."
And from that day forward, I saw it EVERYWHERE! If you pick up a free weekly newspaper, you can find it in at least a dozen adds.
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CANNOT BE UNSEEN.
Thanks. You've added something to the terrible portion of my brain that is always on the lookout for Comic Sans and Papyrus.
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If I ever get a tattoo, it absolutely MUST be in comic sans.
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If thats a mole beneath the "a" in "answer" I really think he should get it checked out..
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Came here to say that. And was surprised I had to scroll so far down to find a mole ref. Hive mind must look out for one another's health!
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Well at least he cant see it. So it's not that bad (for him).
It's pretty terrible font though, and he has to live with it now.
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No religion/lack thereof has a monopoly on doing stupid things to their bodies. It isn't a horrible tattoo though.
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Yeah, it wouldn't be a bad tattoo if it weren't in fucking Bleeding Cowboys.
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I have never heard of Bleeding Cowboys o_O if it's a movie or tv show then this gains some more horrible points imo.
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I'm always suspicious of people who have text tattooed on their bodies, no matter what it says. It seems rather weak-minded to need such a drastic affirmation of an opinion. (Especially, as is the case with this guy, if you can't even look at it except in a photo, or with two mirrors.)
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if you don't like shitty tattoos then I would suggest you don't go to r/tattoos. not that they all are, but some I'm just like wtf?
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I remember when shitty quips were usually found on the bumper of a car.
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OH FUCKING GOD NOT BLEEDING COWBOYS
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I post this every time there is tattoo hate on reddit so I don't have to retype the main points. Pointless mockery.
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It's good to see something other than circlejerk in threads like this
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Looks fine to me. Guess I don't obsess over fonts. Stupid me!
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that font is the same as using comic sans in the graphic design community, every time i see it i cringe.
Designer here. Couldn't agree more.
i design a lot of band/concert posters and i die a little inside every time i get a band who's logo has their name written in that font
whose logo
Probably lots of shitty metalcore bands
Honest question, I got a tattoo in vivaldi, would the designer community hate me too?
Helvetica or gtfo
Helvetica Neue or gtfo
Terminal, so even cancer can read it.
Tattooed designer here. Exactly as bad as Old English, you just don't do that.
Web Designer here, +1
What font is that? It looks vaguely familiar but I can't think of the name.
Bleeding Cowboys. Always fucking Bleeding Cowboys. Everywhere.
thank you for sharing my pain
...are those swirly things in the font?
Oh no, those swirly things are in the font pack itself. See how many of them repeat? The font itself is called Bleeding Cowboys, the swirly things are default. Behold, in all its sheer awfulness:
http://www.dafont.com/bleeding-cowboys.font
Brokeback mountain: the font
bleeding cowboy, now that you're aware you'll see that awful font being used by every shitty band and bar.
It's like pointing out how many douche bags wear flat billed hats, once you know, you'll see it EVERYWHERE.
Screw you all! I like comic sans!
Bleeding Cowboys is the MS Comic Sans of typefaces.
This is pretty pretentious. Its just a font.
It deserves the same fate as Comic-Sans and Papyrus
Oh my god Papyrus! First time i've heard that one mentioned here. I shake my head every time!
Indeed.
Bleeding Cowboys right?
Bleeding Cowboys? Really?
i agree, as a designer. comic sans makes my eyes bleed
We're all in this together guys.
Went to write the same exact thing. It's like typing in all caps with a script font.
Geez, the guy got it tattooed onto his back, don't be mean. Darn I feel like a failed typography enthusiast, not recalling ever having seen the font before, though.
Protip: You're a failed typography enthusiast.