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Old 2008-10-03, 08:34 AM   #33
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Well if you figure this out - then maybe

"These attributes satirize the contradictions in properties that some attribute to a theistic deity;[2] this makes her a common rhetorical illustration used by atheists and other religious skeptics."
That's clarified in the following paragraph:
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A quotation from the alt.atheism FAQ sums up this use of the Invisible Pink Unicorn: "The point of this silliness is to prod the theist into remembering that their preaching is likely to be viewed by atheists as having all the credibility and seriousness of [the atheists'] preaching about the IPU."
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and Useless I think it would be OK to change your ways and just chalk it up to getting soft in your old age
Soft, huh?
Now where did I put that machete...
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