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dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• yesman@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No, it’s saying Nye is a good person. He’s an atheist and not an asshole.

  But you do touch on something because it would be a challenge to find someone known for being atheist while also being a decent human being. IDK, maybe Daniel Dennitt?

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  • dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I see. Perhaps I misunderstood the format.

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  • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov, Greta Christina, James Randi, Julia Sweeney, Taslima Nasrin, Hemant Mehta

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• minnow@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  For the asshole, I would have gone with Dawkins

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  • Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is lemmy. All these people are like 14. They have no idea who Dawkins is.

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    • GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Lol, and here I was imagining the average lemming as a mid 30s-40s dude with a linux thinkpad and a preference for femboys with long socks.

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      • Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Before the reddit exodus, that was probably true. Now it is very obviously full of people with edgy takes and no life experience.

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    • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I read his book in HS idk what you’re saying lol

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• Bassman1805@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Bill Nye kind of is a dick though.

  Some people are really warm in acute person-to-person interactions, but lack the chronic empathy to spread long-term kindness. See “southern hospitality” clashing with who those areas vote for.

  Others have a well-oriented moral compass but are just really abrasive in person. That’s Bill Nye. I’ve met him and he’s not like, super mean but he’s got a bit of a holier-than-thou (or rather, smarter-than-you) complex.

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