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Ping Tung

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23. Mark Twain was not a white supremacist.

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #22)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 07:04 PM

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His religious beliefs were private. He attended church regularly but didn't believe in the obvious lies, contradictions and lies of Christianity. He never claimed to be an Athirst but hinted at agnosticism. He was certainly a skeptic of the dogma.

Here he speaks about the bible:

It is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some good morals; and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies.
- Letters from the Earth Mark Twain

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Forget all the religious doctrines on the planet for this question - [View all] malaise Sunday OP

"Religious Doctrine" a.k.a. The Rejection Of Critical Thinking And The Embrace Of Delusional Suppositions MayReasonRule Sunday #1

Profound malaise Sunday #6

Even atheists embrace their own version of "religion" Kaleva Sunday #16

Religion Is The Rejection Of Critical Thinking MayReasonRule Sunday #17

The aforementioned people weren't critical thinkers Kaleva Sunday #18

Mark Twain? Ping Tung Sunday #20

Was he a supremist? Kaleva Sunday #22

Mark Twain was not a white supremacist. Ping Tung Sunday #23

They have a very narrow view of the world. cachukis Sunday #2

They mean to give themselves the authority to make life and death decisions for "others" ... marble falls Sunday #3

Spencer's Social Darwinism - God put them here to rule. bucolic_frolic Sunday #4

So it is all wrapped up malaise Sunday #8

I believe that white supremacists have a warped view of world history. Lonestarblue Sunday #5

You cannot claim to discover anywhere when you find others malaise Sunday #7

White supremacists have very small minds PJMcK Sunday #9

Love your response to that man malaise Sunday #10

They're the kind of people who hang up the most Christmas lights on the block to prove they're the most Christian. Ping Tung Sunday #11

LOl malaise Sunday #12

The Bible Believing Baptists around here leftyladyfrommo Sunday #14

It means they deny the accomplishments of the rest of the world. travelingthrulife Sunday #13

It mostly just means they have been washed leftyladyfrommo Sunday #15

Projection. However they were born white, choice, providence or chance, they would feel the opposite if they weren't. usonian Sunday #19

Expressions of pre-eminence mask fears of Righteousnes. Kid Berwyn Sunday #21