Talk:Essay: Indian Christian culture is better than low-class atheist "culture"

"Indian Christian dancers appear immune to obesity" What about Indian Hindu dancers, Indian Muslim dancers, Thai Buddhist dancers, atheist Russian ballerinas? By their very nature professional dancers are slender and follow rigorous regimes to stay in shape. Unless you're claiming that Jillette is also a professional dancer, your analogy fails. TracyS 11:21, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

Also, the picture you show of the Indian Dancer - she's Hindu, not Christian. That's misrepresentation on your part.TracyS 11:25, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

Apparently, your atheistic public school education causes you not to be able to read picture captions. Conservative 13:05, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

Atheistic public schools don't teach kids how to read.--JamesWilson 13:08, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

Plus, he/she is apparently engaging in speculation as there are no indications of the woman's religion. Conservative 13:10, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

And last time I checked, ballet did not originate in Soviet Russia! :) Conservative 13:12, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

In addition, the article declares in the first sentence: "Indian Christian culture is better than low class Western atheist "culture"." Conservative

Conservative, if you Google the woman's name - as you provided in the reference for the picture - you will find she is Hindu. It seems not only can I read, but I can use a search engine beginning with G. The fact remains you are using a Hindu dancer to portray a Christian dance. Ergo, you are misrepresenting facts. Of course, all you can reply with is cheap shots. TracyS 14:19, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

Also, I never said where ballet originated, I spoke about ballet dancers in atheistic Russia. Where did I say where ballet originated? And regardless of what culture you said, perhaps you should read the title of your essay. But once again, you dodge the question. So I ask it again - what about slim Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, atheist dancers - how do they fit your paradigm? TracyS 14:23, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

I see you still cannot read the caption below the pic. Next, you'll be claiming that Western atheists are thinner than Hindus! :) Conservative 14:25, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

There is no such thing as atheist culture

Atheism is the lack of belief in a deity. There is nothing else that atheists have in common that could encompass a "culture". There are liberal atheists and conservative atheists. Well educated atheists and uneducated atheists. Sporty atheists and non-sporty atheists. Atheists who use profanity and those who do not. In fact you could take virtually any personal characteristic and you will find atheists on either side. Lumping atheists together in any respect other than the lack of belief in a deity indicates a misapprehension as to what the term atheist means. This page is unbecoming of an encyclopedia and appears to be more of a series of insults directed at people the author happens to disagree with than anything productive. --DamianJohn 13:28, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

Methinks the gentlemen protests too much! I seem to have struck a nerve! Ah, what is best in life? :) Another thin skinned atheist! Conservative 13:45, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

No, not protesting, just pointing out that I don't think you anything about the subject matter you write about. --DamianJohn 14:07, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

Foolish DamianJohn, don't you realize that any criticism of this essay must, by definition, be a result of the critic being a thin skinned atheist. The content of the criticism is irrelevant. It doesn't matter that what you said made perfect sense. You criticised the essay, ergo you are a thin skinned atheist. And that is all we need to know. QED. :) --TeddyG 22:24, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

Obesity in India

Obesity in India is as prevalent as in Sweden. MaxFletcher 22:06, 18 July 2011 (EDT)