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Re:I was denied admission to a PhD program because of my per... by e40 on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @06:15PM (#10748130)
walk into any Reddit discussion and tell everyone you're a devout Christian and watch the pseudo intellectuals exercise their "openness."

I think that's your problem. Walking into a discussing and announcing that is a fairly odd thing to do. I've never entered a discussion on reddit and announced I'm an devout atheist. I think people generally bristle at people staking out positions via broad categories.

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Re:I was denied admission to a PhD program because of my per... by BellsOnSunday on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @06:33PM (#10748242)
It depends on the topic of the discussion, I'd have thought - it might be Hands up who believes in God.
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Re:I was denied admission to a PhD program because of my per... by isleyaardvark on Thursday December 17, 2015 @03:46PM (#10754409)
If the discussion is actually about belief in God, it's ridiculous to label those who criticize that belief as not being "open". Otherwise it's not a discussion, it's "let's discuss belief in god and you atheists keep quiet".
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