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05-13-2019 1:04 PM 		Reply to: Message 216 by ringo
05-12-2019 4:32 PM

ringo writes:
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Again, ask the people in line at the soup kitchen if religion has provided any significant benefits.
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“Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.” --Christopher Hitchens
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05-13-2019 3:42 PM 		Reply to: Message 220 by ringo
05-13-2019 1:08 PM

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And petroleum precedes the automobile. Nonetheless, automobiles use petroleum.
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That's correct. Automobiles don't use religion.
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05-14-2019 3:59 PM 		Reply to: Message 222 by ringo
05-14-2019 11:37 AM

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You seem to be really grasping at straws trying to put down religion.
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Quite the opposite. I am pointing out how theists are grasping at straws to improve the image of religion.
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The point was that religion didn't have to invent decency to have some decency in it.
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This is why homeless people should thank human decency for their free soup, not religions.
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