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Author Topic:   Religion - genuine belief or educated to believe
lyx2no
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Message 27 of 33 (513072)
06-24-2009 5:00 PM
Reply to: Message 25 by Teapots&unicorns
06-24-2009 2:16 PM


Re: The truth
I can't do much with your argument. This, and Bible stuff, is the kind of thing I lurk with. Not that I don't think it's of value, but because I can't figure out how to make heads or tails of it. Some day I'll catch on.
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[qs]However, this isn't entirely true, as I know many people who chose to believe in god(s) by looking at the world around them, thus through "objective stimuli."[/qs]
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However, this isn't entirely true, as I know many people who chose to believe in god(s) by looking at the world around them, thus through "objective stimuli."
I'd like to know what in the natural world they look at that indicates the existence of some kind of god.
Yeah! What Oni said.
Edited by lyx2no, : Saw Oni's post.

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them.
Thomas Jefferson

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