Oh my God, I'm an Atheist !!

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There are OBJECTIVE explanations for all of those.

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Such as?

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Sidelined ponders the meaning of the doctrine of the Trinity (not, I presume, onion, celery, and bell pepper.)

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LOL!

I think it is interesting that you continue to cling to this double standard, rat.First, you make the following arrogant presumption about athiests and agnostics whom you don't even know:

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No, I believe atheists, and agnostics know God in their hearts, but can be deceived by the world into thinking He doesn't exist.

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In the next breath, you object to the very same treatment when you perceive Percy to be doing it:

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Oh, I do accept your answer, what I don't accept is your misconceptions and accusations of who and what I am. What am I really up to?

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I don't think atheists know in their mind that God exists, but are troubled by what they know in their heart, so that there is this constant tension.

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There isn't any "constant tension" with me.Tell me, Juggs, were you this presumptuous and arrogant before your conversion to Fundyism, or did you always figure that you knew everyone else's "true beliefs", even if it contradicts what they actually tell you? Edited by nator, : No reason given.

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It's about doing the "right thing." A coin phrase said by manyh people here. Just where does this "right thing" come from?

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Society.As in, we are social animals, and thus have developed rules for behavior in order to create a more cohesive group.

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That's the problem, too many people think that just because they accept gays, and hate christians, that they are beyond prejudice, and their own form of bigotry.

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I don't hate anyone.I do strongly reject bigotry and those who are bigotted, however.Not all Christians are bigots, but most of the ones who post here have certainly displayed bigotry, including you.And I fully realize that everyone is prone to bigotry. Xenophobia and fear of difference is part of the human condition. It is something that I monitor and try to counter in myself all the time.The difference between me and a religious bigot is that I have no notion of a God that commands me to be a bigot.