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I'm Kind Of An Atheist (Original Post) ItsjustMe Mar 2022 OP
Gervais is amazing on "religion" LakeArenal Mar 2022 #1
I'm definitely an atheist. Lunabell Mar 2022 #2
music, art.... markie Mar 2022 #3
As I've been saying for years... Omnipresent Mar 2022 #4
It's an imaginary friend for grown-ups. Nt USALiberal Mar 2022 #6
Exactly! Omnipresent Mar 2022 #7
That feeling you get from good music Farmer-Rick Mar 2022 #5
War over who has the best imaginary friend. twodogsbarking Mar 2022 #8

Lunabell

(6,810 posts)
2. I'm definitely an atheist.
Mon Mar 28, 2022, 08:52 AM
Mar 2022

Bullshit and fairy tales. Especially abrahamic religions. My ancestors were fine until forced to convert under threat of death. Religion is just a means to control people, especially women.

Omnipresent

(6,342 posts)
4. As I've been saying for years...
Mon Mar 28, 2022, 09:16 AM
Mar 2022

God is a mythical character, and if by any chance he is real, may he strike me dead!
…So still nothing!

Farmer-Rick

(11,407 posts)
5. That feeling you get from good music
Mon Mar 28, 2022, 09:18 AM
Mar 2022

Was used for centuries as proof of god. In a world where music was rare, expensive and usually only available in religious settings, people usually only got that feeling in church. So, of course religion claimed that feeling as being from the holy ghost or some other god like creature.

That's why some churches outlawed music outside church. Secular music was competition for religion. In the middle ages, the church when it allowed music outside church, insisted it be about god and not other topics.

Eventually access to music became common. But we still can get that feeling when listening to good music

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