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AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
8. doesn't make much sense to me, and doesn't have good evidence supporting it.
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 09:58 PM
Apr 2015

This.


Reality is all there is, in the long run.

This doesn't mean we shouldn't tell ghost stories and write scifi or fantasy....or even indulge in holiday rituals that are fun and warm and fuzzy.... as long as you know they are fairytales and fiction, and reality is still there doing its thing as usual.

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What Good Atheism Has Done for This Ex-Muslim? [View all] beam me up scottie Apr 2015 OP
Very good. K&R. Tobin S. Apr 2015 #1
Thanks for rec'ing beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #3
I've known quite a few Muslim atheists Warpy Apr 2015 #2
His courage is inspiring. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #4
So did a lot of us Warpy Apr 2015 #5
This is a very good article, but I still think it bears saying... Silent3 Apr 2015 #6
For me as well. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #7
doesn't make much sense to me, and doesn't have good evidence supporting it. AlbertCat Apr 2015 #8
We need more atheists here in the USA BobSmith4152 Apr 2015 #9
Hi BobSmith! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #10
Wait, there's a lair? BobSmith4152 Apr 2015 #11
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I like Tofurkey Beer Brats. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #16
It gets you in touch with the divine ... Oh, wait ... maybe that's gas instead. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #18
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Brave, brilliant man... Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #14
I would love to meet him. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #17
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