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Atheists & Agnostics

AlbertCat

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9. This is another version of:

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 12:17 PM

Jul 2015

"I contend we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."
...Stephen F Roberts

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"Batman and Superman are fantasy, but I have a close and personal relationship with Spiderman." [View all] DetlefK Jul 2015 OP

Truth! n/t. bvf Jul 2015 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Jul 2015 #2

...and the classic believer response: deucemagnet Jul 2015 #3

Actually "I believe" is all the rage. DetlefK Jul 2015 #5

The responses from the believers and their supporters in that thread were pretty tepid. deucemagnet Jul 2015 #6

hahahahah nil desperandum Jul 2015 #4

I would forward this to my sister, but... Binkie The Clown Jul 2015 #7

Of course if they try to push it at me, that's different story. AlbertCat Jul 2015 #8

This is another version of: AlbertCat Jul 2015 #9

That's exactly what it sounds like to me when people start talking about God and Jesus. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #10

I have it on good authority those are incomparable scenarios. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2015 #11

"My bum's been a bum a long time, but it's still bum." uriel1972 Jul 2015 #14

Perfect. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #12

I agree...(nt) NeoGreen Jul 2015 #13