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Atheists & Agnostics

Oneironaut

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11. The ignorance comes from fear.

Reply to Tobin S. (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 14, 2016, 02:07 PM

Aug 2016

They're afraid that their religious values may be disproven if they learn about evolution. They're afraid of the cognitive dissonance of holding onto beliefs they know cannot be true.

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