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Atheists & Agnostics

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21. The word is acceptance, not

Fri Jun 2, 2017, 09:56 AM

Jun 2017

"control"

Atheism is acceptance of reality.

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Here's What Atheist Lack... [View all] tecelote May 2017 OP

"But, what about the lack of religion?" trotsky May 2017 #1

Anti-Religion is Our Religion tecelote May 2017 #3

Speak for yourself Warpy May 2017 #9

So be yourself. tecelote May 2017 #13

Indeed, and being anti child abuse gilbert sullivan May 2017 #19

Atheism is not based on anything other than a lack of belief. Voltaire2 May 2017 #2

Atheism is not simply a belief in nothing. tecelote May 2017 #4

You get that control from God? tecelote May 2017 #11

OK, I'm an atheist. Have been for 50+ years. SwissTony May 2017 #5

Empirical Knowledge (or evidence)... tecelote May 2017 #7

But many factors in our lives are beyond our control. SwissTony May 2017 #8

Yes. But don't blame it on God. tecelote May 2017 #12

The word is acceptance, not PassingFair Jun 2017 #21

Simplest explanation. SonofDonald May 2017 #16

that't it. Brainstormy Jun 2017 #20

Faith is a pisspoor substitute for thinking gilbert sullivan May 2017 #10

So, we agree. tecelote May 2017 #15

It's a numbers game Cartoonist May 2017 #14

Good point. tecelote May 2017 #17

I ain't lacking shit. Iggo May 2017 #18