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Atheists & Agnostics

neeksgeek

(1,215 posts)

6. Excellent!

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Wed Jul 5, 2017, 09:09 AM

Jul 2017

My ex always refused to look through a telescope, preferring to "preserve the mystery" or something like that. She never agreed with my idea that knowledge increases my sense of wonder.

Anyway, "I don't object to the concept of a deity, but I'm baffled by the notion of one that takes attendance." Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik)

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A Brief Encounter with a Christian Under the Stars [View all] NeoGreen Jul 2017 OP

Your response was excellent PJMcK Jul 2017 #1

Oops, not my response, I cannot claim credit since I merely posted what... NeoGreen Jul 2017 #2

Oops, my mistake PJMcK Jul 2017 #5

Viva Entropy! Snarkoleptic Jul 2017 #3

Wonderful post, thank you. Raster Jul 2017 #4

Excellent! neeksgeek Jul 2017 #6

Great post, this one's a keeper. nt raccoon Jul 2017 #7

It's also a mystery to me that god LakeArenal Jul 2017 #8

Beautiful answer. lark Jul 2017 #9

I think of Genesis 1:16 and laugh. Towlie Jul 2017 #10

You don't see evidence of consciousness, or see purpose or justice or love built in. And yet... gtar100 Jul 2017 #11

And yet your post is written from the perspective of a god botherer. stopbush Jul 2017 #14

I don't know what you mean by "god botherer". gtar100 Jul 2017 #15

Here ya go: stopbush Jul 2017 #17

Wow, that's quite a leap. And a pejorative - lucky me! How did you get there from my post? gtar100 Jul 2017 #18

From this: stopbush Jul 2017 #19

Thou doth leapeth to conclusions...eth. gtar100 Jul 2017 #20

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. n/t Brainstormy Jul 2017 #12

Aww crap, my screen went blurry Canoe52 Jul 2017 #13

I do my outreach with an 11 inch SCT. Jakes Progress Jul 2017 #16