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In reply to the discussion: Things that affirm my atheism [View all]Timewas
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Side you choose to believe/disbelieve is all the proof anyone needs. As Atheists we can see the silliness involved in religion... But you can never reason with believers, if they were capable of reason it would not be required... Any discussion with them on which side is correct is a total waste of time and effort..
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odd how people pick and choose religion to support their own biases and hatreds nt
msongs
Sep 2022
#3
I think the responsibility to push back on Fake Christians, is on the other Christians.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#19
Agree about at least one thing, religion should not be used by government to control anyone.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#4
I simply said it set some boundaries. An early guideline that helps humans get along.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#24
Des Cartes proved with logic that God exists. The church rejected such proof because it negated th
keithbvadu2
Sep 2022
#5
As long as we accept people as who they are and act from decent morals toward each other, it's good.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#28
Hmmm, text alone doesn't convey all. If felt like a push away. Thanks for the explanation.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#41
Things have gotten really chaotic and it's hard to construct Democracy or moral guidelines even.
TigressDem
Sep 2022
#44