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eppur_se_muova

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15. Personally, I'd prefer "none" to "Atheist". Atheism is a lack of belief in mythical superpowered sky Daddies ...

Reply to mahina (Reply #13)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 12:07 PM

22 hrs ago

... lack of belief requires no justification; only belief does.

Atheism is not a belief system, just an absence of gullibility.

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