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In reply to the discussion: Lawsuit reveals teen was groomed as personal sex slave in the Duggar family’s movement [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)30. Just to let you know what it sounds like to me...
It's like this:
"I love pears. They are my absolute favorite food. I believe that by enjoying pears, it benefits me in a way that everyone who doesn't like pears, or likes some other fruit, can never experience. That's not to say that people who don't like pears as much as me can't enjoy their favorite foods too, but it will never be as complete as my love of pears."
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cleanhippie
Apr 2014
OP
I think it was a valid line of question but maybe it could have been worded more specifically.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2014
#14
Begs the question of whether there was a baby in the bath water to begin with.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2014
#12
What positives come from religion that cannot be had from a secular source?
cleanhippie
Apr 2014
#16
As near as I can figure, you think that merely the act of believing in a deity...
trotsky
Apr 2014
#28
You understand yet won't elaborate on it and instead make a flippant remark?
cleanhippie
Apr 2014
#33