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eqfan592

(5,963 posts)
17. Two points.
Tue May 1, 2012, 04:35 PM
May 2012

First, stating that "there is no evidence to suggest a god or gods" is not an "air-tight absolutist conclusion." In fact, it's not a conclusion at all. A conclusion would be "There is no god or gods" which is something very different from what you quoted.

Second, while your particular brand of christianity may not believe that it "knows there is a god" (tho I have to be honest that I have yet to meet somebody who declared themselves a christian who didn't claim some knowledge to the existence of their god) or that said god "has a perfect plan for your life," there are most certainly many christians who do in fact believe such things. They are very vocal about this. Thus, while these attributes may not apply to you and yours specifically, they do apply to many christians (and theists in general).

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