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humblebum

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11. The internet is itself is nothing more than another

Reply to LAGC (Original post)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 02:16 PM

Jan 2012

form of communication. However, it has opened up the entire world to communication as never before, and is indeed the reason many have changed their ideas about faith, pro and con. It has also enabled the growth of faith, as well as exposing the warts, wrinkles, the good and the bad of organized atheism. Every group and every idea has been affected by the proliferation of the internet.

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Is the Internet Responsible for Americans Losing Their Faith? [View all] LAGC Jan 2012 OP

NO Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #1

Must just be one of those weird coincidences then. LAGC Jan 2012 #2

The more you know skepticscott Jan 2012 #3

Correlation does not equal causation edhopper Jan 2012 #4

Your causation statement is, of course, correct Goblinmonger Jan 2012 #5

Did adolescents and young adults stop reading Ayn Rand? cbayer Jan 2012 #7

If you made me guess OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #6

That's certainly a big part Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #8

I am trying very hard to remember when I first met another atheist OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #9

How would you feel if I were to say the following: cbayer Jan 2012 #10

There's very much a false bravado on the internet. rug Jan 2012 #12

I'd say you were making no sense whatsoever. Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #13

I didn't read your post as a persuasive case either, just as a way to bash those that may see cbayer Jan 2012 #14

No, that wasn't my intent Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #15

OK, that's a really reasonable and non-offensive way to say it. cbayer Jan 2012 #16

No worries... Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #19

It occured to me that you might think you were there. cbayer Jan 2012 #20

The internet is itself is nothing more than another humblebum Jan 2012 #11

Looks to me as though it was the Clenis, not the Internet. n/t laconicsax Jan 2012 #17

.... cbayer Jan 2012 #18