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uriel1972

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8. I agree

Reply to trotsky (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 06:58 PM

Jan 2013

As an atheist I find the 'belief without evidence' thing hard to fathom now and very troubling. I am especially troubled by surrender of autonomy to religious authority, which can lead to all sorts of problems.

I would prefer that people do the right thing because it is the right thing to do, rather than it will get them into heaven according to a belief system.

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Something I think that gets lost in our ongoing 'conflicts' [View all] uriel1972 Jan 2013 OP

Instead "why can't we all get along" thread tama Jan 2013 #1

I'm with you, tama. We share goals and should work towards identifying those cbayer Jan 2013 #6

If someone is an asshole, it's rarely a product of nonbelief or belief. rug Jan 2013 #2

We all have assholes tama Jan 2013 #3

But, even people who are not generally assholes EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2013 #9

Well said. n/t Adsos Letter Jan 2013 #10

There is a key difference that I see. trotsky Jan 2013 #4

I agree uriel1972 Jan 2013 #8

Bravo! This is not, or should not be, a team sport in which one side wins cbayer Jan 2013 #5

I dunno, I'd be very happy if Fred Phelps and Randall Terry lost. trotsky Jan 2013 #7