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Atheists & Agnostics

trotsky

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9. And that right there is the biggest danger of religious beliefs.

Reply to Beachwood (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 26, 2014, 07:33 PM

Feb 2014

They're non-falsifiable. Handle snakes and never get bit? Proof of god's power! Someone gets bitten and dies? Proof everything is in god's hands!

At least the snake handlers only take themselves out, but I do feel bad for their families who have to suffer the loss.

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Jamie Coots, snake-handling preacher, dies of snakebite [View all] RussBLib Feb 2014 OP

They don't believe the wanker was called home by god. Hoppy Feb 2014 #1

I grew up near some of these churches. onager Feb 2014 #2

No sorrow here ... Auggie Feb 2014 #3

Evolution in action nt mr blur Feb 2014 #4

Boyd tried to warn him. FiveGoodMen Feb 2014 #5

Death Of Kentucky Snake Handler Doesn't Shake Local Beliefs Beachwood Feb 2014 #6

More Darwin Awards on the way ... FiveGoodMen Feb 2014 #7

Poor damn snake ..... frebrd Feb 2014 #8

And that right there is the biggest danger of religious beliefs. trotsky Feb 2014 #9

Absolutely, and those that "defend" the rights of all people with any religious beliefs Beachwood Feb 2014 #10

Hey, you could discuss that in "their" DU group! onager Feb 2014 #11

Never went there, and I would really feel as out-of-place as Beachwood Feb 2014 #12

Cody Coots will take his fathers place RussBLib Mar 2014 #13