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In reply to the discussion: Dishonesty and thoughtlessness in believers. [View all]stone space
(6,498 posts)57. I don't know.
I'm a mathematician, not a psychologist or neurologist.
It's not a question that I lose much sleep over, or even give much consideration to.
There are other much more important things for me to think about when it comes to my atheist beliefs than pondering why I don't believe in God.
That particular question just doesn't seem very important to me in the larger scheme of things.
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I don't see peoples' faith as being dishonest simply because they don't fit some fundamentalist...
stone space
May 2014
#2
I realize that dishonest has a really negative connotation, but I don't mean "deliberately lying"
Warren Stupidity
May 2014
#5
Maybe the problem isn't in the answers. Maybe the problem is in the questions.
stone space
May 2014
#7
No, I'm saying that they might define their religious beliefs differently that...
stone space
May 2014
#9
Again no such thing and I would appreciate if you would stop insulting atheists.
trotsky
May 2014
#27
If an atheist takes a literalist position with respect to the bible in a discussion with...
stone space
May 2014
#33
I never said it was, but you are claiming that taking something literally = believing it. (nt)
stone space
May 2014
#41
"Advanced Atheism"? That's sounds like an interesting topic worthy of its own thread. (nt)
stone space
May 2014
#44
Not sure I can point to any particular reason. It's just what I believe. I don't claim to have...
stone space
May 2014
#49
I didn't just decide to call myself an atheist. I call myself an atheist because that's what...
stone space
May 2014
#54
wait, you have to start from: that book is the revealed truth from god.
Warren Stupidity
May 2014
#50
The post you replied to was only addressing the question of whether or not...
stone space
May 2014
#51
Taking something literally does not = believing that the literal interpretation is true. (nt)
stone space
May 2014
#56
Claim atheism falsely? Am I being excommunicated? I didn't even know it was possible.
stone space
May 2014
#87
Just so you know, the word "fundamentalist" is frowned upon here in A&A
EvolveOrConvolve
May 2014
#65
Incidentally, we are in a thread where people like my wife are being described with...
stone space
May 2014
#68
I think Warren did a far better job upthread describing what is meant by "dishonest"
EvolveOrConvolve
May 2014
#74
I get what you're saying. I don't personally know if any biblical literalists,
TxDemChem
May 2014
#16