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   "That Guy" <7@f.com> wrote in message   
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   > "Pink Freud"  wrote in message   
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   >> "That Guy" <7@f.com> wrote in message   
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   >>> Pink Freud wrote:   
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   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Really? then consider this: there are literally thousands of gods   
   >>>>>> and you just believe in one more than atheists. Enjoy your   
   >>>>>> schizophrenia.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> You don't know what I believe, you moron.  If you want to define   
   >>>>> "gods" as beings who resemble Yahweh, sure, there are thousands if   
   >>>>> not millions.  But they aren't deities.  There is also a collective   
   >>>>> deity, but it is not a being - more like a network.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> --   
   >>>>> Joel Crump   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the   
   >>>>> nations, I will be exalted in the earth. - Psalm 46:10, NIV   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> LOL.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> As an atheist, I was going to join in this discussion at the "The   
   >>>> atheism story is the silliest of all." point. Now I'm so glad I   
   >>>> didn't. Let people enjoy their imaginary friends, that's my new motto.   
   >>>   
   >>> Excellent.  Witnessing people argue about religion is like standing on   
   >>> the rim of a pit filled with shit, watching people swimming in the shit.   
   >>> You laugh at them, but they can't hear you laughing, so you jump into   
   >>> the shit with them so they can hear you laughing at them.  IMO that's   
   >>> what participating in a god debate is like.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Nah. As an atheist I dwell in one of those nice balcony-boxes just over   
   >> the shit. And I have a plunger with a 6-ft handle.   
   >   
   > The other people see themselves in the exact same position: sitting in the   
   > balcony while all the others swim in shit.  From a non-participating   
   > observer's viewpoint, you're no different.  If you're like other atheists,   
   > you believe there is no God or Gods, which is just another belief.   
   > Arguing about beliefs is like swimming in shit.   
   >   
      
   er... in the strictest sense, humans argue about beliefs almost every time   
   they speak.   
      
   I'm not sure why religion should be such a taboo area in the sphere of   
   beliefs. Beliefs and religions can change, and if noone ever discussed these   
   things (or yes, even argued about them) then we would probably still be in   
   the dark ages.   
      
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