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   On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:34:05 +1000, Sylvia Else    
   wrote:   
   .   
   >On 27/06/2014 6:59 AM, mur@.not. wrote:   
   >   
   >>      That would explain why they deny the existence of the evidence that has   
   >> persuaded billions of people to believe God does exist.   
   >>   
   >   
   >The vast majority of those who believe in God were never invited to   
   >examine the evidence and form a view. Instead, they were indoctrinated   
   >into their faith from long before they had any ability to resist,   
   >leaving them with a mental pattern that is hard from them to remove.   
   >   
   >Essentially, they were subject to a form of child abuse.   
      
       I believed God must exist for many years because I was taught he must as a   
   child. At some point I learned that there might not be a God associated with   
   Earth. For a while I tried to believe there is not, but before long learned   
   that   
   that is the most stupid position of all. From there I began trying to think   
   realistically about how a God could be associated with Earth and things be as   
   they are. That's something you atheists can't even attempt to do and never have   
   been able to do, or you would be doing that instead of being atheists.   
      
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