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Atheists & Agnostics

trotsky

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3. And not one single religion has ever been independently "discovered."

Reply to lindysalsagal (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 02:42 PM

Jan 2014

Many scientific discoveries have, however. In different locations, different cultures, different times.

Let's not forget the smart people, too, who have discarded belief in gods for themselves, but condescendingly treat believers as if they couldn't ever possibly go without their religion, and so attempt to bully any other non-believers who speak out against it.

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Salon: This is your brain on religion :(atheism correlates to education and high I.Q.) [View all] lindysalsagal Jan 2014 OP

I do believe that education has a bearing on it Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #1

All you really need is the hunch that your religion is determined by your location and family lindysalsagal Jan 2014 #2

And not one single religion has ever been independently "discovered." trotsky Jan 2014 #3

That is probably where I started to have doubts. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #4

Many religious people point to the global widespread belief in god/s as Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #5

However, using the argument of widespread belief is just an appeal to populairty imo sakabatou Jan 2014 #6

Agreed. Optimistic folks aren't looking for the big daddy in the sky. But when life is hard lindysalsagal Jan 2014 #7