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Atheists & Agnostics

stopbush

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2. Religious belief is a conceit the world can no longer afford.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 09:50 AM

Sep 2015

Truth is, we never really could afford to make the excuses we've made as a species for religious belief (the Dark Ages, anyone?). Hopefully, the embarrassing responses of the Xian bigots in this country to the many positive changes that are happening in today's world will continue to drive people away from the make believe that is religion.

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The right hides behind a fictional Bible [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 OP

Absolutely! Cartoonist Sep 2015 #1

Religious belief is a conceit the world can no longer afford. stopbush Sep 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author AlbertCat Sep 2015 #3

The problem is that most people still believe in it. Curmudgeoness Sep 2015 #4

Thanks. And some of the Left hide behind it, too. onager Sep 2015 #5

The problem is not that the Bible is made up. DetlefK Sep 2015 #6

"The problem is not that the Bible is made up" left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #7

That's irrelevant in the political context. DetlefK Sep 2015 #8

Yep. It's the hypocrisy that is so galling. RussBLib Sep 2015 #9