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Atheists & Agnostics

Girard442

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1. Atheism and Theism are basically adversaries.

Reply to TBA (Original post)

Fri Jul 21, 2017, 10:40 AM

Jul 2017

Doesn't mean that they should be at each others throats all the time, but they really do represent wholly different world views and it's hard for me personally to see how the tension between the two camps can be made to go away completely.

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Awkward Exchange and General Musings [View all] TBA Jul 2017 OP

Atheism and Theism are basically adversaries. Girard442 Jul 2017 #1

It's like that Monty Python sketch, and religion is SPAM. Freelancer Jul 2017 #2

I once lived in a smallish town in GA TBA Jul 2017 #3

WOW. Now that's some serious SPAM consumption. (-: nt Freelancer Jul 2017 #5

Ha! That makes me think of that Emo Phillips joke... progressoid Jul 2017 #9

Just brilliant! (-: nt Freelancer Jul 2017 #10

Emo had such a hilarious delivery.... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2017 #11

Here's some real advice from a Potawatomi elder Freelancer Jul 2017 #4

Good advice... TBA Jul 2017 #6

Now that was true Indian wisdom! Warpy Jul 2017 #7

The majority of atheists are more than happy to live and let live Lordquinton Jul 2017 #8

The problem from my viewpoint is HAB911 Jul 2017 #12