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Atheists & Agnostics

MayReasonRule

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11. Faith is believing what you know ain't so.

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 12:29 PM

Oct 2022

Faith rejects doubt and embraces delusion.

It's the nature of the beast.

Ignorance, is most certainly not bliss in my experience.

In point of fact, I actively avoid interactions with individuals that embrace their ignorance, preferring delusion instead.

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"Faith is believing what you know ain't so." [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2022 OP

He had faith in the Paige Compositor nt Shermann Sep 2022 #1

One of my all-time favorites. Sky Jewels Sep 2022 #2

Exactly, I have always said that faith implies doubt. Doubt causes fear Walleye Sep 2022 #3

I think that Twain was even more spot on than people think. Girard442 Sep 2022 #4

"tests of faith" hvn_nbr_2 Sep 2022 #5

Down goes Frazuh! GreenWave Sep 2022 #6

...but really want to be so Warpy Sep 2022 #7

Mark Twain on the Book of Mormon Stargleamer Sep 2022 #8

When I was at Lackland for basic training Genki Hikari Sep 2022 #9

Yes, Smith was a conman even before he started his own religion, Stargleamer Sep 2022 #10

Faith is believing what you know ain't so. MayReasonRule Oct 2022 #11