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Atheists & Agnostics

trotsky

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6. Precisely.

Reply to LiberalAndProud (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 07:28 AM

Apr 2015

I grew up in a fairly liberal Christian church, and even for me that first step of allowing myself to say "This doesn't make sense, and I have a right to not accept 'God's mysterious ways' as an answer" was hard.

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In All Seriousness, Will Ted Cruz Really Drive People to Atheism? [View all] LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 OP

I've always been an atheist so I can't really speculate. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #1

No, but he will continue to drive the young away from nutball Christianity Warpy Apr 2015 #2

Once you break away from "nutball Christianity," the whole thing begins to unravel. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #3

Believing in believing AlbertCat Apr 2015 #4

"believing in believing" trotsky Apr 2015 #7

Precisely. trotsky Apr 2015 #6

No doubt. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #10

'God's mysterious ways' AlbertCat Apr 2015 #12

Amazing how simple the answers get... trotsky Apr 2015 #13

Not really Warpy Apr 2015 #11

Interesting thought, because it tends to reinforce what I've maintained for a while skepticscott Apr 2015 #5

The idea that if we make shit really really bad then things will get better Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #8

Possibly, possibly not, but it's sure as hell going to amplify the voices of non-believers. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #9

I am reminded of Heinlein nil desperandum Apr 2015 #14

He might bring people to question things. Gore1FL Apr 2015 #15