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cbayer

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11. This part about the difficulty of defining god is really interesting.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 10:09 AM

Mar 2014

If one embraces that position, then it is possible to understand that every individual that calls themselves a believer may believe in some small aspect of "god" and that allows for tremendous variation in what people do and don't believe.

It's appealing, as it leads to inclusiveness and greater tolerance of all kinds of beliefs.

The unicorn/skydaddy/easter bunny, etc comparisons are lame, stale and not even worth responding to. They are merely attempts to mock and minimize.

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"I am an atheist, out and out. It took me a long time to say it." [View all] Fumesucker Mar 2014 OP

I don't really agree with his interpretation of the word. BlueStreak Mar 2014 #1

Actually I think he's saying he's both, intellectually and emotionally Fumesucker Mar 2014 #2

Yeah it's a function of the western/Christian culture, I think. trotsky Mar 2014 #8

Well, there is that group of "hard" atheists... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #9

This part about the difficulty of defining god is really interesting. cbayer Mar 2014 #11

"The unicorn/skydaddy/easter bunny, etc comparisons " Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #15

You are mixing two different things BlueStreak Mar 2014 #12

If I define "god" as "water"... trotsky Mar 2014 #13

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” - Oscar Wilde rug Mar 2014 #3

“The real world is simply too terrible to admit..." Fumesucker Mar 2014 #4

“Yes, death. Death must be so beautiful. rug Mar 2014 #5

And it tells woman okasha Mar 2014 #6

To know that your child will eventually die is the real heartache of becoming a parent Fumesucker Mar 2014 #7

That's cool. cbayer Mar 2014 #10

I hope one day you feel comfortable joining us, cbayer. trotsky Mar 2014 #14