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ms liberty

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1. I got this book for mr liberty's stepfather for Christmas

Reply to yallerdawg (Original post)

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 11:32 AM

Dec 2017

He's a retired Lutheran pastor, with a master's in theology and is a democrat, but has a very good ol country boy personality. Last year I gave him Reza Aslan's previous book, Zealot, which was about Jesus. His other book present this year from us was The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Dragging Dixie Outta the Dark by Trae Crowder, Corey Ryan Forrester and Drew Morgan.

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GOD: A Human History [View all] yallerdawg Dec 2017 OP

I got this book for mr liberty's stepfather for Christmas ms liberty Dec 2017 #1

Aslan did this short-lived CNN series, "Believers." yallerdawg Dec 2017 #3

I don't agree that it is hard-wired. AtheistCrusader Dec 2017 #2

Personification appears to be hardwired marylandblue Dec 2017 #4

Except when it isnt, for example Buddhists Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #9

depends how you are defining these things marylandblue Dec 2017 #10

well no, animism generally does not have anthropic deities. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #12

Read further in the wiki article marylandblue Dec 2017 #14

I just finished reading this. It's very interesting. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #5

Yes. The conceit that the deity is human in form is MineralMan Dec 2017 #6

I see 2 possibilities, at least. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #7

1) has you rejecting evolution in favor of id. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #8

No, it does not. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #11

"God hard-wired us with a feeling for God" Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #13

They were expressed as possibilities. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #15

So you now agree with me that 1) rejects evolution. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #16

No, I do not agree with you. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #17