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It's all about IMO fear, political power, control, authoritarianism and money. It's a useful tool RKP5637 May 2018 #1
It matters to the extent gibraltar72 May 2018 #2
Amen FiveGoodMen May 2018 #5
A counterpoint from C.S. Lewis, "Mere Christianity" yallerdawg May 2018 #3
Ah yes, god is unknowable and inconceivable Major Nikon May 2018 #4
Billions of people - or you. yallerdawg May 2018 #6
There are also billions of people who believe in no deities at all. MineralMan May 2018 #8
But they believe in a deity. Think about that. kwassa May 2018 #22
The irony this argument is also a fallacy is lost on you Major Nikon May 2018 #11
Keep trotting that out. yallerdawg May 2018 #12
You are batting 1000 with the fallacies Major Nikon May 2018 #13
Is your argument that billions of people believe just a way to say marylandblue May 2018 #20
It's really a weird argument to make Mariana May 2018 #21
We should always evaluate the merits of an argument Voltaire2 May 2018 #16
Billions of people, but not the ancient Greeks Mariana May 2018 #18
No Mind No Buddha WhiteTara May 2018 #7
So many deities; So little time... MineralMan May 2018 #9
The deception matters. procon May 2018 #10
The fraud doesn't really matter so long as someone gets something good out of it, right? Major Nikon May 2018 #14
There is no purpose to humanity or the universe. Voltaire2 May 2018 #15
The idea of a single deity seems a lot younger than 5,000 years old muriel_volestrangler May 2018 #17
Indeed. And there is no good reason to view Voltaire2 May 2018 #19
No, it does not. kwassa May 2018 #23
Yes it does Lordquinton May 2018 #24
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