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Atheists & Agnostics

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3. I have no doubt many did not believe but had ulterior motives

Thu Apr 19, 2018, 09:32 PM

Apr 2018

to just keep the whole game rolling so they could extract what they wanted.

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what really pushed me to atheism was finding out most of what I learned as a kid [View all] rurallib Apr 2018 OP

Welcome to the atheist club Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #1

I have no doubt many did not believe but had ulterior motives rurallib Apr 2018 #3

I am an atheist and have been since I was about 11. BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #5

Children are deliberately terrified Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #6

If we treated religion like we treat alcohol and cigarettes... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2018 #7

Maybe a bible buy-back program to get the things off the street! Freelancer Apr 2018 #8

Bible Buy-Back. Iggo Apr 2018 #9

I feel the same way gay texan May 2018 #10

aren't we glad we escaped? rurallib May 2018 #11