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Old 04-24-2015, 09:56 PM   #268 (permalink)
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i'd honestly prefer if a god did exist. maybe not the specific god of the bible, but any god that would grant me immortality would be a preferable scenario to an atheistic universe, imo. i don't believe one exists because it just doesn't seem true to me. it's basically a guess, though. i don't rule out the possibility. and i agree that people shouldn't harass other people over their religious beliefs. unless their beliefs are over-the-top crazy/viscous like isis or wbc etc. i actually really despise american atheist groups that spend their time and money lobbying against **** like nativity scenes... they really suck at PR.
This on both fronts. I disbelieve in God as much as the next atheist, and find the Judeo-Christian god and many others throughout the world to suck major balls, but that doesn't mean I have any desire to cease to exist sixty or so years from now. **** that ****.

And I think it's probably not the best tactic to get people to agree with you when you launch petty attacks against things like Nativity scenes. It pisses off the religiously conservative, and makes you look like juvenile dicks to the moderates.

@Chula - Don't forget Sam Harris. How he gets away with blatant Islamophobia is beyond me.
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