.@sjzara I don't think so.If a religion were true,it would be essential that everyone took it very seriously. Consequences for not are awful
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The claim that literal interpretations of faith are only accepted by radical extremists & anti-theists is fairly accurate.
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But this does not change the nature of faith or the fact that faith is the problem.
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Believing in things w/out evidence can result in anything from killing apostates to homeopathy. "But it can be comforting!" isn't an answer.
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We have psychological needs that religion answers but this doesn't mean that its the right answer.
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Everybody is Wrong about God &upcoming Life in Light of Death by
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In Life in Light of Death
@GodDoesnt looks more at the cost of this which is actually living our lives for what matters - each other. -
I'm half-way through, btw. At first I thought it was a v different style but then the uncompromising orderliness emerged!
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Systematically shutting down all escape routes from reality, categorising forms of denial. I still detect the mathematician. XD
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I have no time for fuzzy, nice Xianity. If you believe in a thing then you must believe in the consequences of that thing.
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