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Originally Posted by Sex9
"nuts" as you say come in every variety, you cannot judge a viewpoint by a few "nuts" that may support it...you can only look at what they are saying and use your own logic skills to deduce if what anyone is saying has any validity. it is very scary to me that in todays society, with all of our technological advancements...that most of society still believes in fairy tails, it's really very sad... and as far as keeping an open mind...science is an open mind - it changes based on new facts and new evidence...faith is a closed mind-it requires you belive regardless of the facts
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Still, in all that science and "facts", the fact is not one of the leading scientists (nor anyone else) has ever been able to conclusively prove
beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is no God. Some will try to tell you it's been proven...it hasn't.
I'm simply not a fan of throwing ridicule in either direction, neither towards those who believe in a God or those who don't. The scorn and ridicule to me in itself is narrow-minded if not outright close-minded, and both traits foster ignorance and intolerance. Keeping an open mind however, fosters knowledge and understanding.
Some people of faith do keep an open mind and are tolerant and understanding of the beliefs (or lack thereof) of others. They are just a rare breed is all.