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Originally Posted by raymor
I have a question for those without a specific belief in some kind of power other than gravity and electricity. Do you think that perhaps when Einstein, JFK, FDR, Lincoln, Gandhi, Mandela, MLK, Lech Walesa, Eleanor Roosevelt all the way down to Oprah say that they are all guided by God or "soul force" they might be on to something? Is it possible there is something to what all of these great leaders say?
For anyone who answers "no, they are stupid," is it arrogant to be so sure that you are so much more enlightened than Einstein, JFK, FDR, Lincoln, Gandhi, and MLK all put together"? When Oprah is asked the secret of her success and she replies "my team and Jesus ... glory to be God", do you really know THAT much more about the secrets of success than a lady who's earned billions, never mind the Indian man who liberated two countries barefoot?
Is it possible there is something they see that you're missing, perhaps to due the Jerry Falwels of the world claiming the word "God"?
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This is a piss poor argument to say the least.. Plato didn't believe in the existence of North America (because he didn't know it existed) does that make us idiots or 'arrogant' for believing something different than him? Of course not.
Believe what you want, there is no answer more correct than the others, but using "leaders" as your basis is truly nonsense. There are a handful of leaders in every nation over the course of history that didn't believe in a higher power or the church as well that doesn't give it any more or less credit either.