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Originally Posted by CDSmith
You speak with such certainty it seems as if you've been dead before and know first-hand what it's like.
To be so smug as to presume to know with no room for uncertainty that everyone else's beliefs in the world are shams and foolish is....
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I'm not saying that everyone else's beliefs are shams and foolish. The only belief we have really covered in this thread is the belief in souls. We can start another thread if you'd like me to have a go at all the people who believe in fairies, Allah and leprechauns.
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Originally Posted by CDSmith
well, not the kind of empty faithless existance I'd enjoy.
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Which is exactly why people believe in absurdities - because they want/ need to.
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Hey, wouldn't it be great if everyone could just be happy in their own beliefs and respect those of others rather than criticize and belittle everyone who doesn't think their way?
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I was hardly belittling people; just defending myself on the charge of being 'ignorant' and 'closed minded'.
People can believe what they want as long as it doesn't inspire them to violence. However, when people believe in absurdities they can and should be called on them. It's how we progress. How can people be expected to discard belief in absurdities if they are never taught how to?