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RE: Suffering
September 17, 2012 at 8:30 am (This post was last modified: September 17, 2012 at 8:31 am by Faith No More.)
Lion IRC Wrote:I would want to know why an atheist parent would bring a child into this world knowing that suffering exists.

Because we're humans.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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Suffering - by Reasonable_Jeff - September 16, 2012 at 7:30 pm
RE: Suffering - by Erinome - September 16, 2012 at 7:44 pm
RE: Suffering - by Reasonable_Jeff - September 16, 2012 at 7:53 pm
RE: Suffering - by frankiej - September 16, 2012 at 7:47 pm
RE: Suffering - by Polaris - September 16, 2012 at 8:10 pm
RE: Suffering - by Ben Davis - September 16, 2012 at 8:12 pm
RE: Suffering - by MysticKnight - September 16, 2012 at 8:21 pm
RE: Suffering - by Waratah - September 17, 2012 at 12:06 am
RE: Suffering - by Reasonable_Jeff - September 17, 2012 at 6:30 am
RE: Suffering - by Ben Davis - September 17, 2012 at 7:20 am
RE: Suffering - by Waratah - September 17, 2012 at 7:34 am
RE: Suffering - by genkaus - September 17, 2012 at 7:56 am
RE: Suffering - by Napoléon - September 17, 2012 at 8:06 am
RE: Suffering - by Lion IRC - September 17, 2012 at 1:57 am
RE: Suffering - by Nine - September 17, 2012 at 2:31 am
RE: Suffering - by Whateverist - September 17, 2012 at 9:28 am
RE: Suffering - by Angrboda - September 17, 2012 at 2:50 am
RE: Suffering - by Faith No More - September 17, 2012 at 8:30 am
RE: Suffering - by The Grand Nudger - September 17, 2012 at 8:36 am
RE: Suffering - by Polaris - September 18, 2012 at 12:33 am
RE: Suffering - by LastPoet - September 17, 2012 at 9:19 am
RE: Suffering - by MysticKnight - September 17, 2012 at 2:47 pm
RE: Suffering - by FallentoReason - September 18, 2012 at 1:00 pm
RE: Suffering - by MysticKnight - September 18, 2012 at 1:46 pm
RE: Suffering - by genkaus - September 18, 2012 at 2:08 pm
RE: Suffering - by Tobie - September 18, 2012 at 1:59 pm
RE: Suffering - by MysticKnight - September 18, 2012 at 2:17 pm
RE: Suffering - by Godschild - September 18, 2012 at 12:18 am
RE: Suffering - by MysticKnight - September 18, 2012 at 12:21 am
RE: Suffering - by Waratah - September 18, 2012 at 1:43 am
RE: Suffering - by FallentoReason - September 18, 2012 at 2:37 am
RE: Suffering - by Godschild - September 19, 2012 at 12:29 am
RE: Suffering - by FallentoReason - September 19, 2012 at 12:35 am
RE: Suffering - by Cyberman - September 18, 2012 at 7:35 am
RE: Suffering - by Godschild - September 19, 2012 at 12:51 am
RE: Suffering - by Cato - September 19, 2012 at 4:04 am
RE: Suffering - by genkaus - September 19, 2012 at 4:55 am
RE: Suffering - by Cyberman - September 19, 2012 at 10:58 am
RE: Suffering - by Minimalist - September 18, 2012 at 1:04 am
RE: Suffering - by Kayenneh - September 18, 2012 at 5:54 am
RE: Suffering - by The Grand Nudger - September 18, 2012 at 8:43 am
RE: Suffering - by pocaracas - September 18, 2012 at 9:05 am
RE: Suffering - by FallentoReason - September 18, 2012 at 1:51 pm
RE: Suffering - by MysticKnight - September 18, 2012 at 1:55 pm
RE: Suffering - by FallentoReason - September 18, 2012 at 2:11 pm
RE: Suffering - by MysticKnight - September 18, 2012 at 2:13 pm
RE: Suffering - by FallentoReason - September 18, 2012 at 2:17 pm
RE: Suffering - by Phish - September 18, 2012 at 2:02 pm
RE: Suffering - by Mister Agenda - September 18, 2012 at 2:26 pm
RE: Suffering - by MysticKnight - September 18, 2012 at 2:35 pm
RE: Suffering - by Mister Agenda - September 19, 2012 at 2:33 pm
RE: Suffering - by MysticKnight - September 19, 2012 at 12:54 am
RE: Suffering - by Kayenneh - September 19, 2012 at 3:49 am
RE: Suffering - by FallentoReason - September 19, 2012 at 3:53 am
RE: Suffering - by downbeatplumb - September 19, 2012 at 6:54 am
RE: Suffering - by The Grand Nudger - September 19, 2012 at 1:08 pm
RE: Suffering - by Reforged - September 19, 2012 at 2:52 pm
RE: Suffering - by Godschild - September 19, 2012 at 11:23 pm
RE: Suffering - by Cyberman - September 20, 2012 at 12:03 am
RE: Suffering - by jonb - September 20, 2012 at 12:10 am
RE: Suffering - by Cyberman - September 20, 2012 at 12:17 am
RE: Suffering - by Kayenneh - September 20, 2012 at 3:21 am

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