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On Defining Atheism: An Essay
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Quote:I take a large stick and begin to draw lines around you and myself. When I finish and wipe the sweat off my beaten brow, I gaze at you with smiling lips and eyes, announcing, “This is my front yard.” In doing so, I have set limits to what is and is not my front yard. Conveniently, I have drawn you, my neighbor, outside of my front lawn. That is precisely what makes you my neighbor: my front lawn is not your front lawn, though you are more than welcome to drop by and watch my crocuses bloom in the springtime.

What makes your neighbor your neighbor?

"Oh, well, you see, they aren't me and they don't live in my yard."
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:

"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."

For context, this is the previous verse:

"Hi Jesus" -robvalue
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On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by Manalive - August 20, 2015 at 1:32 pm
RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by Longhorn - August 20, 2015 at 1:34 pm
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RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by brewer - August 20, 2015 at 3:09 pm
RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by TheRealJoeFish - August 20, 2015 at 2:33 pm
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RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by TheRealJoeFish - August 20, 2015 at 8:34 pm
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RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by Jenny A - August 20, 2015 at 3:16 pm
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RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by Longhorn - August 20, 2015 at 4:53 pm
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RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by robvalue - August 21, 2015 at 1:42 am
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RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by robvalue - August 21, 2015 at 2:31 am
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RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by Bob Kelso - August 21, 2015 at 3:55 am
RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by Jenny A - August 22, 2015 at 12:04 am
RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by robvalue - August 22, 2015 at 5:25 am
RE: On Defining Atheism: An Essay - by Little lunch - August 22, 2015 at 6:22 am

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