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RE: Cop Out
December 13, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Undoubtedly referring to the infamous Pascal's Wager. Religion can and is used as a cop out, but more so to elude personal responsibility and satisfy one's desire for knowledge and understanding without working to do so.
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Cop Out - by LWP17 - December 13, 2010 at 4:07 pm
RE: Cop Out - by Lethe - December 13, 2010 at 4:59 pm
RE: Cop Out - by Minimalist - December 13, 2010 at 5:06 pm
RE: Cop Out - by DeistPaladin - December 13, 2010 at 5:11 pm
RE: Cop Out - by leo-rcc - December 15, 2010 at 1:24 pm
RE: Cop Out - by DeistPaladin - December 15, 2010 at 3:14 pm
RE: Cop Out - by LWP17 - December 13, 2010 at 7:07 pm
RE: Cop Out - by HigherLvlofThinking - December 13, 2010 at 8:54 pm
RE: Cop Out - by LWP17 - December 14, 2010 at 12:23 am
RE: Cop Out - by theVOID - December 14, 2010 at 1:15 am
RE: Cop Out - by Rayaan - December 14, 2010 at 5:42 pm
RE: Cop Out - by Anomalocaris - December 14, 2010 at 6:07 pm
RE: Cop Out - by DeistPaladin - December 15, 2010 at 11:14 am
RE: Cop Out - by theVOID - December 15, 2010 at 11:56 am
RE: Cop Out - by LWP17 - December 14, 2010 at 1:22 am
RE: Cop Out - by theVOID - December 14, 2010 at 1:56 am
RE: Cop Out - by LWP17 - December 14, 2010 at 2:03 am
RE: Cop Out - by theVOID - December 14, 2010 at 3:00 am
RE: Cop Out - by Lethe - December 14, 2010 at 12:30 pm
RE: Cop Out - by Anomalocaris - December 14, 2010 at 3:16 pm
RE: Cop Out - by theVOID - December 15, 2010 at 3:18 pm

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