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RE: Why people are religious
January 6, 2016 at 7:23 pm
(January 6, 2016 at 7:19 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I'm Christian because I believe it is the truth.

I have always been confused by the religious aspect of truth as compared to the scientific aspect of truth.

I mean, children are taught that Santa is truth.

Is it no different with religion, that children are taught that god is truth?
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Why people are religious - by jcvamp - January 6, 2016 at 11:15 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Longhorn - January 6, 2016 at 11:19 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 11:22 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 6, 2016 at 11:34 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Faith No More - January 6, 2016 at 12:01 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 12:04 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by jcvamp - January 6, 2016 at 12:09 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 12:19 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Kingpin - January 6, 2016 at 12:12 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by jcvamp - January 6, 2016 at 12:16 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Minimalist - January 6, 2016 at 12:23 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 12:24 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by WinterHold - January 6, 2016 at 12:48 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 12:51 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 6, 2016 at 1:00 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 1:07 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 6, 2016 at 1:10 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 1:12 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 6, 2016 at 1:14 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Old Baby - January 6, 2016 at 3:16 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 6, 2016 at 3:19 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 7:19 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 7:23 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Old Baby - January 6, 2016 at 8:29 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 8:00 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 8:09 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by dyresand - January 6, 2016 at 8:20 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 8:28 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Angrboda - January 6, 2016 at 8:20 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Regina - January 6, 2016 at 8:35 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 8:40 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Regina - January 6, 2016 at 8:42 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 8:49 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 9:31 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 9:32 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 9:40 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 9:44 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 9:45 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 9:47 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Old Baby - January 6, 2016 at 10:12 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 11:40 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 9:17 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 9:11 am
RE: Why people are religious - by bennyboy - January 6, 2016 at 10:06 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 10:00 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 10:21 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:22 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:24 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:28 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:29 pm
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RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:34 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:36 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:37 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:44 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:45 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:49 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:52 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:56 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:58 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 9:01 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 9:03 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Angrboda - January 6, 2016 at 8:51 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:24 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Angrboda - January 6, 2016 at 8:26 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Edwardo Piet - January 6, 2016 at 8:39 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Angrboda - January 6, 2016 at 8:40 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 6, 2016 at 8:46 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by vorlon13 - January 6, 2016 at 8:51 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Edwardo Piet - January 6, 2016 at 9:57 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 10:15 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 7, 2016 at 6:55 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 7, 2016 at 11:31 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 9:27 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 5:02 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 9:31 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 9:40 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 9:49 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 9:52 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Brian37 - January 8, 2016 at 9:54 am
RE: Why people are religious - by account_inactive - January 8, 2016 at 5:09 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 6:09 am
RE: Why people are religious - by jcvamp - January 8, 2016 at 9:00 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 9:03 am
RE: Why people are religious - by SofaKingHigh - January 8, 2016 at 9:04 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 9:07 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Old Baby - January 8, 2016 at 10:37 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 12:10 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by account_inactive - January 8, 2016 at 9:09 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Brian37 - January 8, 2016 at 9:39 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 9:55 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:04 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:08 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:14 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:16 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:18 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:19 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:22 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:32 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:27 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:34 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:39 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:43 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:52 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 11:00 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 11:13 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 11:15 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 11:28 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 11:31 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 11:31 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 11:34 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 11:37 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 11:54 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 11:58 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Brian37 - January 8, 2016 at 12:19 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 1:55 pm

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