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Why people are religious
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RE: Why people are religious
January 8, 2016 at 9:17 am (This post was last modified: January 8, 2016 at 9:31 am by Whateverist.)
(January 6, 2016 at 11:40 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:
(January 6, 2016 at 10:12 pm)Old Baby Wrote: I can 100% fathom it.  I'm not an unthinking idiot and for many years I was a theist.  The notion that everyone who believes in God is an unthinking idiot is one of the most ignorant ideas going around in the atheist community.  My conclusion was just as set in stone as any believer's, but things changed for me and I moved to a different conclusion.  It happens.

I can respect that completely.

But are you 100% sure you were ever a true xtian, Old Baby?


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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
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:32 pm
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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