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Why I don't believe in religion
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RE: Why I don't believe in religion
(November 29, 2016 at 2:35 am)robvalue Wrote: I agree. The very idea that God gets upset by certain things is ridiculous. It makes him sound like a toddler who we're trying to stop having a tantrum.

The old religions carry the attitudes and bigotry of the people who wrote them. People are scared of those who are different. They still are, it's just we've moved on a bit in general and openly bashing people has become less acceptable.

Religion is totally absurd. God gave us a brain, then wants us to turn it off and just do what some book says. Really? If he wanted automatons he should have made them.
You mean like a toddler that can create any reality he wants, and know exactly how that reality is going to turn out, and knows exactly what is going to upset him/her, but then makes an upsetting reality anyway because he's mysterious like that? Then after not getting what he wants, decides to blame his creation for upsetting him?

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Messages In This Thread
Why I don't believe in religion - by Na11 - November 28, 2016 at 10:40 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Minimalist - November 28, 2016 at 10:43 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Na11 - November 28, 2016 at 10:47 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Jesster - November 28, 2016 at 10:47 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Na11 - November 28, 2016 at 10:50 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Jesster - November 28, 2016 at 10:52 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Aegon - November 28, 2016 at 11:03 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Minimalist - November 28, 2016 at 10:51 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Aegon - November 28, 2016 at 10:55 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Catholic_Lady - November 28, 2016 at 11:00 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Angrboda - November 28, 2016 at 11:26 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Excited Penguin - November 30, 2016 at 6:05 am
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by robvalue - November 29, 2016 at 2:35 am
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Aristocatt - November 30, 2016 at 4:14 am
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by purplepurpose - November 30, 2016 at 8:34 am
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Primordial Bisque - November 29, 2016 at 11:40 am
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by purplepurpose - November 29, 2016 at 12:07 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by brewer - November 29, 2016 at 12:53 pm
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by robvalue - November 30, 2016 at 4:23 am
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by ignoramus - November 30, 2016 at 5:55 am
Why I don't believe in religion - by LadyForCamus - November 30, 2016 at 8:24 am
RE: Why I don't believe in religion - by Little Rik - November 30, 2016 at 8:49 am

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