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Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?
Humans aren't robots by definition.

robot
1. (especially in science fiction) a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically.

Our brain functions being explainable electrochemically doesn't make us robots; robots are machines that emulate humans in some way. It also doesn't follow that we are 'programmed'. We are able to think about our actions and act accordingly, the opposite of 'being programmed'. When we don't arrive at decisions by thourght, we can fairly be described as 'acting according to our programming'.

"What is the meaning of being programmed?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English to be programmed: if a person or an animal is programmed socially or biologically to do something, they do it without thinking.... All birds of this species are programmed to build their nests in the same way."
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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RE: Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship? - by Mister Agenda - May 19, 2023 at 8:50 am

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