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What's not to love?
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RE: What's not to love?
H.G. Wells did not consider himself an atheist.

Quote:Wells wrote in his book God the Invisible King that his idea of God did not draw upon the traditional religions of the world: "This book sets out as forcibly and exactly as possible the religious belief of the writer. [Which] is a profound belief in a personal and intimate God".[44] Later in the work he aligns himself with a "renascent or modern religion ... neither atheist nor Buddhist nor Mohammedan nor Christian ... [that] he has found growing up in himself".[45]

Of Christianity he has this to say: "... it is not now true for me ... Every believing Christian is, I am sure, my spiritual brother ... but if systemically I called myself a Christian I feel that to most men I should imply too much and so tell a lie." Of other world religions he writes: "All these religions are true for me as Canterbury Cathedral is a true thing and as a Swiss chalet is a true thing. There they are, and they have served a purpose, they have worked. Only they are not true for me to live in them ... They do not work for me."[46]


I can only assume that you are fairly loose with all your "facts" which is actually pretty typical of xtians throughout history.
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What's not to love? - by radorth - April 24, 2012 at 1:17 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 24, 2012 at 1:27 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Erinome - April 24, 2012 at 2:50 am
RE: What's not to love? - by NoMoreFaith - April 24, 2012 at 4:52 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Neo-Scholastic - April 24, 2012 at 5:20 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by FallentoReason - April 24, 2012 at 5:20 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 24, 2012 at 9:57 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Zen Badger - April 24, 2012 at 11:52 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - April 25, 2012 at 10:40 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Welsh cake - April 24, 2012 at 6:29 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - April 24, 2012 at 2:38 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anomalocaris - April 24, 2012 at 2:47 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - April 24, 2012 at 4:36 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Killman - April 25, 2012 at 5:30 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:21 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:17 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Faith No More - April 24, 2012 at 7:44 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Phil - April 24, 2012 at 11:06 am
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - April 24, 2012 at 12:16 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by jess_essential - April 24, 2012 at 3:33 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 25, 2012 at 12:04 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 24, 2012 at 3:36 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Welsh cake - April 24, 2012 at 5:26 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Zen Badger - April 25, 2012 at 12:18 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:08 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 26, 2012 at 12:14 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:37 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 26, 2012 at 12:41 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 25, 2012 at 11:06 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Kayenneh - April 25, 2012 at 4:55 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Disciple - April 25, 2012 at 6:10 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 25, 2012 at 6:43 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Disciple - April 26, 2012 at 11:45 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 27, 2012 at 1:20 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Cinjin - April 27, 2012 at 1:51 am
RE: What's not to love? - by downbeatplumb - April 27, 2012 at 2:44 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 27, 2012 at 10:39 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Paul the Human - April 25, 2012 at 6:31 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 25, 2012 at 7:55 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 25, 2012 at 8:32 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:27 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 26, 2012 at 12:45 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 26, 2012 at 12:55 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 26, 2012 at 9:24 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 2:15 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 26, 2012 at 9:33 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - April 26, 2012 at 10:57 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Kayenneh - April 26, 2012 at 2:32 am
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - April 26, 2012 at 12:37 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 9:29 am
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 9:43 am
RE: What's not to love? - by FallentoReason - April 26, 2012 at 10:02 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 11:35 am
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 11:41 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 27, 2012 at 12:55 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Zen Badger - April 27, 2012 at 7:15 am
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - April 27, 2012 at 10:22 am
RE: What's not to love? - by kılıç_mehmet - April 26, 2012 at 12:18 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 12:21 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 12:44 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 12:35 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 12:42 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - April 26, 2012 at 12:46 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 1:00 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by jess_essential - April 26, 2012 at 3:25 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 3:40 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 3:45 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by jess_essential - April 26, 2012 at 3:48 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Anyse - April 26, 2012 at 4:04 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Faith No More - April 26, 2012 at 3:52 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - April 26, 2012 at 4:00 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 4:08 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Welsh cake - April 26, 2012 at 4:46 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 4:52 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by AthiestAtheist - April 26, 2012 at 5:09 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - April 26, 2012 at 7:34 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by AthiestAtheist - April 26, 2012 at 9:13 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - April 27, 2012 at 12:08 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by AthiestAtheist - April 28, 2012 at 9:23 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - April 29, 2012 at 12:29 am
RE: What's not to love? - by AthiestAtheist - April 29, 2012 at 5:35 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Mister Agenda - May 1, 2012 at 11:54 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Cinjin - April 26, 2012 at 9:17 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 26, 2012 at 9:21 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Faith No More - April 27, 2012 at 6:58 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - April 27, 2012 at 11:01 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 27, 2012 at 2:57 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Faith No More - April 27, 2012 at 3:29 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 27, 2012 at 10:48 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Minimalist - April 28, 2012 at 12:31 am
RE: What's not to love? - by radorth - May 1, 2012 at 12:44 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Mister Agenda - May 1, 2012 at 12:50 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Jaysyn - May 1, 2012 at 2:38 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - May 1, 2012 at 6:03 pm
What's not to love? - by Zen Badger - April 28, 2012 at 12:41 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Welsh cake - April 28, 2012 at 3:22 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Cyberman - April 29, 2012 at 6:02 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by downbeatplumb - April 30, 2012 at 1:23 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by jess_essential - May 1, 2012 at 1:54 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - May 1, 2012 at 11:34 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Engel - May 2, 2012 at 12:13 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - May 2, 2012 at 1:15 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Engel - May 2, 2012 at 1:28 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - May 2, 2012 at 3:30 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Jaysyn - May 2, 2012 at 6:26 am
RE: What's not to love? - by AthiestAtheist - May 2, 2012 at 3:12 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by Godschild - May 2, 2012 at 6:34 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by The Grand Nudger - May 2, 2012 at 12:17 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Engel - May 2, 2012 at 12:27 am
RE: What's not to love? - by DeistPaladin - May 2, 2012 at 7:09 am
RE: What's not to love? - by Paul the Human - May 2, 2012 at 7:23 pm
RE: What's not to love? - by padraic - May 2, 2012 at 7:40 pm

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