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Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad

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Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad
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RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad
July 27, 2012 at 5:23 pm
Are you sure that the god he believes in would not allow you into the big family reunion?

Not all theists, especially those that aren't fundamentalists, believe in a god that punishes non-believers.

I do agree, that protecting his feelings is noble.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad

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Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by HappyHumanist - July 27, 2012 at 3:41 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by The Grand Nudger - July 27, 2012 at 3:45 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by frankiej - July 27, 2012 at 3:45 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by The Grand Nudger - July 27, 2012 at 3:48 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by HappyHumanist - July 27, 2012 at 4:16 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by Erfalion - July 27, 2012 at 3:54 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by 5thHorseman - July 27, 2012 at 4:49 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by Simon Moon - July 27, 2012 at 5:23 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by HappyHumanist - July 27, 2012 at 5:37 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by Simon Moon - July 27, 2012 at 6:51 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by Ryantology - July 27, 2012 at 8:13 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by FallentoReason - July 27, 2012 at 11:05 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by Chemelonique - July 28, 2012 at 1:48 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by Darth - July 28, 2012 at 2:15 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by Faith No More - July 28, 2012 at 5:08 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by padraic - July 28, 2012 at 7:28 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2012 at 7:11 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by C.W. Sims - August 1, 2012 at 11:31 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by Cinjin - August 1, 2012 at 11:32 pm
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by BattleD12 - August 2, 2012 at 1:43 am
RE: Why I Won't "Come Out" to Dad - by finalyawake - August 2, 2012 at 7:37 pm

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