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How I became a non-believer

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How I became a non-believer
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RE: How I became a non-believer
April 17, 2010 at 5:03 am
(April 17, 2010 at 2:14 am)Minimalist Wrote: Your opening paragraph reminded me of this quotation from Benjamin Franklin.

Quote:"The faith you mention has doubtless its use in the world. I do not desire to see it diminished, nor would I desire to lessen it in any way; but I wish it were more productive of good works than I have generally seen it. I mean real good works, works of kindness, charity, mercy, and public spirit, not holy-day keeping, sermon-hearing, and reading, performing church ceremonies, or making long prayers, filled with flatteries and compliments, despised even by wise men, and much less capable of pleasing the Deity"

[Benjamin Franklin, 1753


There are worse people in history to with whom to find oneself in agreement.

wouldn't saying 'there are worse people in history to agree with" be easier than " bla bla to with whom to find oneself in agreement"
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How I became a non-believer

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How I became a non-believer - by SleepingDemon - April 17, 2010 at 12:57 am
RE: How I became a non-believer - by Minimalist - April 17, 2010 at 2:14 am
RE: How I became a non-believer - by The_Flying_Skeptic - April 17, 2010 at 5:03 am
RE: How I became a non-believer - by fr0d0 - April 17, 2010 at 5:14 am
RE: How I became a non-believer - by SleepingDemon - April 17, 2010 at 10:36 am
RE: How I became a non-believer - by fr0d0 - April 17, 2010 at 1:01 pm
RE: How I became a non-believer - by SleepingDemon - April 17, 2010 at 9:31 pm
RE: How I became a non-believer - by fr0d0 - April 18, 2010 at 4:22 am

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