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Does Deep Thought Lead to God? Here's a Shallow Answer

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Does Deep Thought Lead to God? Here's a Shallow Answer
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RE: Does Deep Thought Lead to God? Here's a Shallow Answer
September 10, 2014 at 12:40 pm
(September 10, 2014 at 12:21 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:
(September 10, 2014 at 11:28 am)MistressD Wrote: I may be wrong here, but it almost stands to reason that deep thought kind of leads away from god, not towards him. Religion does not allow for free thinking, conformity does not allow for personal freedom.
Wrong on all counts. Reason may or may not lead towards God. And religion encourages more thinking than ontological naturalism.
(September 10, 2014 at 11:34 am)ShaMan Wrote: I agree. I'm a former christian...
I disagree as a former atheist.

I think you're confusing atheism with apatheism. While there is no doctrine for atheism, it's usually arrived at through critical thinking. As for any religion, it does encourage thinking. Just not free thinking.
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RE: Does Deep Thought Lead to God? Here's a Shallow Answer - by Exian - September 10, 2014 at 12:40 pm

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