Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text.

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Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text.

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RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text.

December 6, 2014 at 11:42 am

(December 6, 2014 at 4:35 am)boothj1985 Wrote: Either you're not being honest or you should read a lot more of the bible. But considering that the most popular verses tend to be about treating people with kindness and love, I have a hard time believing you've no knowledge of them.

That's what we call cherry picking.
The most popular verses are popular because they're the ones people can actually tolerate.
They pick out the 'love thy neighbor' and 'feed the hungry' ones while ignoring the 'treat your slaves this way' and 'beat your children to death' ones.

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Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by boothj1985 - December 6, 2014 at 4:11 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by PerfectRecall17 - December 6, 2014 at 4:19 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by boothj1985 - December 6, 2014 at 4:35 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by jesus_wept - December 6, 2014 at 4:42 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by boothj1985 - December 6, 2014 at 4:48 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by jesus_wept - December 6, 2014 at 4:52 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by Losty - December 6, 2014 at 11:20 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by abaris - December 6, 2014 at 11:24 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by LostLocke - December 6, 2014 at 11:42 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by jesus_wept - December 6, 2014 at 4:34 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by Alex K - December 6, 2014 at 4:41 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by boothj1985 - December 6, 2014 at 4:54 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by Alex K - December 6, 2014 at 5:02 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by boothj1985 - December 6, 2014 at 5:06 am

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RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by Cato - December 6, 2014 at 9:38 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by jesus_wept - December 6, 2014 at 5:09 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by boothj1985 - December 6, 2014 at 5:16 am

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RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by Alex K - December 6, 2014 at 9:39 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by Cato - December 6, 2014 at 11:58 am

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RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by Alex K - December 6, 2014 at 9:48 am

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RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by Nope - December 6, 2014 at 10:55 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by boothj1985 - December 6, 2014 at 7:10 pm

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by abaris - December 6, 2014 at 8:07 pm

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by Nope - December 7, 2014 at 4:53 pm

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by Alex K - December 6, 2014 at 9:57 am

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by LostLocke - December 6, 2014 at 11:09 am

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RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by The Grand Nudger - December 6, 2014 at 7:54 pm

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by boothj1985 - December 6, 2014 at 8:07 pm

RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text. - by The Grand Nudger - December 7, 2014 at 8:50 am

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