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Can you still be an atheist if you believe in the paranormal?
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RE: Can you still be an atheist if you believe in the paranormal?
(January 12, 2015 at 12:01 am)NuclearJaguar Wrote: Is this rational for people with very little/no belief in God?

This implies that people who don't believe in God are inherently rational, which isn't true. It absolutely is possible to be irrational and not believe in god.

(January 12, 2015 at 12:05 am)NuclearJaguar Wrote: If anyone can explain these things rationally I'll gladly accept the explanation.

As with many situations, each "thing" could be caused by something different. There's no one answer to why people feel like they're abducted by aliens - each case, or instance, could have a different explanation, like sleep paralysis vs a fantasy prone personality vs implanted memories from hypnotism, etc. It's likely that you won't find a satisfying answer, but that doesn't mean that what's left is something paranormal - especially as no one can observe the event now since they all happened in the past and are subject to the fallibility of your memory.
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RE: Can you still be an atheist if you believe in the paranormal? - by thesummerqueen - January 12, 2015 at 9:49 am

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