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Being an atheist is not passive, it requires an active stance
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RE: Being an atheist is not passive, it requires an active stance
(May 26, 2015 at 8:15 am)comet Wrote: And born "atheist" is like being born not walking.  I chopped my legs off because I was born not walking.  I am in on that logic.
Hmmm, not sure I get you on this. Are you saying that one will, by default, develop theism as one would normally develop walking skill (all being well)? If so, I don't agree. To use that analogy, theism would be more like developing roller-skates: you're born an a-skate-ist (atheist), develop walking skill (the capacity to believe things) and someone may or may not teach you to roller-skate (theist). You might work out roller-skating by yourself or you may even develop new forms of wheeled transport (Heeleys, you heretic!) although it's most likely that you'll adopt what you were taught.

Or am I getting you wrong?
Sum ergo sum
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RE: Being an atheist is not passive, it requires an active stance - by Ben Davis - May 26, 2015 at 8:50 am

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