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Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?

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Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
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RE: Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
June 14, 2012 at 7:05 pm
Quote:I certainly didn't need 2.

You certainly didn't need one who told you to STFU and keep having babies!
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RE: Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
June 14, 2012 at 7:12 pm
(June 14, 2012 at 7:05 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
Quote:I certainly didn't need 2.

You certainly didn't need one who told you to STFU and keep having babies!

I love God in my vagina, lol.
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RE: Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
June 14, 2012 at 9:22 pm (This post was last modified: June 14, 2012 at 9:23 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
'One of the reasons' is making the unfounded assumption that there are rational reasons for religious belief,rather than rationalisations.

My view is that religious belief is almost always due to an accident of birth. "The reason" is simply that children are inculcated with their parents' personal superstitions and world view before the age of reason.They rarely question, then or later. If they did atheists would be the majority world wide.

If a non believer dares question dogma, he is presented with a form of mental masturbation called 'apologetics' and/or its pretentious brother, 'theology'.


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RE: Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
June 16, 2012 at 2:33 am
The reason people believe in God is that they are brainwashed from birth to believe
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RE: Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
June 16, 2012 at 11:36 pm
(June 16, 2012 at 2:33 am)average Wrote: The reason people believe in God is that they are brainwashed from birth to believe

What about the millions of Christians who did not grow up in a Christian home.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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RE: Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
June 17, 2012 at 12:24 am
Quote:What about the millions of Christians who did not grow up in a Christian home.

Millions? Oh dear,not surprising I guess-,when you think about it--------Angel Cloud



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RE: Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
June 17, 2012 at 12:33 am
GC=Dan Quayle.
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RE: Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
June 17, 2012 at 6:02 am



"Just-so stories" are the root of all evil.
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RE: Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
June 17, 2012 at 10:32 am
I think one of the reasons people believe in god is the fear of death and the promise of another one. There's also indoctrination at a young age when they don't know any better. And fear of eternal torture if you don't. This is nothing more than child abuse.
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RE: Is one of the reasons people believe in God is a need for a father figure?
June 17, 2012 at 11:41 am (This post was last modified: June 17, 2012 at 11:42 am by Taqiyya Mockingbird.)
(June 14, 2012 at 6:04 pm)Abu Taj al Deen Wrote: As a religious male, I have to say no for sure.
I had two very supportive parents, so did my wife.
So did pretty much everyone (religious) I'm close to, come to think of it.

From my view, there are no statistics to back up your thoughts. It's simply being thrown out there seemingly at random, actually?

Oh, not at all. Pay no attention to all the nonsense about "gawd/allah/whatever the FATHER"..

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(June 16, 2012 at 11:36 pm)Godschild Wrote:
(June 16, 2012 at 2:33 am)average Wrote: The reason people believe in God is that they are brainwashed from birth to believe

What about the millions of Christians who did not grow up in a Christian home.

"From birth" was superfluous.
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