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indigo32 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-21-05 01:21 PM
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This I believe
Heard Penn Gillete on MPR this AM. Thought ya'll might appreciate this.

there is audio available
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5015557
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Strong Atheist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-21-05 01:53 PM
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1. Close to what I was saying in my
Hello thread below ...
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Maestro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-21-05 02:14 PM
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2. You beat me to!
He makes some good points. If anything, even for believers, the opinion piece shows why there should never be any religion in government because it basically hinders thought.

Believing there's no God stops me from being solipsistic. I can read ideas from all different people from all different cultures. Without God, we can agree on reality, and I can keep learning where I'm wrong. We can all keep adjusting, so we can really communicate. I don't travel in circles where people say, "I have faith, I believe this in my heart and nothing you can say or do can shake my faith." That's just a long-winded religious way to say, "shut up," or another two words that the FCC likes less. But all obscenity is less insulting than, "How I was brought up and my imaginary friend means more to me than anything you can ever say or do." So, believing there is no God lets me be proven wrong and that's always fun. It means I'm learning something.
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