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To: reasonisfaith
I cannot speak for other atheists, but I simply don't "believe" anything. To believe something is to hold it to be true despite a lack of evidence. I see no reason to do that in any area of my life.

It's really hard to get across to most people. They assume I have a belief system, it's just different than theirs, and if they can get me on the defense, trying to explain and justify it, then they think they are on the road to winning the debate. It's very difficult for them to absorb the notion that I don't have a belief system and there's nothing to defend.

35 posted on 09/23/2017 10:38:12 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: A_perfect_lady

Happy to see you again.

My dear fellow poster, you’re telling me you believe that you don’t believe anything.


37 posted on 09/23/2017 10:46:16 AM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: A_perfect_lady

Those who choose not to believe in something always fall for anything else. Your decision to not believe in something w/o evidence does not change the facts.

Unless you are so well educated and experienced in all things and subjects, you do actually exercise great amounts of faith; but in your self-justified position of “I don’t “know” therefore I won’t believe” leaves you in a position of ignorance in spite of your declarations.

Best regards for your journey in “proving” everything you encounter- you must be really smart and astute to know everything before you accept anything....


38 posted on 09/23/2017 10:50:19 AM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of and they are allowed to vote!War")
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To: A_perfect_lady

Even Mother Teresa had times of doubt. If faith in God were easy, the world would be a different place.


40 posted on 09/23/2017 10:54:46 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: A_perfect_lady

I don’t think you’d’ve made a very good scientist, as one who might “believe” a certain hypothesis, and yet experiment with it again and again as necessary to determine whether it might be verifiable or not.

This seems to fall into the same category - IMHO - as a believer in God.


62 posted on 09/23/2017 12:09:36 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: A_perfect_lady
It's very difficult for them to absorb the notion that I don't have a belief system and there's nothing to defend.

I'll accept that you have no belief system; if you can explain it to me.

100 posted on 09/24/2017 4:52:27 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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