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To: Tribune7

"Well, if all gods are the same what is that you dislike about our culture that makes you hot to remove our's?"



Me? I don't care if people believe in deities. It's irrelevant to me, since my culture is one which prohibits religious folks from forcing their beliefs on other folks.

Heck, I have friends of several religions. I recognize their belief and hope they're happy in it. My Christian friends have their beliefs (and boy is there a lot of variation there), and so do my Buddhist friends. I have one neighbor who's a Hindu and one who worships the naturism of the traditional Hmong culture. The Hindu always takes very good care of my leaf-blower when he borrows it, and the Hmong grandmother who lives two doors down makes absolutely delicious spring rolls. I mow her lawn and clear her sidewalks in the Winter.

Why should I care what deities they believe in? That doesn't affect my relationship with them, nor does my atheism affect their relationship with me. Such topics rarely come up.

So, I like our culture very much. It encourages people to believe as they wish. It's excellent.


205 posted on 10/19/2005 12:17:52 PM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: MineralMan
It's irrelevant to me, since my culture is one which prohibits religious folks from forcing their beliefs on other folks.

That's a religous belief that you are forcing on other folks. Fine by me since I agree with it but don't pretend it's not :-)

210 posted on 10/19/2005 12:24:11 PM PDT by Tribune7
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To: MineralMan; Tribune7

Imagine, though...a religion that Tribune7 "...Imagine a religion that tells us to love our neighbor and do unto others as they would unto you...."


Um, depends on the neighbors.

You woudn't be referring to Luke 6:31 would you?


268 posted on 10/19/2005 3:37:56 PM PDT by From many - one.
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