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Old 07-03-2008, 02:18 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Believe it or not, I have the ability to think on my own. I do not have a system of beliefs based off of a movie, or any other single source of information.

Good for you, but it doesn't mean you arrive at the correct conclusions.
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I agree, there are extremists on all sides. I don't think memorials should be torn down or anything of the sort, but I do think that religions should not receive government aid. And I do hope to help save as many people as possible from religion, especially the evils of the Abrahamic Religions.
Abrahamic religions? I know that God tested Abraham in the Bible, but what is this kind of religion?
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All of which were created by God
According to a book that you happen to have faith in.
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Abrahamic religions? I know that God tested Abraham in the Bible, but what is this kind of religion?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are commonly referred to as "Abrahamic" religions since they all stem from the same mythos.
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According to a book that you happen to have faith in.
Correct.

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Stoning adulterers to death, killing gays, suicide bombers, killing children that dishonor their parents, etceteras
There is no question that religious adherents have committed all kinds of sins and atrocities.

But you are overlooking all of the good things people of faith have done for centuries, and all of the assurance and inner peace their belief has enabled.

Atheism doesn't offer anything positive, it's just a basis to criticise others and be negative.
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Good for you, but it doesn't mean you arrive at the correct conclusions.
It also does not mean I fail to arrive at the correct conclusions. It actually makes no statement at all about my ability to do so. Way to obfuscate.
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Abrahamic religions? I know that God tested Abraham in the Bible, but what is this kind of religion?
The abrahamic religions are Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Abrahamic religion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The abrahamic religions are Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Abrahamic religion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As Tiger said, too. And pretty much a big part of it is in the Middle East, especially around Israel?
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According to a book that you happen to have faith in.
That's the problem with most arguments made by the religious, they require that you subscribe to that religion for them to make sense. The TRUTH requires no preconcieved notions.
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