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Originally Posted by tspikes51
Read some about the history of the world. Religion has existed since the dawn of civilization. There was some form of religion in every corner of the world. Atheism was not even a widely-known concept until somebody separated church and the state. Before that, you rebelled against a religion, now you just don't believe there is a god.
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Yes, religion has existed for a long time, as far as we have discovered. But as far as I understand it the reeaaaallllyyy early religions were based in nature worship, not the worship of a diety/ies.
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Originally Posted by tspikes51
I have that right as a person who believes in a god too. I practice it on a daily basis. If you think that just because I follow some doctrines means that I don't question them, or are you implying that all religious people are blind??? What I'm saying is that religious people can be as valid, invalid, or fanatical with their views on God as atheists and agnostics because, simply put, nobody knows for sure what's out there.
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I have to agree with you here. Free thinking is not just the realm of the Atheist.
But I do have to say that there are far, far fewer fanatical atheists than fanatical religious zealots. And being outspoken about your beliefs, be they for or against god, does not qualify as fanaticism.