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Originally Posted by KnifeMissile
You have a surprisingly sober view on religion. I disagree with some aspects of your claim but I do think that some (if not most) people need some type of religion to help them through...
Let me ask you, when did you stop believing in Santa Claus? ...the Tooth Fairy? ...the Easter bunny? ...or any other of the bizarre things we try to get kids to believe...
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No idea for sure, but it was prior to adding god to the list.
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Lastly, I'm going to guess that the largest contributing reason why you don't mind people in the US (or even the government) practicing the Christian religion is because you just happen to hold the same values as Christians, only as an atheist..
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Somewhat. I think Christianity goes a bit overboard with the 'blessed are the meek' philosophy. I see weakness as nothing to celibrate.
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If you don't mind a personal question, when the subject of your faith comes up, do you tell anyone that you're an atheist? What does your family think?
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I think my family has adopted a 'don't ask don't tell' philosophy for all members when it comes to religion. The last true believer Catholics all died in the last 10 years, and the current group doesn't make a big deal about it. It came up once or twice when I was younger but didn't really go anywhere. My last real religious discussion with my mother was when I was a wee lad and she tried to explain the whole infallibility of the pope concept. That didn't go well for her and it was her last attempt. I think she suffers a bit from Irish Catholic guilt in that shes not really religious but feels like she didn't do her job as a mother with her kids in that department.