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totally undermines all notion that any religious 'belief' cn possibly be valid in any way . . . .
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I don't think religion is dependant on proving that it is totaly shrouded in mystery. Our brains being physically capable of creating religious sentiment does not surprise me. I do not think to try to disprove your five senses by saying that they can be hot wired, and then claim that science and other observations are not reliable because of that.
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as a scientific and logical person I would still conclude that they are all wrong, just as I would conclude that the moon is not made of green cheese . . despite my inability to 'prove' it.
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You're perfectly welcome do so, but it strikes me as terribly close minded to do so. The moon can be visited and sampled for cheese...but if you don't "visit" the realm of religion, how will you know that it is in fact wrong?
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and it seems to me that at the end of the day there is actually very little freewill being exercised.
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I wonder about this assumption. I know very few people who believe exactly like their parents do.
I take no offense at someone choosing to be irreligious...but i do wonder about the implicit disrespect that your post contains. For your talk about the conflicts bred of religion, you don't seem to acknowledge that interfaith dialouge between believers and athiests is just as charged.... Just a thought.