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In reply to the discussion: Scientists discover that atheists might not exist, and that’s not a joke [View all]Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)35. In theory...
It's possible that the human mind is predisposed toward supernatural beliefs. That doesn't mean it's predisposed to any particular set of those beliefs.
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That premise is not obvious in the short excerpt above. Which mostly suggests hard-wired values.
Brettongarcia
Jul 2014
#19
At best he's illustrating that there can be a spectrum of belief as well as non-belief
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2014
#21
What does the existence of a soul have to do with religion or belief in a god?
Starboard Tack
Jul 2014
#47
My sister used to say that anything I did that was good, that was because her god put
djean111
Jul 2014
#30
Another religious bigot proudly displaying his scientific illiteracy and intolerance.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2014
#54
Exactly. But why let facts get in the way of perfectly acceptable religious intolerance?
beam me up scottie
Jul 2014
#59
He is promulgating a bigoted belief, as if true. He's begging the question on an assumption.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2014
#71
He's saying that atheists behave worse. That is categorically untrue as a society.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2014
#78
Don't bother. This is acceptable intolerance in this forum because it comes from a believer.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2014
#81
The 'no atheists in foxholes' meme is generally considered offensive and bigoted.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2014
#64
I don't see that assumption at all, particularly given his thesis that humans are so predisposed.
rug
Jul 2014
#65
Um, he's deliberately bending over backwards to accomodate people of faith in that eulogy.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2014
#76