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Something to chew on over the weekend. Atheism is normal and religion is abnormal behavior. We are all born atheists and only pick up religion via cultural institutions. There have been homo sapiens that modern people would recognize as a fellow person for over 200,000 years.
06:30 PM - Sep 02, 2023
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Christianity has only been a religion for less than one-hundredth of that time among millions of other religions and deities. To my eyes, the belief that any religion is true or that its tenets should enjoin me is ridiculous. The universe is too vast and amazing to credit any faith as law.
06:30 PM - Sep 02, 2023
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I disagree. Religion that attempts to convert young followers is coercive and not normal human behavior. It's taught. Accepting the forced conversion of atheists to a religion should be prohibited for minors.

Equating society with religion is dangerous too
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08:18 PM - Sep 02, 2023 (Edited)
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All human behavior is taught. Again, I'm not saying religion is "right." I'm not saying religious indoctrination is "right." This isn't a moral question. You saying it was abnormal is false. Good or bad, it's normal.
08:31 PM - Sep 02, 2023
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If a child is never exposed to organized religion but otherwise educated as today, you are telling me they will just spontaneously create one? I don't see any evidence to support that. Organized religion was created to keep its leaders in power and followers in line. It's not natural. It's abnormal.
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