"Uncle Vic" <address@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:Xns99D1CE2B83299vicman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> One fine day in alt.atheism, patrick.barnes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> bloodied us up with this:
>
>>> 2.. There are thousands of God beliefs. How do we KNOW which is the
>>> REAL
>>> God and which are FAKES?
>>
>> Faith.
>
> Faith is mostly geographical. Did you examine the beliefs you harbor
> thoroughly before taking the plunge, or do you believe what your parents
> believe(d)? Would you be a Christian if you'd been born in Afghanistan
> instead of (I assume) the USA?
> The truth is, there are religious sects all over the world that claim
they
> are the One Way to God, sans evidence, yet they contradict each other on
> even the most fundamental issues.
> They can't all be right, but they can all be wrong.
>
And therefore what? Let me finish your paragraph for you: And
therefore
having no religion and no beliefs and no faith is the only right way to
be.
You just get used to whatever reality throws at you, and roll with the
punches, doing nothing to change reality towards some religious ideal,
like
loving and caring.
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