"Christopher A. Lee" wrote:
> On 20 Feb 2008 22:34:02 -0600, bob young <alaspectrum@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
> >DanielSan wrote:
> >
> >> Pastor Frank said the following on 2/13/2008 11:14 PM:
> >> > "Christopher A. Lee" <calee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >> > news:lpd7r314f1a457ucm9gp2l61ovj505uu8i@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> Are you really this stupid, or just pretending?
> >> >> This group was set up by atheists for atheists to discuss atheist
> >> >> issues. Is that really so hard to understand?
> >> >>
> >> > "Atheist issues"? What are those? Atheism is about disbelieving
what
> >> > other people believe and tra****ng their beliefs as well as flaming
their
> >> > person. There are no "other Issues" in atheism. "Stupid" indeed!!!!
> >>
> >> Actually, there are, such as defending against those that would trash
> >> our individual worldviews, such as what you're doing right now.
> >
> >Atheistic views are based on common sense logic and facts, such as THE
CHRIST
> >TALE is what it says up there 'a tale'
> >written by early superstitious natives.
> >
> >Amazing how others follow like lemmings two thousand years later. We
seem to
> >have an inbred need for comfort, whether it be an imgainary god or a
perfect
> >partner, of either ***.
>
> I disagree.
>
> Religious "needs" are implanted in the formative years. Those of us
> who never had it implanted never had the need.
I do not disagree, being well aware that relgious needs are implanted.
But where
there are no religious needs humans soon feel the inbred need for
protection so
they invent one. We have been fearful animals since we struggled as early
cave
dwellers. This is born out by the nunber of new beliefs that spring up
from time
to time and the adherents who rush to take part in them.
cheers
>
>
> >Bob
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