That's what I've been trying to drive at; that no group is unique whether they are religious or atheists - or almost anything else.
Even many people of religion believes in education and science; it depends on the individual's subjective perception. Not all atheists are well educated.
Of course. Nevertheless, one can identify some common ground among dissimilar individuals. Atheists are just like any other group: one can identify some characteristics that they tend to share, on average. Just stating the obvious here, really.
Of course. Nevertheless, one can identify some common ground among dissimilar individuals. Atheists are just like any other group: one can identify some characteristics that they tend to share, on average. Just stating the obvious here, really.
As if that is important. lol
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Quehoniaomath
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Tue 18 Nov, 2014 02:54 pm
@timur,
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In my experience, education in general is inversely proportional to faith..
How can it be if 'science' itself is a form of a religion?!
Death does tend to mollify even the best atheists...
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Quehoniaomath
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Tue 18 Nov, 2014 04:13 pm
@timur,
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Your interpretation is not a matter of concern to me...
I don't really care about hazy theories, yours or anyone else's.
So what? I don't care you do.
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edgarblythe
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Tue 18 Nov, 2014 04:26 pm
What comfort can there be in embracing the concept of religion, simply because death is advancing? If you really are an atheist, you know it's an exercise in futility.
AND these individual ideas can change. Anyway, i am not sure the phenomenon of atheists converting near their death is significant in numbers... I know it happens and that believers tend to make some hay with it when it does happen to 'public' and militant atheists. But i doubt it's as massive a thing as alluded to in ed's video ('atheists don't exist because they all convert when the fatal hour comes' was one of the arguments mentioned in it).
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edgarblythe
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Tue 18 Nov, 2014 06:50 pm
I have known some atheists who died. None of them changed their minds, at least did not acknowledge if any even thought about it.
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edgarblythe
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Tue 18 Nov, 2014 06:51 pm
I expect when I die, religion will be the last thing that would enter my mind. I would have my thoughts on loved ones and unfinished projects.
