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| Religion ruining our friendship | 9/22/2009 |
Q: I am in a bit of a predicament, and I wondered if maybe you could offer some advice? I am almost ...
A: Yeah, entire books have been written on that very question. Why DO so many people believe what (to ...
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| Religion ruining our friendship | 9/22/2009 |
Q: I am in a bit of a predicament, and I wondered if maybe you could offer some advice? I am almost ...
A: Julie... First, my sympathies to you regarding your situation. It's obvious how much this is ...
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| Creation | 9/10/2009 |
Q: How is creation explained in atheism? Also is it assumed that consciousness originated from inert ...
A: Raja: I'm afraid you've misunderstood something very basic about atheism. It is not a set of ...
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| are predictions scientific | 7/9/2009 |
Q: Does science believe in intuition and predictions. Can a person foresee or predict ones future in a ...
A: Your hypothesis is certainly one that others have considered a possibility. The problem is that ...
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| family and atheism | 6/22/2009 |
Q: All of my family is christian but im not and they don't really accept me for who i am because im an ...
A: Nate: Very sorry to hear of your family trouble due to your views on religion. It is, ...
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| Anti christian tattoos | 3/28/2009 |
Q: I am not sure whether or not this is within your range of expertise, but I thought I would give it a ...
A: Leigh... First off... sorry about the strict home life. That's unfortunate, but an all too common ...
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| Study | 3/10/2009 |
Q: I am taking a women's studies course called women and religion, and right now we are focusing ...
A: Pat. Like you, the most I've ever heard of such a study has been apocryphal. Others claim to have ...
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| Me again! | 3/1/2009 |
Q: It's me, Erin again(smiles). I tried to ask another follow-up but it wouldn't let me. I also tried ...
A: First... thanks for pointing out the ratings thing. I changed the setting. I didn't even realize ...
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| Am I being intolerant? | 3/1/2009 |
Q: My question is do you think it makes me intolerant because I say I would not date a christian and ...
A: again! Yes, I have heard about the study you mentioned, although the results were not as clear-cut ...
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| Am I being intolerant? | 3/1/2009 |
Q: My question is do you think it makes me intolerant because I say I would not date a christian and ...
A: Erin: Believe it or not, no clarification was needed. I *totally* get your point of view, and have ...
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| Am I being intolerant? | 2/28/2009 |
Q: My question is do you think it makes me intolerant because I say I would not date a christian and ...
A: Erin: Well... yes, it's natural to prefer associating with those who hold similar beliefs to our ...
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| Enjoying this forum | 12/3/2008 |
Q: It is such a delight to come hear and read the thoughtful responses to people who have asked ...
A: Robert: Thank you for your kind words... they're definitely appreciated. Yes, there are certainly ...
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| Atheist in a religious family/world | 12/1/2008 |
Q: I am an atheist and a feminist (read: humanist, womanist, anti-colonialist, or ...
A: Eve... Delighted to make your acquaintance. Yes, there most certainly ARE parallels with being ...
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| Feel like a misfit | 10/27/2008 |
Q: I'm a teenage girl who was raised in a devout Christian household. I am having some trouble with my ...
A: Marie... Thanks for taking the time to write. Yours is a pretty unpleasant situation, for sure. ...
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| The ten commandments | 9/30/2008 |
Q: My question is do you think that the ten commandments should be the law? Why are some people against ...
A: Helen. No, I certainly do not mind a follow-up. Okay, first... democracy vs. democratic republic. ...
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| The ten commandments | 9/29/2008 |
Q: My question is do you think that the ten commandments should be the law? Why are some people against ...
A: Helen. I'm going to answer your last question first, if you don't mind. Truth is, we do not live ...
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| Are you concerned? | 9/12/2008 |
Q: My question is do you believe that the concern that some people are expressing that should ...
A: I'm afraid I have to agree with your friends. Yes, there are plenty in this country who are racist, ...
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| Are you concerned? | 9/11/2008 |
Q: My question is do you believe that the concern that some people are expressing that should ...
A: Julia: Thanks for expressing your views, and I think your concerns have some basis in reality. My ...
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| Not really sure... | 8/5/2008 |
Q: Hey... I just REALLY want to know, that you don't beleive in ANY god whatsoever...but where do you ...
A: John. Nope... no god or creator-being at all. As for death... well... my hunch is that we go ...
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| change | 8/3/2008 |
Q: ) since you are an atheist i would like to ask you what do you think about god and why are people so ...
A: Certainly, I see where you're coming from, and agree with much of what you said. But the question ...
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| hi | 6/18/2008 |
Q: can any of u atheist define death n birth..n one more thing...what do u mena by SOUL according to an ...
A: Siaf: I certainly can't speak for all atheists, so please be aware that my responses pertain only ...
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| Help with a debate | 6/13/2008 |
Q: My question is, what in your opinion are some of the negative effects that religion(christianity in ...
A: A few things make a critical difference. First, if you ask the VAST majority of people who commit ...
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| Help with a debate | 6/12/2008 |
Q: My question is, what in your opinion are some of the negative effects that religion(christianity in ...
A: Karen: This is a pretty broad question, and there's a lot involved with answering it. So I'm going ...
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| Please help! I don't know what to do! | 6/9/2008 |
Q: I am hoping that you might be able to offer me some advice. I was raised in a Christian household, ...
A: Jemma: I can certainly understand the frustrations you're going through. And it's also not ...
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| I would like your thoughts | 3/15/2008 |
Q: I am a young, budding atheist who was raised in a devout christian home. For as far back as I can ...
A: Sondra: It should come as no surprise that I agree with you. Our society really is bathed in ...
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| Why Do We Wear Clothes Pt II? | 2/22/2008 |
Q: With all due respect, I'm not sure if your answers are valid. My Christian friend corrected me on ...
A: You ignored part of my previous answer regarding clothing. (Oh, I'm sorry... I mean you forgot to ...
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| Why Do We Wear Clothes? | 2/22/2008 |
Q: I have been an atheist for about ten years now. This question may sound a little silly, but why do ...
A: In case you hadn't noticed, we humans have become fairly hairless over the past few million years. ...
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| hello!
i do apologize, really,... | 2/9/2006 |
Q: i do apologize, really, maybe you did send me an answer but the computer said 'i've already answered ...
A: The reason your computer told you that is because I actually got two different queries from you... ...
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| atheism speech | 2/7/2006 |
Q: i'm 15 and this year as part of course work we have to write a speech on whaever subject we choose. ...
A: Tamar: Yeah, that's still a really big subject for such a short speech. My honest opinion is that ...
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| why? | 10/27/2005 |
Q: Why don't Atheists believe in God? How do they believe everything came into existence?
A: Jon: Not all atheists think alike, so there's no simple answer to your question. Their reasons may ...
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| what's next | 10/24/2005 |
Q: You sound like your a guy with some brains. Anyway my question for you is: WHERE DO WE GO WHEN ...
A: Obviously, I don't think we "go" anywhere when we die, because "we" cease to exist. But given an ...
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| Christian world view and depression. | 10/10/2005 |
Q: I'm working on my masters in anthropology. I'm writing a paper for my anthropology of religion ...
A: Steve: It's very interesting that you pose this question to me right now, as I just recently had an ...
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| agnostic Christianity | 9/28/2005 |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To RephrasedI suppose the rephrase would be: How do you know ...
A: "How do you know that we cannot trust x to complete Y..." Well, you don't. That's what makes this ...
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| pascal's wager and belief and action and faith | 9/27/2005 |
Q: So you assert that you only have trusts. It seems to me that sometimes we trust someone or ...
A: You said, "It seems to me that sometimes we trust someone or something when a situation is 'beyond' ...
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| pascal's wager and belief and action and faith | 9/26/2005 |
Q: On 7/19/05 you write "You can change BEHAVIOR out of fear... but not belief." I read a number of ...
A: I don't think I've ever met an atheist who did NOT concede the existence of beliefs. But as to when ...
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| question | 8/14/2005 |
Q: " My question regards prophecy in literature. In most religious texts prophecies are vague. However, ...
A: Amir: You'll have to show me the prophecies you consider to be "cuttingly specific," as I've ...
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| Jesus-Atheist | 7/19/2005 |
Q: I am wondering since Jesus said that no one can get into heaven without him. Since he promised so ...
A: Michael: First, I'm wondering... why do you suggest "prayers from the Catholic Church"? Why not ...
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| helping christians | 5/18/2005 |
Q: I got really sick of those pastors and priest. Every week, I saw my christian friends donating like ...
A: Well, y'know, it's never likely that you're going to "help" your Xian friends the way you might like ...
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