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[Incidental point - he was born on exactly the same day as me - the stars must have been in some sort of very auspicious alignment that day ;-)]
Atheism 2.0
[Incidental point - he was born on exactly the same day as me - the stars must have been in some sort of very auspicious alignment that day ;-)]
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There is no argument that the Bible, Koran, Torah, etc. each offer very valid values reflecting human societies. They were written by very intelligent, though uninformed minds. Religions were created from a source of ignorance concerning the evolution of the universe itself. Humanity is today still vastly ignorant of natures laws but, we have come a long way from religious belief.
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There is no reality in good and evil. They simply represent words to describe day to day threats and advantages to ones survival. In its rapid assent to superiority humanity has become the largest evil facing nature today. On our present course of raping the environment to meet our need for greed, we will render ourselves extinct. This would be the epitome of sin against nature. We are ready guilty of destroying other species on earth.
Religion is constantly used by greedy industrialists and governments to sway public opinion toward this unsustainable path. Meanwhile, keeping the unsuspecting masses in relative ignorance and constant fear. Moral values are defined by nature, not gods. If you feel it necessary to believe in god, choose nature as your god.