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I do believe the All, Pariah, the unified Goddess and God! I'm not an atheist, I'm a Pagan! I believe in lots of gods or demigods if you prefer (I think Catholics call them Saints). I'm talking about the institution of religion in society. The post wasn't about the rightness or wrongness of any particular religion. It was about it's effects on society. I'm glad you agree with me on this, P!



You make it known how illogical you feel religion is and the idea that there is a god(s) and yet you, yourself, are apart of one...Exactly what about your religion makes it any different from mine in terms of theism and the all around belief of a higher power(s)? Because it's "nature based"?



Only because we're a very small and diverse group without a heirarchical institutional structure. You may not be able to bring us into the fold without losing the Christians, a far more attractive prize just based on numbers. The only reason we haven't been co opted is that no one has tried to co opt us yet.

"Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives." John Stuart Mill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. Oscar Wilde He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead.