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NeoGreen

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7. faith shouldn't even be a thing...

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Jun 22, 2019, 09:27 PM

Jun 2019

...it is nothing more than a vacuous excuse people give themselves to believe things based on bad evidence, no evidence or even contravening evidence, just because it gives them comfort. Faith allows individuals to embrace an ultimately lazy and selfish approach to the world.

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Should EVIDENCE undermine FAITH? [View all] Soph0571 Jun 2019 OP

Religious beliefs are not rational, logical, or supported by fact. MineralMan Jun 2019 #1

"Faith" encompasses many things. Not simply believing in the history of sacred texts, but... TreasonousBastard Jun 2019 #2

No. Evidence should REPLACE faith. MineralMan Jun 2019 #3

Faith is one of the most shallow human experiences. LastDemocratInSC Jun 2019 #4

Evidence defeated faith Alpeduez21 Jun 2019 #5

Evidence DOES undermine Faith... uriel1972 Jun 2019 #6

Oh hey! Iggo Jun 2019 #9

it's all good :) uriel1972 Jun 2019 #10

faith shouldn't even be a thing... NeoGreen Jun 2019 #7

It doesn't matter if it should. It does. Iggo Jun 2019 #8