amonokerism

[Alison Murie]

On Nov 24, 2009, at 2:46 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:

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> Skeptic is another term I considered, but "I'm a skeptic" sounds to
> me as though I'm skeptical about everything. Also, about "skeptic,"
> my Mac dictionary says,
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> a person inclined to question or doubt all accepted opinions.
> a person who doubts the truth of Christianity and other religions;
> an atheist or agnostic.
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> I am not inclined to question or doubt the truth of religions. To
> me, they seem so outrageously improbable, they aren't worth
> considering. (They may be interesting to investigate as complexes of
> thought or orientations of society, etc., but not plausible.)
>
> BB
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I also have trouble accepting any of these terms for myself, but while
I do not believe in the objective, supernatural existence of a god, I
certainly believe in the force of the idea of god in society.  In that
sense religions merit some attention.  Religious beliefs animate some
of the best as well as some of the very worst activities of mankind.
The pernicious effects of some of these we can hardly deny the
existence of.
AM

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