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Originally Posted by Thee Alex
we should be amazed by this alone (the odds against it being rather astronomical) instead of propagating lies and superstitious rubbish.
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I agree with this but maybe the "astronomical odds" are what make people to believe that it wasn't just chance and luck that brought us here. I mean, huge numbers are staggering to many people.
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Originally Posted by RiseAgainst
ive always wondered why people who believe in god/buddah/allah are deemed fit to run countries yet if i was to say i believed the world was created by a purple dinosaur called Barney id be deemed crazy.
is there a difference?
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I think it's just because of the age difference. your belief is less than an hour old, whereas the others you mentioned are thousands of years old and therefor are more trustworthy (not that I believe that, it just seems to be a common consensus)