Religion
In reply to the discussion: When you say you believe or do not believe in "God", what exactly is your definition of "God". [View all]thucythucy
(8,888 posts)or came as the result of some theory (as various sub atomic particles were postulated to exist before we had the ability to detect them) then I might agree.
Keep in mind that many people--perhaps millions--have had what can be described as a religious experience. Ever read "The Varieties of Religious Experience" by William James, or Maya Deren's book on Haitian theology? Religious inclinations are one of the most commonly shared features of the human experience. It could be mass hallucination, evolutionary detritus, or evidence of something we can't yet explain. Besides which, I'm not sure I'm willing to dismiss the belief of people as astute as Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr. or Sophie Scholl or Barak Obama quite so blithely. Hence my agnosticism.
But your sarcasm is duly noted and appreciated.
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