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Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde
I would agree with you, had Repug been the first person ever in the world to come upon this revolutionary insight. He's more than welcome to further probe philosophy, and I think it's a fine pursuit. I have every reason to expect that he will fail at finding God, though (and am honestly surprised this has ever been an issue for him, given his staunch public rejection of religion in the past), but may eventually convince himself, as has most of the population of the world, without any proof whatsoever.
Props at least for acknowledging it was a lame example -- as are most faith comparisons. Yes, I have faith that the bus will show up on time, and I have faith that my family loves me -- all based on an enormous amount of evidence. I also don't base my entire life, let alone attempt to dictate the lives of everybody else on the planet based on my faith in the bus schedule or my family's love.
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I would venture to guess you do base a pretty large portion of your life on your family's love for you. As for dictating others' lives, I think that's where people are getting religion wrong. A lot of religions are about one's own spiritual journey. Even the Christian god gave man free will. There might supposedly be consequences later, but that's between you and him. I think a lot of people in the upper intellectual circles would also say that prayer and a belief in spirituality are very healthy forms of introspection. You seem to be sad that a longtime friend of yours might "fall victim" to this probably beneficial thought process.