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Old 09-28-2007, 12:35 PM   #1
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If "belief" is all that is required then Zeus is a fact, also.
How many believe in Zeus?
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If "belief" is all that is required then Zeus is a fact, also.
How many believe in Zeus?
It doesn't matter. Entire kingdoms, republics and empires once believed in Zeus. Did that make him real? The majority of people have always believed in various false things throughout history. A thousand years ago we had a valid excuse for believing in superstitions. We don't anymore. It sure would be great if we'd all pull our collective heads out of our asses and finally grow up.

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Entire kingdoms, republics and empires once believed in Zeus.
Why not now?
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As Ubercat says, it does not matter why gods or goddesses go out of fashion.
The world managed to survive for quite a long time without your "jesus" you know.
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As Ubercat says, it does not matter why gods or goddesses go out of fashion.
Ubercat did not say that. And even what he did say was evasive. That makes two of you.
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As Ubercat says, it does not matter why gods or goddesses go out of fashion.
Ubercat did not say that. And even what he did say was evasive. That makes two of you.

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Entire kingdoms, republics and empires once believed in Zeus. Did that make him real? The majority of people have always believed in various false things throughout history. A thousand years ago we had a valid excuse for believing in superstitions. We don't anymore. It sure would be great if we'd all pull our collective heads out of our asses and finally grow up.

I think that's precisely what he said. Humanity has quite a capability for self-delusion.
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Why not now?
Um......they are now.

Are you going to call me evasive, too???
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Um......they are now.

Are you going to call me evasive, too???
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I think that's precisely what he said.
We'll just have to agree to differ.
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It doesn't matter. Entire kingdoms, republics and empires once believed in Zeus. Did that make him real? The majority of people have always believed in various false things throughout history. A thousand years ago we had a valid excuse for believing in superstitions. We don't anymore. It sure would be great if we'd all pull our collective heads out of our asses and finally grow up.

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Couldn't have said it better myself.
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