• technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    I wouldn’t do all the awful things he does or punish anyone

    This kind of wacky belief (god is a magic person who does awful things and punishes people) is a terrible foundation for both religion and atheism.

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      2 hours ago

      It makes more sense that a god is a creator and not a omniscient controller, if we could grow life in a petri dish and set the scientific boundaries for that life - we would also sit back and watch what happens, for good and for bad.

    • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      It was my foundation for doubting.

      My atheism came about once I started reading and educating myself on beliefs and morality outside of religion. Once I realized the belief in a god is useless and harmful