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Any advice on how to date or marry a believer?
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
With care. You have to accept that an atheist and a theist will have fundamental differences, which might cause tension.
What does the word 'atheism' mean to you?
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
A (meaning 'not') theist (meaning 'person who believes in an interactive, supernatural being). If you do not believe in an interactive god, you are an atheist.
Are there some people who need religion?
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
No. Next question ...?
Should religion be taught in schools?
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
There is a huge difference between education and indoctrination. Unfortunately the religious tend to see the second as the first.
What evils do religions produce?
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
Many and varied. The fundamental problem is that religion inherently divides people into those who believe as you do (who are, by definition, 'god's chosen' and 'good people') and those who do not (who are, by definition, 'less good'). It is utterly, totally inevitable that religion is devisive and leads to contempt for people who are of a different faith. The second problem is that religion measures morallity by stength of faith. If you are DEEPLY faithful, then you are 'good' whatever you do - because your faith over-rides everything else. As a result the religious can do anything in the name of god and still believe themselves virtuous.
Has humanity gained anything from religion?
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
Absolutely. There is INCREDIBLE art, architecture, music, etc. that has been inspired by religion.
What is your response when people say i'll pray for you?
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
"And I shall talk to my dog for you. I expect similar results."
How to deal with religious family and friends?
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
It's difficult, but if you love those people you have to cut the balance between honesty and respect.
Do you have to pretend to be religious to fit in?
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
No.
How do you make life meaningful without the help of religion?
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
Why do I need a god to make life meaningful? I'm quite capable of generating my own meaning in life, thank you. God is unneccessary.
Would you raise your children religious just to fit in?
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
Would I lie to children? Would I declare what I know to be fiction to be fact, knowing that I was deliberately deceiving them? Would I introduce them to a belief system that inherently induces bigotry and contempt for people of other faiths? Absolutely, totally NOT.
What is your response when people threaten you with religious punishments? (i.e. Hell/Jahannam)
ToakReon comments on Sep 10, 2017:
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but your dillusions do not have the power to send me to a non-existant place after my death."

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