Rick Warren cnn debate

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  Since we seem to have gotten on the topic: Why do unbelievers so often think that it's cool to disparage people for having faith? I've been an atheist/agnostic for a good part of my adult life, and I see faith, particularly Judeo-Christian and Eastern faiths (like Hinduism and Buddhism), as enormously beneficial to civilization. Beyond the fact that, as I stated above, faith is perfectly natural, it's a precious, indispensable part of the lives of countless everyday people. People have fought over faith, but communism has shown that we don't need religion to cut each other down in the name of ideology.

  I find the smug disdain of unbelievers toward the devout to be small-minded, hypocritical, and mean-spirited. Not to mention intolerant.

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  • I agree. I see such animosity in some people and I don't get why.designbot
  • I see that from the faithful too... maybe this is human nature, rather than anything to do with faith.monNom
  • monNom: That's why I see it as hypocritical. They act like what they claim to hate.dog_opus

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