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In reply to the discussion: The Elephant In Santorum's Theological Room: Religion = Make Believe [View all]Noodleboy13
(422 posts)19. Agreed. Just b/c the world was created by the music of the Ainur
and the sun and moon were created by Iluvatar to replace the trees of light, Telperion and Laurelin, destroyed by Melkor and Ungoliant on the Isle of Arda doesn't mean that I should legislate according to these "facts."
peace,
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The Elephant In Santorum's Theological Room: Religion = Make Believe [View all]
stopbush
Feb 2012
OP
"82% of Americans believe in the existence of god" - okay, define "god"
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2012
#23
my objection to the wording on those polls; and maybe I'm a grammar Nazi
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2012
#25
I'm waiting for one of these moderators to have the balls or ovaries to ask the age of planet Earth
snooper2
Feb 2012
#4
Thank you for taking the time to express logic and clear thinking in your writing
left on green only
Feb 2012
#10
Humans are a minor species that like to tell themselves they're special.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2012
#13
It is mathmatically impossible to build a progressive majority that does not include a lot of
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2012
#16
It is not "make believe" to him or to other religious people just because it is to you.
undeterred
Feb 2012
#29
Just like belief in fairies and vampires isn't make believe to those who believe
stopbush
Feb 2012
#30