Why DON'T you believe in a religious deity?
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Avatar Image   Started by chromigula chromigula has 6,751 Grupie Points 11 months ago         Comments 2 Comments

The question was previously posed as to why you believe in a higher power, and received no responses. So, let us look at the flip side of that coin and ask why you DON'T believe in a deity as defined by any religion?

(I've worded it this way so that 'higher powers' such as science and astrophysics are exempt.)

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No Evidence

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To me, this is like asking why I don't believe that the Loch Ness Monster lives in my bathtub... The burden of proof rests upon those who make the claim.

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Upbringing taught otherwise

I was raised to ask questions, retain doubts, and be skeptical, and never confuse understanding with belief. I've witnessed enoug... [show more]

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Too Limited of a Conception

"God does not exist. He is being itself, beyond essence and existence. Therefore to argue that God exists is to deny him." Paul Ti... [show more]

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G_Grupie 11 months ago

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This topic was started by chromigula chromigula has 6,751 Grupie Points on October 8th, 2007. 7 grupies have voted on one or more of the 3 answers.

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