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Originally Posted by chtulu
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Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?
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Yes.
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1. Atheists can be happy, balanced, moral, and intellectually fulfilled.
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'The Faithful' can be happy, balanced, moral, and intellectually-fulfilled.
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2. Natural selection and similar scientific theories are superior to a "God hypothesis" —the illusion of intelligent design— in explaining the living world and the cosmos.
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Natural selection and similar scientific theories can go hand in hand with intelligent design. People can believe in science as well as a God.
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3. Children should not be labelled by their parents' religion. Terms like "Catholic child" or "Muslim child" should make people cringe.
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By that same note, children shouldn't be labeled by their parent's finances. Terms like "Middle class child", "Upper class child", should make people cringe as well.
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4. Atheists should be proud, not apologetic, because atheism is evidence of a healthy, independent mind.
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The evidence of a healthy, independent mind is a healthy, independent mind.