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Old 02-02-2011, 04:41 PM
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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?
Yes.

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1. Atheists can be happy, balanced, moral, and intellectually fulfilled.
'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.
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.
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.
The evidence of a healthy, independent mind is a healthy, independent mind.