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Atheists & Agnostics

lindysalsagal

(22,454 posts) Sat Sep 22, 2018, 01:35 PM Sep 2018

I'm surprised at how difficult it is for skeptics to release faith. [View all]

I keep encountering people who recognize the nonsense if religion, but remain addicted to the cognitive dissonance instead of the religion. The addiction remains. Logic isn't the issue. Loss is.

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I'm surprised at how difficult it is for skeptics to release faith. [View all] lindysalsagal Sep 2018 OP

It is a phenomenon that has been studied Xipe Totec Sep 2018 #1

Thanks! People choose delusion. Wow. lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #2

Fear of the unknown. WhiteTara Sep 2018 #3

Eternal childhood dependency. lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #4

I never heard that term before WhiteTara Sep 2018 #5

For those in my family, church is more like a social club. procon Sep 2018 #6

The teachings of Jesus are currently incompatible with American society. Tobin S. Sep 2018 #7

I found ex-Theists needing to share their trauma marginlized Sep 2018 #8