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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.  I'm an atheist, so I can't directly respond to OP's original question, but things have, as usual, spread out.

The universe is vast, and the existence of life is a total puzzle.  I don't have any answer to how or why it all came to be, so if someone wants to say "God" instead of "I haven't the foggiest idea", that's fine with me.

I believe in the golden rule.  I think I have value and wish to be treated as though I have value, so I try to do the same to others.  For those who think such belief can only come from believing in God, I'm thrilled that you believe in God.  I hope you can take my word that such belief is possible apart from belief in God.

I don't expect any believer is going to change my mind, nor vice-versa.  That does not mean we can't learn from each other, but it does mean that it makes no sense to keep battering each other with insults and accusations of stupidity.

So if you are a believer, then in your eyes we atheists should also be seen as children of God and deserving of your love.  And if you're an atheist, then accept as a clearly observable fact that belief is a reality, one which hard-headed scientists actually study.[/quote]

The Golden Rule, aka the Ethics of Reciprocity, can be found in nearly every world religion and appears in the gospels in Matthew 7:12.  This Christian has no beef with atheists per se, but I do find the simplistic charge that believers in any God must be stupid and uneducated to be patently offensive.  There are a great many highly educated people in this world who believe in God, and OP and others here are certainly no great intellects if their knowledge of the subject at hand and their ability to engage in discussion are any indication.[/quote]

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