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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/12/30/mark-zuckerberg-says-hes-no-longer-an-atheist-believes-religion-is-very-important/

The founder of Facebook has found religion, it seems, according to a cheery holiday message he posted on the social network he created.
On Christmas Day, Zuckerberg indicated in a Facebook status that he was “celebrating Christmas.”

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Priscilla, Max, Beast and me,” he wrote, naming his wife, daughter and dog. Then a commenter asked him: Aren’t you an atheist?
Zuckerberg identified himself as an atheist for years, but on Facebook on Christmas he wrote back: “No. I was raised Jewish and then I went through a period where I questioned things, but now I believe religion is very important.”

I didn’t know this about MZ. I wonder what religion he is?[/quote]

I'm an atheist, who also thinks religion is very important.  It's had a huge effect on society, both positive and negative.  You can think religion is very important without believing in it.  And nothing in Z's post says that he believes in it.[/quote]

[b]If he says not an atheist, then he believes in something.[/b] Maybe not a traditional god, but something.

Or, he’s faking in readiness for a political run. Who knows. [/quote]

Not really -- a lot of people who don't believe in the supernatural identify as agnostics, feeling more comfortable with the "I don't know" stance and wronging thinking that atheism meaning knowing there is not a god, when in reality it simply means not believing.  As has been said here many times - most atheists consider themselves to be both - not knowing and not believing.[/quote]

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