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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been reading DCUM for a while now, and I feel steeped in broken marriages, angry/depressed/overwhelmed parents, misbehaving children, and general snarkiness.  Almost never do I see a reference to a deep and profound faith, or even a thought about a Creator.  I do see plenty of snide comments about faith being only for the stupid, the weak, the unthinking, but I can't recall a single specific reason as to why belief in a Creator is so obviously dumb.

So now is your chance:  if you do not believe in God, why not?  Have you wrestled with this question and constructed a tight argument, or do you just not particularly care?[/quote]

I'm happily married with two wonderful kids, and a part-time career that I find rewarding.

I'm also an atheist.

I don't have faith. I don't feel it. I have no experience of God. I don't feel the need. I can't get to God rationally, either.  I don't agree with many, many things Christianity teaches, especially about sexuality. I tried really hard to find faith, but it's just not there. I finally gave up and accepted that I don't believe. I was raised as a Catholic. It was a hard step for me.

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It actually does not really matter what you believe.  What matters is what is true, what is real.  You could believe you can fly, or that the moon is made of green cheese, but that would be your misfortune.  The truth would stand independent of your beliefs.

That is the case for God.  And that is the case for morality.

The truth about right and wrong is independent of our beliefs about right and wrong.  It has to be.  Because either it is independent, or it is dependent.  And if it is dependent, then it is not really right and wrong at all.  It is just an opinion.

Start at the beginning.  Start with morality.[/quote]

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