• sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    The fact that some people start as atheists and later become religious demonstrates there has to be more reasons than just that.

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      2 years ago

      Never personally met an atheist that had found religion or heard about one, other than in American evangelical stories, but I’ve met a few non-religions people who have later in life found religion. Although I live in a quite atheaistic country, so there is a lack of peer pressure or need to talk about such things.

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        2 years ago

        Never personally met an atheist that had found religion or heard about one

        Well congratulations, now you have. It isn’t quite as rare as you might think.

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            2 years ago

            What about the internet makes this easier to lie about? I could tell you the same thing to your face and you still couldn’t fact check it.

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              2 years ago

              They aren’t calling you a liar, they’re saying they never met someone like that in person.

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                2 years ago

                They are drawing that distinction for a reason. They literally said everyone is everything on the internet. I don’t how else you could possibly read that.

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                  2 years ago

                  I read “everyone is everything on the internet” meaning you can always find someone who is anything, because the internet is just so big and diverse. Not as calling you a liar. Maybe I’m wrong, don’t want to put words in their mouth. But that’s how I read it.

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                    2 years ago

                    Maybe you’re right, that sounds possible. I would think if that’s their intention they wouldn’t have written that “everyone” is everything, and would instead say “someone” or something to that effect. At that point I’m probably just overanalyzing though.