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Myth: Religion is Central to Human Existence, Everyone Is Religious

Monday February 19, 2007
For some religious theists, their religion and religious beliefs are so important to them that they can't imagine anyone being without a religion of some sort. For such people, religion occupies such a fundamental and necessary aspect of how they live that they insist the same must be true of everyone. Thus everyone must have a religion of some sort and it's impossible for anyone to live out one. This includes irreligious atheists who insist that they really don't have any religion.

 

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March 1, 2007 at 4:51 pm
(1) jim says:

I know many people have a god gene that makes them believe in a god or even many gods but I have never really belived in god.

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