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Originally Posted by T@T
Your right, I have no tolerance. How tolerant would you be if your 16 year old child still believed in santa clause or the easter bunny? why is it any different believing in those two characters and a religious god?
Change stupid to "lack of intelligence" if it makes you feel better!
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I think that South Park sums up the response to this argument best. Form the Morman episode.
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Gary Harrison: [to Stan] Look, maybe us Mormons do believe in crazy stories that make absolutely no sense, and maybe Joseph Smith did make it all up, but I have a great life, and a great family, and I have the Book of Mormon to thank for that. The truth is, I don't care if Joseph Smith made it all up, because what the church teaches now is loving your family, being nice and helping people. And even though people in this town might think that's stupid, I still choose to believe in it. All I ever did was try to be your friend, Stan, but you're so high and mighty you couldn't look past my religion and just be my friend back. You've got a lot of growing up to do, buddy. Suck my balls.
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This need by some people to attack the person is what people mean when they find athiests intolerant. By all means attack the racist, sexist and homophobic beliefs but just a blanket statement that people lack intelligence or are stupid is pretty ignorent.