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Beliefs are not chosen; they are not subject to the will. If they were it would mean the end of all suffering - why labour under the agony of bone cancer when one can opt to believe they are instead sipping cocktails on the beach?quote:if it isn't a choice, then how can it be reasonable / fair / just / acceptable to judge, criticize or belittle others for not being atheists? (since they don't choose to not be) True....although I'd argue that while one shouldn't be condemned for holding a particular belief per se we are to an extent responsible for the actions and attitudes we project into the world as a result of that belief. Thus any religion that teaches salvation (or the avoidance of hell) is only available to those who believe a certain way is no better ethical shape than one that teaches only white skinned folk are to be saved.
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