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Discussing God is a completely practical taboo, though.

Most people, perhaps all people, don't arrive at their opinion on religion through rational thought. I make this claim due to the obvious fact that there are a lot of contradictory religious beliefs out there, and if most people used rational thought then you'd expect most people to have similar beliefs. They don't, thus most people aren't rational about it.

Since most, perhaps all, people are irrational about it, there's no point in discussing it. It's just going to cause anger and pain. Better to avoid it.




> if most people used rational thought then you'd expect most people to have similar beliefs

Well, possibly. But then again, what if all those people happen to have very different sets of evidence on which to make their decisions?


That would explain the disparity in the past, but I don't think it's an adequate explanation any longer.


Some folks do arrive at their opinions rationally, just sayin' :-)


Sure, but far from a majority.


And it's sad that the statement you just made is often far more taboo than the topic itself.




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