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It read as though you believed what you said.

er, no. Church maybe, religion no. Never confuse churches with religion.

Yet here you are defending religion. It is not necessary or desirable to "pull in the same direction" and I'm not willing to die for a religious belief. If you think life has no purpose without religion you belong in the same place as those who believe that atheists have no morals.

That's my opinion as well. I have asked this single question of anybody who wants to talk to me about religion. Never got an answer.

You were the one defending religion. I just asked a question which you repeatedly dodged.

Jack Smith will be the last man laughing.

So we can agree that the military has not tried to justify their budget based on the existence (and implied threat) of UFO's?

He always did.

The shovel broke? You finally stopped digging that hole? I guess you have just supported the premise of the OP since you can't directly address a simple question.. The fact is that smart people aren't religious because of these logical failings by those who are religious.

You haven't attempted to answer the only question I asked. Which religion is real and are the others false?

Which ones?

Again, you take a 90 degree swerve away from the question. Do those texts explain why their religions are real and other s are false in your opinion? Do they explain that? If so then enlighten us as to which one is the real religion. I've read the old testament and I can tell you it doesn't explain that. Otherwise I'd know. Do you know?

It's a fact that religious leaders claim their religion is real and the only true religion. They must know the "ultimate question". Are they lying when they claim other religions aren't real by implication? It goes against christian theological teachings for more than one god to exist. They (and you) can't address this question in a way that's logical or even cogent. It's a simple philosophical question, how can all religions be real. If that can't be satisfactorily answered then it's safe to conclude that none are. That's the only logical conclusion.

No, I'm saying I don't have the facts and I'm asking for them. Which religion is real and which are fake? They can't all be real. Which is it?

Show us where anybody in the military ever used that argument and to whom. This is just an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory.

What obstruction and where is your evidence for it?

Precisely the opposite of the argument the right made when the previous guy was being investigated.

It's not hard. Either they are all real or none are real. That's the single logical conclusion that can be drawn from this. Stop engaging in word salad.

They have a belief that their religion is the only right one? That is precisely my point. This lack of explanation as to why their own god ois real and the others fake absolutely establishes that no religion has the right to this claim and that they are all fake. I'm not asking them to prove their religion is real, I'm asking them to explain why the other religions AREN'T real.

If they can't know, why do religions typically claim theirs is the only true god? Can they all be right? They are all wrong if they can't resolve this question satisfactorily.

Atre you being deliberately obtuse? Just don't want to answer the question? Are religions all fake or are some real? Which ones?

Then I should no more believe in religion than worship a soccer team? Which religion is the real one?

The FBI would like to speak to at least one of those agents.What's that about?

Why do Christians hate the Muslim religion then? My issue is that the competition between religion disqualifies them all.

Can you address my point? The tension between religions about who's is the real god is the crux of the arguement that religion is false.