An Atheist Defends Religion
How do Christians react when they find you are actually defending religion? Why are you defending religion anyway?
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Why do I defend religion? Remember, I am defending religion not God. That is something plausible just as it is possible to defend the scientific method or the capitalist system. I am defending the belief in God, but not the existence of God. And since I believe that religion is a net-positive in society, I wanted to make that argument to the militant atheists who offend me and many other tolerant, open-mined atheists.
http://www.thechurchofnopeople.com/2010/02/atheist-interview-bruce-sheiman.html
