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   by bfathi 10y ago

   My main thesis is that we needed religion, God, the threat of eternal damnation in hell, and the promise of bliss in heaven for all these centuries because the population was illiterate. They needed to be told stories to get the message acr
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   by bfathi 10y ago

   How exactly does the existence of a single person (Bacon) negate any of the arguments about atrocities in the Middle Ages? If you are nit picking between Islam and Christianity, I am afraid you missed the point.
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   by bfathi 10y ago

   Can I ask where you got the "2-4 million" number? Offering references for your numbers would be appreciated. To counter your claim, Wikipedia (just to name one source) claims that 1.7 million people were killed in the crusades, 5.
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   Nation of Reason: Coming Out of the Religious Closet Together (on Atheism)(benbobsworld.blogspot.com)

   6 points by bfathi 10y ago|9 comments
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   by bfathi 10y ago

   I am the original author of this article. I just found out that a friend had posted it on HN and found these comments. Most seem to fall into a few categories: "If I'm not paying attention, it's because your meeting is boring