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Atheists lack contentment Theists are more content
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Why do the number of atheists on-line out number theist?

Are they searching for the contentment that religion gives others? 

 Every web-site that I go to has more atheists then theists; Why? 

 If atheists have already found the truth; Why are they still searching?

Atheists lack contentment

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Theists are more content

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Firstly, contentment is poison. Being satisfied with what you have, or feeling content leads to complacency. Restlessness. Hunger. Desire. It's only human to want more, and I think searching for truth and understanding are very noble causes. Whether or not you agree with the truths of others is another matter entirely, though. A lot of atheists alienate themselves from the idea of religion so aggressively that when they look back on it, they can't possibly comprehend why individuals believe in anything that they'd consider so outlandish. Sure. They know, but knowing and understanding are two separate things entirely. And y'know, so are understanding and respecting.

There's more atheists online than theists, though, because the way the world is trending, the future is in the godless folk. Scary, I know. But we're trying to create goodness without godliness, to prove that humanity has the capacity for good, righteous things without having to have an omnipotent shepherd or a guiding hand telling us where to go anymore.

To you, Thewayitis, just consider it an adolescent desire to prove one's maturity.

Still, shame on you. Contentment is for cowards, dullards, and retirement. I'm always going to want to know and experience more. Well. Until I keel over. I'm pretty sure the wanting's going to end then. Some way or another.

Side: Atheists lack contentment
Thewayitis(4071) Disputed
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"Children leave home now while you still know everything."

I read this on a bumper sticker and believe it applies to that adolescent tendency.

You don't think somebody can be content with discontentment?

Side: Theists are more content
Warlin(1213) Clarified
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Hey, I never said it was an infallible pursuit.

And I'm sure somebody can anything, honest.(The humor isn't lost on me, I promise.) I'm just reasoning the reasoning and criticizing you. I like to do the latter.

Side: Atheists lack contentment

These sides are the same position really, when truthfully I didn't know atheists had theists out numbered. Even if we really do, the answer is that more people are opening their eyes to the truth (atheism) and if more people in the world are atheists it would only make sense that out of the people of the world using the internet more of them would be atheist.

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