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Old 12-15-2009, 08:12 PM   #16 (permalink)
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^ I noticed myself doing that recently, pretending to be religious.
You are doing the wise, kind, and honorable thing.

Wise, because it would be foolish for you to try to persuade them to be rationalist.

Kind, because it may distress (if not alienate) your friends and family--if you out yourself.

And honorable, because we should be reverent of others beliefs. Reverence is about humility, tolerance and deference, not agreement.
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