Re: Mises and \"New Atheism\"
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I think the smoking analogy is a great one but perhaps I'm not using it in the way Snowball is. I agree with everything you are saying here, but I think that most theists would be STRONGLY opposed to accepting this version of the smoking analogy, at least the astute ones. Its hardly flattering to them.
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I agree with the smoking analogy, too (to an extent). You don't "need" to replace smoking/religon with anything. That doesn't mean people don't enjoy smoking or religion. I disagree that religion is inherently harmful to the participant (or others). Organized religion quite often is, but there's nothing essential about religion that requires this sort of destructive behavior.
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Agreed on all points.
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