Re: Strangers who want to discuss your lack of \"faith\"?
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I like the Sufi mantra, "There is nothing but God." Next time an obviously religious person asks you if you believe in God, why not just say something respectful yet final. Maybe, "I have not met a personal God, but the beauty and mystery of the cosmos are profoundly evocative."
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I would not answer this way, because it does not accurately convey my view. It does not directly answer the question and sounds rather like something a politician would say who doesn't want to admit being an atheist.
However I agree with giving a respectful but final answer. I would answer that question the exact same way as if someone asked whether I believed in astrology: "No, of course not."
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