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"Steve O" <nospamhere@thanks.com> wrote in message 
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> "rbwinn" <rbwinn3@juno.com> wrote in message 
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>> On Jul 6, 9:42 pm, BuddyThunder <nos...@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>>> rbwinn wrote:
>>> > On Jul 6, 5:06 pm, BuddyThunder <nos...@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>>> >> rbwinn wrote:
>>> >>> On Jul 6, 11:02?am, The Natural Philosopher <a...@b.c> wrote:
>>> >>>> rbwinn wrote:
>>> >>>>> My definition of sin was willful disobedience of God. ?Bearing 
>>> >>>>> false
>>> >>>>> witness about me would fall under the category of willful 
>>> >>>>> disobedience
>>> >>>>> of God.
>>> >>>> In that case you are totally guilty of that exact sin.
>>> >>>> We have already established by your own definitions that you are a
>>> >>>> sinful person (onkl Jesus is free of sin you said) , and your lack 
>>> >>>> of
>>> >>>> charity excommnunicates you as a Christian. (you wont talk to God 
>>> >>>> on
>>> >>>> anyones behalf..)
>>> >>>> I think you are in deep trouble, dude.
>>> >>> No, I am fine. I say a little prayer every once in a while about
>>> >>> atheists.
>>> >> That one ever get answered? ;-)- Hide quoted text -
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>>> > Well, I know one atheist who became a Christian.
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>>> Ah nice. I was just such a man. I eventually grew out of it though. :-)- 
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>> Well, you were just an atheist working undercover.
>> If you were going back to atheism, you were never really a believer.
>> Robert B. Winn
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> Every single atheist in this newsgroup started out as an atheist. (so did 
> every Christian too, for that matter)
> Some of us converted to Christianity from atheism, then back again.
> I have a two year old who is an atheist, he has absolutely no belief in 
> God whatsoever.

I'm not sure that counts, seeing as he believes in Santa Claus, the Easter 
Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and the Monster Under The Bed.

IME, children are naturally credulous.  We pick explanations that fit the 
available facts.  If our environment acts as if Santa Claus is real and we 
have no evidence to doubt that assertion, we believe.