MixedNuts comments on Rationality Quotes January 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AspiringRationalist 01 January 2013 10:54:04PM -2 points [-]

If god (however you perceive him/her/it) told you to kill your child -- would you do it?

If your answer is no, i my booklet you're an atheist. There is doubt in your mind. Love and morality are more important than your faith.

If your answer is yes, please reconsider.

-- Penn Jilette.

Comment author: MixedNuts 01 January 2013 11:01:23PM 12 points [-]

It's hardly fair to describe this tiny modicum of doubt as atheism, even in the umbrella sense that covers agnosticism.