When I learned there were other denominations and religions from the one I was indoctrinated into.
It was fortified by my use of the internet and reading of famous atheists, such as Hitchens.
Switching gods because you don't like the way they act is almost conceding to their existence being...
The reason I don't believe in any god(s) is because I have yet to be presented with evidence that I find sufficient enough to prove such an existence is even possible.
That being said, I also hate the idea of of any type of super being that claims life as it's creation, and would make demands...
I understand your feelings (on my own scale) as a similar situation happened with my grandfather.
Depending on what you consider fundamentalism, logical argumentation doesn't work on these believers.
They'll destroy a relationship with their own child, as my 'parents' have, because they were...
I enjoy eating leftovers, though that may have something to do with the cook.
Also, I enjoy learning the basics of various languages when I see them, regardless of my lack of talent for them.
Linguistically, it would make more sense to define a phobia as having a more-than-moderate dislike/distaste of whatever you want to tie it into (e.g. spiders).
Fear can be defined within that, yes, but it is not confined to it.
I'm not sure how you are trying to tie in Sodom and Gomorrah with...
Yes, you are very correct, but my point was that it's not as bad as it used to be.
A gay person would have just been killed, not protested.
Planned parenthood would have earned you lashes.
Woman would be raised to believe rape is something that 'just happens'.
It evolved from that position into...
They did these things in Christian theologians, too... Would you like a rather long list?
Of course the people in power didn't perceive it as immoral, nor did the ones brainwashed into it, but the normal folk obviously did.
Examples? I could understand your argument in terms of modern times...
Wrong, but don't believe me.
This isn't an issue where you can exactly trust the honesty of someone else, find out for yourself.
I've yet to find an example of a society that is as described due to a heavy effect of secularism, thus I say they are wrong.
If you find one such example, please do...
He will go until it is mathematically impossible for him to succeed, then comes plan B.
It's still mathematically possible, so no plan B and no dropping out.
The super delegates tend to go to whoever is more likely to do better in the general, the popular vote is taken into account by them.
So...