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		circlefavshape on Feb 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What if I’m wrong? (2023) I myself am an atheist, but I gotta say that this is very well put > so the Romans believed in supernatural beings, and the Christians also believed in supernatural beings (and of course so did the Greeks, and the Persians, and the Babylonians, and the Egyptians, and...); but instead of this being evidence that there were supernatural beings of some sort [...] you decided this was evidence that there weren't supernatural beings?

palata on Feb 13, 2024 | [–]

Not the OP, but I would say that I do not see this as evidence of anything other than "humans have beliefs".

Ensorceled on Feb 13, 2024 | [–]

There are millions of Harry Potter fans, is the Ministry of Magic real?

Humans are REALLY good a creating stories and investing in them.

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