Not to speak for Shraf, but I know in my case that I do not believe in the existance of the Xian god. Any discussion of this supposed entity is like a literary discussion. I don't need to believe Scarlet O'Hara was a real person to have a discussion with a book club about her motives.
I
THINK most atheists or agnostics are merely discussing what they see written in this particular book and comparing it to what others SAY is written there.
Asgara
"Embrace the pain, spank your inner moppet, whatever....but get over it"
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