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	The British: We want to believe in something.....

JohnWaterman

9-2-2007 2:08 AM

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religion, atheism, agnosticism, belief, prayer, superstition, pojj, uk, britain

JohnWaterman says:

... but we don't know what, and we can't really be bothered.

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9-2-2007 8:49 AM

tabsey

Surveys such as this are among the few reminders we have that people still take religion seriously as religion. It also tells us that there are a lot of people who spoil religion with their involvement.

9-2-2007 4:56 PM

tidbit2

atheist ,agnostic or religious it's how you live your life that matters

9-2-2007 5:36 PM

ratilfar

tidbit2

AMEN!

9-3-2007 7:09 AM

abailart

Who was it said that the trouble these days is not that people believe in nothing but they believe in anything?

9-3-2007 10:42 AM

mike_law

How was this even done, i never got asked this. From who did they get these results, (same as all surveys, dosnt matter who or how many is picked it still may be miles of the actual average results) Why is cannabis actually illegal?

9-3-2007 11:02 AM

mike_law

The best thing anyone can try to believe in is freedom.

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