An atheist has to know a lot more than I know. An atheist is someone w…

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An atheist has to know a lot more than I know. An atheist is someone who knows there is no god. By some definitions atheism is very stupid. ✨ A Tribute to Carl Sagan: The Sagan File by Joel Achenbach, The Skeptic Magazine, Vol 13, No. 1, www.skeptic.com. 2006.
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