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Old 06-17-2014, 09:37 AM   #14
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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Richard Dawkins' implication that babies have a default theological position of atheism is as silly as assuming a default language or nationality
What an amazingly dumb quote. A baby's default language is "none". "No religion" is atheism.

And (most) babies do have default nationality (depending on the laws of particular nations), since that is an external legal status conferred by the nation, not something they learn. Perhaps they meant "culture" or "national identity", or something like that?
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