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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by lkrubner on Friday November 11, 2016 @01:01AM (#12928350)
Your statement is that of an atheist. You don't seem to realize that many of the followers of these religions believe their assertions to be factual in every way. When I got off the subway today, at the Port Authority, in New York City, there were 2 women, holding up signs about Jesus. One of the signs literally said "Historical fact: Jesus rose from the dead".
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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by drumdance on Friday November 11, 2016 @01:13AM (#12928412)
To me that's less of an issue than a statement like "if Trump is elected Jesus will return."
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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by qb45 on Friday November 11, 2016 @03:16AM (#12928889)
This statement is true because Jesus promised to return regardless of election results :)
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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by EdHominem on Friday November 11, 2016 @03:21PM (#12933964)
Right, they have a few historical claims. But none of them have any proof for those claims and their confidence is off the charts.

Some of their statements pass the first filter, far fewer pass the second.

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