My Reason for Being an Atheist

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#101 ChiliDragon
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Phobia?Teenaged
Xenophobia, fear of the unknown ;)
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#102 GabuEx
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[QUOTE="Teenaged"]Phobia?ChiliDragon
Xenophobia, fear of the unknown ;)

Er, Xenophanes is the name of a philosopher. :P  He wrote this, which is what I imagine domatron was referring to:

"The Ethiops say that their gods are flat-nosed and black,
While the Thracians say that theirs have blue eyes and red hair.
Yet if cattle or horses or lions had hands and could draw,
And could sculpt like men, then the horses would draw their gods
Like horses, and cattle like cattle; and each they would shape
Bodies of gods in the likeness, each kind, of their own."

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#103 Teenaged
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[QUOTE="Teenaged"]Phobia?ChiliDragon
Xenophobia, fear of the unknown ;)

Uh, yeah, i know the word I just dont get how (xeno)phobia relates to Xenophanes...

You mean the first word? (xeno-)

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#104 ChiliDragon
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Uh, yeah, i know the word I just dont get how (xeno)phobia relates to Xenophanes... You mean the first word? (xeno-)Teenaged
Yep. Whatever makes them easy to remember. :)