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Originally posted by Sela Juneau:
John,

Bill Maher is just another example of an atheist who doesn't understand the Scriptures and never well because his mind is BLOCKED to it.

Sela

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Maher has stated on Politically Incorrect, Real Time, and in several appearances on Larry King Live, viewpoints that can variously be interpreted as a kind of deism or agnosticism. He has stated that religion is nothing more than tradition and superstition. In 2002, he told the Onion AV Club, "I'm not an atheist. There's a really big difference between an atheist and someone who just doesn't believe in religion. Religion to me is a bureaucracy between man and God that I don't need. But I'm not an atheist, no. I believe there's some force. If you want to call it God... I don't believe God is a single parent who writes books."[46] He asserts that religion provides answers to questions that "cannot possibly be answered." Questions such as "Where do I go when I die?" or "Is there a heaven?", he says, are impossible to answer. By claiming to have the answers, Maher argues, religion is dishonest and it "stops people from thinking."

During Maher's appearance on Larry King Live on August 11, 2005, he said, "I'm not convinced that god exists. But I do allow the possibility. I'm not an atheist. I'm open."

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n an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Maher said that religious Emmy voters don't vote for him because of his outspoken atheism.

"A panel of like 10 people watches one tape," he said. "If half of those people are religious, that probably eliminates me right there. A lot of people wouldn't vote for such an outspoken atheist, someone who made 'Religulous.'"

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(I try to always correct myself if I make a wrong statement about fact, regardless of whether anyone else notices.