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-Documenting my current stand and trying to hopefully clear up some misconceptions. This is probably the first article from a potential series that I hope to write, covering some more nuanced topics on the subject.
+Documenting my current stand and trying to hopefully clear up some misconceptions. This is probably the first article in a potential series that I hope to write, covering some more nuanced topics on the subject.
 
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ If we were to categorize people who behave like Vijay, we could call them *Frogg
 
 Now Ajith could say "Hey! that box is too small, and I cannot hear anything. I don't believe you!". At this point he is a *A-Froggist*. This is because he is casting suspicion on Vijay's claim using reasonably good logic. Note that he does not claim the opposite - that there are not 4 frogs in the box. 
 
-This is similar to the position of an atheist on the subject of God(s). An Athist simply doubts the claims of God(s) and does not believe in the claims until and unless presented with convincing evidence.
+This is similar to the position of an atheist on the subject of God(s). An Atheist simply doubts the claims of God(s)' existence, and does not believe in the claims until and unless presented with convincing evidence.
 
 Ajith could also have said "Hey! that box is too small, I cannot hear anything, there is no way it can hold 4 frogs".
 
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 #### Deism ####
 
-The stance that is characterized by a belief in supernatural God(s) that played a role in the creation of the universe, but have no effect on the day to day life of human beings. Deists belive that workship and prayers are futile, and are indistinguishable from the Atheist in what they believe about the day to day life.
+The stance that is characterized by a belief in supernatural God(s) that played a role in the creation of the universe, but have no effect on the day to day life of human beings. Deists belive that worship and prayers are futile, and are indistinguishable from the Atheist in what they believe about everyday life.
 
 #### Anti-Theism ####
 
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ Going back to the [Froggists](#froggists) analogy, the onus is on Vijay to prove
 
 Often, the argument of a God(s) is invoked as a way to explain away some unknown that is waiting to be explained by Science. As time progresses, this is becoming more and more difficult, and therefore, in the words of Neil Degrasse Tyson, God(s) of such nature may well be an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorace.
 
+#### Suffering ####
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+Cancer in children? How is that an act of benevolence?
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 ## Some FAQs I get asked a lot ##
 
 #### Isn't Atheism just another Religion then? ####
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ Morality, to me feels like an emergent property of a civilization that keeps evo
 
 Next, the way this question is asked, oftentimes implies that religious people are good, only because of a belief in a God(s) that could punish them for not being good. That, I think is horrible compared to being good on our own. Any time someone asks me this question, my answer is always - if God(s) is proven to not exists, will your behavior turn to evil?
 
-Lastly, morality derived from few ancient scriptions could be dangerously outdated and could be harmful. It should be something that is discussed and debated in a society.
+Lastly, morality derived from few ancient scriptions could be dangerously outdated and could be harmful. Instead, morality should be something that is discussed, debated and arrived at, in a society.
 
 #### Why are Atheists so arrogant? ####
 
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 #### What if you are wrong and have hell waiting for you when you die? ####
 
-This is a variation of the [Pascal's wager](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager). As already established, there are a large number of religions and Atheists differ from theists almost always by belief in one less God / Group of Gods. In such a scenario, I would argue that, being wrong would be more problematic for the theist, than the atheist. Imagine a Hindu dying only to find that the Christian myths are real. In such a case, an Atheist is better placed in terms of punishment because not only is the theist no believing in Christ, the theist also believed in a different religion.
+This is a variation of the [Pascal's wager](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager). As already established, there are a large number of religions and Atheists differ from theists almost always by belief in one less God / Group of Gods. In such a scenario, I would argue that, being wrong would be more problematic for the theist, than the atheist. Imagine a Hindu dying only to find that the Christian myths are real. In such a case, an Atheist is better placed in terms of punishment because not only is the theist not believing in Christ, the theist also believed in a wrong religion, further infuriating the dieties of the true religion.
 
 ## Why be a Theist? ##
 
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 Without a belief in an all-knowing care taker, all of us will drown in anxiety. My mother wouldn't be at peace when I'm travelling on my bike in traffic, if not for the fact that she prayed to her God(s) of choice for my safety. The more I think on these lines, the more I think Religion might well be a necessary thing to evolve in a civilization. I'm making claims on whether praying helps or not, but just that the people are probably better off believing in something.
 
-Ofcourse, Atheists exist and like me, do not feel it necessary to hold this belief. But I would be lying if I do not acknowledge my anxiety right after becoming an atheist. Will my parents live another day? Will I survive this journey? Will someone rob me? It is not completely overcome to this day, while I have gotten a lot better at it. It probably takes some maturity to understand and deal with such anxiety from unknowns. 
+Ofcourse, Atheists exist and like me, do not feel it necessary to hold this belief. But I would be lying if I do not acknowledge my anxiety right after becoming an atheist. Will my parents live another day? Will I survive this journey? Will someone rob me? It is not completely overcome to this day, while I have gotten a lot better at it. It probably takes some maturity to understand and deal with such anxiety from unknowns. All of this is a result of a theistic upbringing though, and someone brought up an atheist might do better in my opinion.
 
 #### Other arguments ####