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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 09/18/07 16:21
Steve wrote:
>> Ah, but whether you like it or not, atheism is a religion. It is not a
>> "lack of belief" - it is a specifically belief there is no god.
>>
>> Try to deny it all you want. It won't work.
>
> negative, ghost rider.
>
> 'a' latin: without
> 'theism' latin: belief in god(s)
>
> try websters instead of your own opinion.
>
Which does not mean it is not a religion.
> tell me, what rites, what cerimonies, what traditions do atheists observe?
> where do we congregate? what activities do we engage that resembles anything
> religious?
>
Not necessary. You profess a belief in no god. That in itself is a belief.
> as i said, there is no objective evidence that would lead me to believe that
> god exists. no more *subjective* evidence for god than for santa clause or
> the toothfairy or the boogy man. are you saying that this critical
> observation makes me a religious atoothfarian or a asanta-clausian?
>
That's fine. It's your opinion and you're welcome to it. But don't try
to convince me my opinion is wrong.
As for proof - I have no proof you exist. All I see is some text on my
screen. It could have been generated by a computer. So by your
reasoning, I should not believe you exist. But I have faith that you do.
> 'it won't work'...lol. a lack of belief in something does not a religion
> make. specifically, it is the belief *IN* something that would be the start
> of religion.
>
>
And you have a belief in the lack of a god.
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