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Posted by Steve on 09/18/07 23:31
"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:WPOdnQYlxN2FzW3bnZ2dnUVZ_jidnZ2d@comcast.com...
> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> And BTW - atheism is a religion, also.
>>
>> Only to religious people.
>>
>
> And Websters...
i have an old copy of websters that is nothing like their current
definition. plus, every dictionary has a different definition of atheism. it
just means no one really understands what it is...except atheists. we don't
mind. we're only about 2% of the world's population. even so, that doesn't
make your snappy come-back, very snappy.
;^)
>> To atheists it is merely sidelining religion as irrelevant and getting on
>> with the job.
>>
>> This is conveniently
>>> "overlooked" by those espousing it in the name of "freedom".
>>
>> This is conveniently overlooked by those who cannot concieve of a person
>> who believes in nothing other than his sensory apparatus and what it
>> tells him.
>>
>
> Not at all. I can conceive of those people. But, unlike them, I don't
> try to force them to practice my religion - but they want to prohibit me
> from practicing it.
wow. now would be the time for you to say what happened to you
*specifically* so we don't just discard such a statement as a generalized
blurt that is unfounded and meaningless.
you still haven't said how you reconsile your apparent aversion to
fulfilling the great commission. you may not actively tie us down, but
you're certainly supposed to tell us "the good news". btw, there is more
religious proliferation in public forums than atheists standing outside your
church's doors blocking your entrance on sunday morning. just who is forcing
whom?
>>> But many atheists are trying to force their religion on the rest of the
>>> country.
>>>
>>
>> They can't. Atheism by definition is the absence of religion.
>>
>
> Wrong, again.
again...
a latin: without
theism latin: belief in god
i know you don't care about word origins, lexicons, or etymology in general
(your s.a.t scores must have s.u.c.k.e.d), however when there is a dispute
as the the modern interpretation of a word, the latin or greek roots are the
foundation of any definition. the one above is the simple raw data. you can
certainly appreciate at least that, being a programmer.
>>> The first amendment had to do with TOLERANCE. You worship your way and
>>> I worship mine. You don't try to tell me what I can and cannot do, and
>>> I don't try to tell you the same.
>>>
>>
>> I don't worship.
>>
>
> No, you don't worship a god.
no, you don't know him well enough to say that. you must take him at his
word that he doesn't worship...anything. you keep acting like you are on
familiar terms with everyone. that's rather arrogant.
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