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Re: Survey Results from "Faith in Public Life"
Krazy71 #2142381 10/15/08 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Krazy71
Originally Posted by MelodyLane
In other words, Krazy, your point was soundly refuted that atheism is not a belief system so now you attempt to change the subject.

So, you don't think a person can have zero beliefs on the subject?

So you don't think that atheists know what they believe when they say:

"An atheist is a person who does not believe that any gods exist." What is Atheism Really All About? (1996)
Richard Carrier, an atheist


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Re: Survey Results from "Faith in Public Life"
Krazy71 #2142384 10/15/08 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Krazy71
I think most "Atheists" are simply using the wrong term to describe themselves.

The so-called "Atheists" I know are more like this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatheism

They are so disinterested in the God vs. no God argument that they really don't care what the answer is.

Your link does not describe atheism, it describes Apatheism.

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Re: Survey Results from "Faith in Public Life"
AGoodGuy #2142385 10/15/08 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by AGoodGuy
Originally Posted by MelodyLane
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) -

a·the·ism /ˈeɪθiˌɪzəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ey-thee-iz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. the doctrine or belief that there is no God.

same source:
2. disbelief in the existence of a supreme being or beings.


AGG, you really are NOT trying to use the "Clintonesque" doublespeak, are you??? "It all depends on what the meaning of "is," is."


the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
disbelief in the existence of a supreme being or beings.

BOTH of these refer to the Atheist belief that there is no God or supreme "anything." What they DO NOT say is what Atheists BELIEVE in as the "alternative belief system" that they embrace.

What they believe in is Evolution and Nature, a finite existence, and "this life we happen to have is all that there is." They believe that there can be no "absolute authority" and no "absolute morals" because only the INDIVIDUAL is important when it comes to deciding what is "best" for themselves.
Re: Survey Results from "Faith in Public Life"
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The Moderating staff has received SEVERAL complaints from the membership about this thread (TOS), so we’re locking it. Religious discussions just never seem to go well.

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