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Atheism.
ism <- the belief in
the <- a god
A <- a lack of
Atheism means a lack of belief in god. It does not mean you assert that there is no god, it does not mean you're sure that god doesn't exist. All an atheist person is, is someone who lacks...
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atheism/theism is about
You can go ahead and say your personal definition of atheism is whatever you want though OP atheist
You can go ahead....
Any other definition is false.
These are the true definitions.
They're LATIN.
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This is one of those perennial debates. Some of us would define atheism narrowly, as the simple negation of a single proposition: the existence of God. If only theism would give us a single, simple, unambiguous proposition to consider!
I myself have become...
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So in one inherits the poor-....
So Atheism would refer to one type of God per context (or groupings).
Atheism has become the popular definition of non definition on its own.
Call Buddhism an Atheistic religion for example.
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Is atheism a religion? Why do theists say it is?
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Is Atheism a religion? Many would argue;
Websters Dictionary states the following; Definition of RELIGION
A personal set or institutionalized, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ....
Those laws is committing a religious rebellion.
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ITT I will share my favorite stories, pictures and videos found on the Atheism board from reddit, r/atheism.
I will start off with a quick picture. The title used here was "Hotel Room Didn't Leave Us Plates; So We Improvised"
More facepalm to come.
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Are they trying to be funny? Why does atheism have to == Christian hate?
Also the Bible Posted by Drew23 I don't understand....
Http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comm...we_improvised/ I don't understand.
With his plate choice in the comment section.
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Aussiepom Post subject: Re: Is atheism a religion? Posted: Sat, 04 Feb 2012, 3:25 pm *
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Location: Cambridgeshire 'Temple for atheists?'
So what are they worshipping there? Atheism?
A new God?
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No problem,Searcher,it was said more in jest than anything else .
Atheism is the opposite of religion.
A lack of religion means, by definition, a lack of belief in GodI don't agree with that.
Understand Atheism Hello badpsychics.
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None of these are religions.
Atheism:
Is the idea of the acceptance that there's no god.
(I fall under this category.)
Agnosticism:
The idea of maybe there's a god and maybe there isn't a god.
In other words the idea of "I don't know".
It annoys me that...
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While atheism assumed that everyone is ....
While atheism and agnosticism is not the acceptance of a sky being, it is a set of beliefs regarding the nature of the universe.
Being, it is a set of beliefs regarding the nature of the universe .
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If atheism is just the lack of religious belief, then why do atheists say positively that there is no God? Such a claim posits a belief, not just a negative lack of belief.
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Unless you....
Unless we're talking about specific versions of a god that, by definition based on the total lack of a god.
No, "atheism" is NOT "just any who do.
In summary: you're wrong, wrong, wrong.
Atheists by definition (see #1).
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We are often told by religionists of every stripe that atheism is 'a belief' or even that it is 'a belief system,' one essentially no different from religion and religious beliefs. This is a charge which I feel must be defended, for if it is not it stands...
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Dave Matthews I've also heard atheism described as a religion or belief system, or atheism / atheists....
Give me love- big as a mountain.
definition for atheism (lack of belief in a God or gods) into a positive belief statement.
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The Godless religion of Atheism on the way out? The General Social Survey, probably the best-known, most rigorous social survey out there. It gives respondents a series of statements about their beliefs in God, and it asks which come closest to what they...
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Doomed for extinction??? First, it would have....
Indeed, atheism probably existed since the beginning of civilization.
Religion."
But to answer your question, I think it is safe to say that atheism will be around as long as there is religion.
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Let's talk about atheism!
Atheism is the lack of belief in gods. It stands in contrast with theism, the belief in one or more gods.
Could I be an atheist?
Maybe! Do you believe in God? If your answer is "no" / "not sure" / "don't care", or anything besides...
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A more accurate definition for atheism definition for ....
The definition of atheism and the atheists nowadays call themselves atheists under different terms can tag atheists in being just as unreasonable as a theist.
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