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Is Atheism a religion?

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  • #812
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Kidchameleon wrote: »
    Just a quick one guys. One can be Athiest and still believe in an after life. Would I be right?
    Absolutely. Life goes on after you die. Just not yours. :p

    You can believe what you like. I for one will certainly respect that even if I don't share the belief.

    Actually a good question. No evidence either way, and according to some traditions doesn't need a god. My own feeling is no, but I'm happy admitting I can't back this up. My flippant-sounding yet honest answer is, does it matter?

    See? Open to discussion!


  • #813
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    legspin wrote: »
    Yes if you want to.
    :eek:Point of order! Can't believe in something just because you want to!!!:eek:

    Blind belief requires delusion (mostly harmless of course), not desire.;)


  • #814
    legspin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭legspin


    endacl wrote: »
    :eek:Point of order! Can't believe in something just because you want to!!!:eek:

    Blind belief requires delusion (mostly harmless of course), not desire.;)

    I blow raspberries in your general direction.


  • #815
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,745 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Just saw this quote on another forum
    Arguing that atheism is a religion is like arguing that health is a disease. You may as well argue about what make of car is driven by pedestrians


  • #816
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    legspin wrote: »
    I blow raspberries in your general direction.
    I don't believe in raspberries. Take that foolishness to the ice cream thread.


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  • #817
    Galvasean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    I'm willing to bet there are about 400 usernames banned from this forum, but only about 7 or 8 actual people banned.
    Would I be close in that guess?


  • #818
    Bannasidhe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,218 ✭✭✭✭Bannasidhe


    Galvasean wrote: »
    I'm willing to bet there are about 400 usernames banned from this forum, but only about 7 or 8 actual people banned.
    Would I be close in that guess?

    Would that work out at 6.5%?

    :pac:


  • #819
    Malpaisian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭Malpaisian


    DuPLeX wrote: »
    Yes I do! and that is why I don't confer on it the level of infallibility that you seem to ...
    But if you have some information which you feel you should share on the peer review process and what makes it so infallible and incorruptible . then feel free .
    But condescending comments like "you really don't have any idea do you ?"
    designed to make you feel clever (supposedly at my expense) just wont cut it with me.
    so give it some thought ....

    Thought! Do you want to get the guy banned!


  • #820
    Malpaisian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭Malpaisian


    koth wrote: »
    Not a scientist, so can't really give an explanation that it deserves. From what I do know, it's a good system. It corrects and refines information as it goes, it's not stagnant.

    Not a scientist?! well I never! You sure had me fooled. Tell us what you do know then. I presume there's more.


  • #821
    The Mad Hatter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,718 ✭✭✭The Mad Hatter


    Bold text and exclamation marks - sure signs of a strong argument.


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  • #822
    LambChop...
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11 ✭LambChop...


    If Athiests don't believe in God or Creation or the supernatural . then where do they think all of this came from ? ..Just asking .


  • #823
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    LambChop... wrote: »
    If Athiests don't believe in God or Creation or the supernatural . then where do they think all of this came from ? ..Just asking .
    Who said atheists don't believe in the supernatural?

    I don't know where all this came from, and I don't pretend to know.


  • #824
    Malpaisian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭Malpaisian


    celticcrash wrote: »
    Malpaisian 1 Militant atheists 0

    This is peer review at work! You "militants", you're so thorough!


  • #825
    LambChop...
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 11 ✭LambChop...


    well I dont know but I suppose that if you believe in the supernatural then I dont see how you can rule out god .


  • #826
    swampgas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,644 ✭✭✭swampgas


    LambChop... wrote: »
    If Athiests don't believe in God or Creation or the supernatural . then where do they think all of this came from ? ..Just asking .

    It's an interesting question, but atheism simply means not believing in god ... what atheists believe on other issues varies significantly, although I suspect science based theories are common.


  • #827
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    LambChop... wrote: »
    well I dont know but I suppose that if you believe in the supernatural then I dont see how you can rule out god .
    Oh sweet Jebus, I'm closing this fallacy-magnet.


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