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Is Atheism a religion?

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    #572
    DuPLeX
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    ShooterSF wrote: »
    Atheism doesn't require you to be active about it. Simply not believing any gods exist is enough. There are active Atheists out there but many have good reason for it whether it be just another side to supernatural claims that they feel the need to debunk (mostly talking faith healers here) or because some religion or other enjoys preferential treatment or even to let some people who know no better through tight indoctrination that there are others out there of do not believe and it's ok not to. It doesn't mean every Atheist should have a similar passion for these fights.

    I didn't say I did not believe that a God exists and I did not say that I did .


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    #573
    Delirium
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    I don't really care much about either God or Atheism .
    DuPLeX wrote: »
    A dictionary is simply a book..... Just like the Bible is :D

    don't care much about God, eh? :P

    If you can read this, you're too close!



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    #574
    DuPLeX
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    koth wrote: »
    don't care much about God, eh? :P

    Did I not just say that ? :confused:


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    #575
    Calibos
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    I don't really care much about either God or Atheism .

    Oh look, another one of those Holier Superior than Thou types :D


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    #576
    Galvasean
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    Calibos wrote: »
    Oh look, another one of those Holier Superior than Thou types :D

    atheists.png


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    #577
    DuPLeX
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    Bannasidhe wrote: »
    One is a work of fiction and the other isn't. Guess which is which...

    I suppose that depends on which is your religion .... to me they are both books .... If you want totell me that you don't believe what is written in one Book but do believe what is written in another book that is your choice .


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    #578
    DuPLeX
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    Galvasean wrote: »
    atheists.png

    Trying to claw back a little superiority are we ? :cool:
    or is it that Atheists are superior to Christians but nobody can be superior to Atheists ?


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    #579
    Delirium
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    I suppose that depends on which is your religion .... to me they are both books .... If you want totell me that you don't believe what is written in one Book but do believe what is written in another book that is your choice .

    depends on your religion? what religion do you have to be to agree with the definitions contained within a dictionary?

    If you can read this, you're too close!



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    #580
    Galvasean
    Registered Users Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    DuPLeX wrote: »
    Trying to claw back a little superiority are we ? :cool:

    Nah, just bringing some humour to the table as you seem to have run out of arguments so are trying to look as neutral as possible.
    It's not working.


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    #581
    Dades
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    I didn't say I did not believe that a God exists and I did not say that I did .
    Would you like a little help deciding?


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    #582
    Bannasidhe
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    koth wrote: »
    depends on your religion? what religion do you have to be to agree with the definitions contained within a dictionary?

    I'm thinking of starting a new religion. Our holy book shall be the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the eating of ice cream made with vanilla essence shall be an abomination.


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    #583
    Galvasean
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    or is it that Atheists are superior to Christians but nobody can be superior to Atheists ?

    Ah, I see your ninja edit.
    I don't see why you bothered considering all it shows is that you didn't get the joke. Bravo.


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    #584
    DuPLeX
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    koth wrote: »
    depends on your religion? what religion do you have to be to agree with the definitions contained within a dictionary?

    My Point is ........... A Book is a Book .every book is just someone else's Ideas in print .. You Choose how you process that


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    #585
    Bannasidhe
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    I suppose that depends on which is your religion .... to me they are both books .... If you want totell me that you don't believe what is written in one Book but do believe what is written in another book that is your choice .

    Why the hell are we wasting our time with someone who can't seem to tell the difference between fiction and non-fiction? :confused:

    I believe in the existence of the Gruffalo - I read about him in a book so he must exist.:rolleyes:


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    #586
    DuPLeX
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    Galvasean wrote: »
    Ah, I see your ninja edit.
    I don't see why you bothered considering all it shows is that you didn't get the joke. Bravo.

    Go on then......... Explain the Joke


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    #587
    Galvasean
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    My Point is ........... A Book is a Book .every book is just someone else's Ideas in print .. You Choose how you process that

    Literature wept...


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    #588
    coffee_cake
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    Galvasean wrote: »
    Ah, I see your ninja edit.
    I don't see why you bothered considering all it shows is that you didn't get the joke. Bravo.
    s/he is too superior to have humour!
    DuPLeX wrote: »
    Go on then......... Explain the Joke
    that aaaalways makes the joke funnier


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    #589
    Penn
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    My Point is ........... A Book is a Book .every book is just someone else's Ideas in print .. You Choose how you process that

    I choose to process your post as nonsense.


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    #590
    MagicMarker
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    My Point is ........... A Book is a Book .every book is just someone else's Ideas in print .. You Choose how you process that

    You can choose how you process it but that doesn't mean you choose correctly.

    If I read a textbook on algebra and choose to process it in such a way that disagrees with the findings of the book, then I'm more than likely processing it wrong.


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    #591
    Delirium
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    My Point is ........... A Book is a Book .every book is just someone else's Ideas in print .. You Choose how you process that

    but that's not what you originally said. You were suggesting that a person had to be a member of a religious group to accept information contained within a dictionary.

    If you can read this, you're too close!



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    #592
    Galvasean
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    Go on then......... Explain the Joke

    Considering your complete contributions to this thread have consisted of little more than missing various points I don't think it would be worth taking the time. XKCD is a very popular web comic with thousands, if not millions of regular readers. Do yourself a favour and read more of their stuff. Worst case scenario; you may end up enjoying yourself.


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    #593
    DuPLeX
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    Bannasidhe wrote: »
    Why the hell are we wasting our time with someone who can't seem to tell the difference between fiction and non-fiction? :confused:

    I believe in the existence of the Gruffalo - I read about him in a book so he must exist.:rolleyes:

    excellent arguments there .. very thoughtfull .. But a lot of people supposedly read Mein campf was it fiction or non fiction ?


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    #594
    Bannasidhe
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    excellent arguments there .. very thoughtfull .. But a lot of people supposedly read Mein campf was it fiction or non fiction ?

    That was a thing called polemic. I would say if that term is unfamiliar you could look it up in a dictionary but ....


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    #595
    DuPLeX
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    koth wrote: »
    but that's not what you originally said. You were suggesting that a person had to be a member of a religious group to accept information contained within a dictionary.
    No it is not what I said .
    But if you feel the need to use a Dictionary as a book of choice to back up your religious belief system (I did not mention Group) then you have got a religious belief system based in some part on a book which (as I explained ) is simply someone else's Ideas ....


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    #596
    DuPLeX
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    Bannasidhe wrote: »
    That was a thing called polemic. I would say if that term is unfamiliar you could look it up in a dictionary but ....

    :rolleyes:


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    #597
    Delirium
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    No it is not what I said .
    But if you feel the need to use a Dictionary as a book of choice to back up your religious belief system (I did not mention Group) then you have got a religious belief system based in some part on a book which (as I explained ) is simply someone else's Ideas ....

    Let's review the exchange that I'm referring to...
    Bannasidhe wrote: »
    One is a work of fiction and the other isn't. Guess which is which...
    DuPLeX wrote: »
    I suppose that depends on which is your religion .... to me they are both books .... If you want totell me that you don't believe what is written in one Book but do believe what is written in another book that is your choice .

    want to try again?

    If you can read this, you're too close!



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    #598
    DuPLeX
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    koth wrote: »
    Let's review the exchange that I'm referring to...





    want to try again?

    Ok then ..............I said
    "I suppose that depends on which is your religion ...." Now If you believe that the Bible is fact then you are most likely a Christian If you Believe that it is fiction then you are probably a believer some other religion (probably Atheism ,given the context) I said
    "to me they are both books .... If you want to tell me that you don't believe what is written in one Book but do believe what is written in another book that is your choice." My intention was to compare any books you might choose to "believe" in or not , but my other explanation regarding your use of the Dictionary still stands


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    Bannasidhe
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    Ok then ..............I said
    "I suppose that depends on which is your religion ...." Now If you believe that the Bible is fact then you are most likely a Christian If you Believe that it is fiction then you are probably a believer some other religion (probably Atheism ,given the context) I said
    "to me they are both books .... If you want to tell me that you don't believe what is written in one Book but do believe what is written in another book that is your choice." My intention was to compare any books you might choose to "believe" in or not , but my other explanation regarding your use of the Dictionary still stands

    Atheism is not a religion.


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    Delirium
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    DuPLeX wrote: »
    Ok then ..............I said
    "I suppose that depends on which is your religion ...." Now If you believe that the Bible is fact then you are most likely a Christian If you Believe that it is fiction then you are probably a believer some other religion (probably Atheism ,given the context) I said
    "to me they are both books .... If you want to tell me that you don't believe what is written in one Book but do believe what is written in another book that is your choice." My intention was to compare any books you might choose to "believe" in or not , but my other explanation regarding your use of the Dictionary still stands

    Thanks, that clears up what you meant with the original response.

    As to your comment regarding the dictionary, are you honestly saying that if someone points out a defintion of a phrase, they have a religious belief system party based on the dictionary?:confused:

    If you can read this, you're too close!



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    #601
    DuPLeX
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    Bannasidhe wrote: »
    Atheism is not a religion.

    Oh sorry I thought it was .. It is the title of this thread . so it must be .:confused:

    surely ?.


    No ?


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