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Re: Is lgbt dead in the water?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 15 Oct 2004 15:53:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Laswell wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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Many people view atheism as a belief system rather than a religion. Your
points still stand, nonetheless, but I did want to point it out.
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What is a religion, if not a “belief system”?
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All religions are belief systems, but not all belief systems are religions.
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Just because atheism is not an
organized religion doesn’t mean it’s not a religion at all.
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Nor does it necessarily mean that it is.
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I’ll go farther, and state that I feel that people who consistently call
atheism a religion are, in my view, exhibiting a false understanding of the
nature of religion. I suspect (without proof) that you were shortcutting
rather than that you actually hold that belief.
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You must have missed my lengthy discussion with Mr. Schuler regarding the
fundamental differences between atheism, agnosticism, and
Unitarianism/Universalism.
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No, I didn’t miss it, I just wasn’t convinced. My take then was that you were
arguing by assertion.
I’ll take this back:
“I suspect (without proof) that you were shortcutting
rather than that you actually hold that belief.”
if it will make you feel better.
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Message is in Reply To:
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| (...) What is a religion, if not a "belief system"? Just because atheism is not an organized religion doesn't mean it's not a religion at all. (...) You must have missed my lengthy discussion with Mr. Schuler regarding the fundamental differences (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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