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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 16:15:59 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”? Just because atheism is not an
organized religion doesn’t mean it’s not a religion at all.
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Dictionary.com gives a serviceable definition of
religion, a definition with
which I find myself in general agreement. In casual parlance I would pare it
down a little further to say that religion entails the worship of and/or
positive belief in one or more supernatural forces, entities, or phenomena. By
these criteria atheism is not a religion.
In the interest of disclosure, however, I must admit that I do not accept the
Dictionary.com definition of atheism, though I do agree with entry 2 under the definition shown on that same
page from Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
I recall our previous discussion on this subject, of course, so we needn’t go
through all of that again!
Dave!
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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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