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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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Sun, 12 Mar 2000 22:18:21 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bill Farkas writes:
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> It is true that Christianity is a matter of faith, there's no denying that,
> but so is your atheism. [...]
Wow, I never thought of it that way before -- and I agree 100%.
Just as one has to have faith that God does exist in order to be a "theist,"
one has to have faith that God does not exist in ordre to be an "atheist."
That is, there's really no way to prove or to know for sure that one or the
other points of view is correct. (And maybe they're both correct. :-)
Most people would label me an atheist because I don't currently happen to
believe that a higher being exists, and because I do believe that Man evolved
from Ape and that the Earth is several billion years old and that much of HB
is BS.
But I have a tough time labeling myself an atheist because I simply cannot
take it on _faith_ one way or the other. But I can't label myself agnostic
either, because I don't actually wonder about it. Is there a label for
someone who is apathetic as to the issue of whether or not a higher being
exists and rules the universe? Because in my mind, it doesn't matter one way
or the other. Or, more specifically, the probability that it actually matters
one way or the other is so close to zero (in my mind) that it isn't worth
spending effort on.
--Todd
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| (...) Wow wow wow! Just as me..:-) The thing that I first realized when I started to go down to the atheistic path was "it doesn't matter if it exist or not, I will be as same, and continue to live as same either way." Sorry the believers, but, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Todd Lehman writes: Is there a label for (...) Aren't those two seperate questions? <GD&R> James (URL) getting paid for this --> alladvantage.com Sign up via me, the reference $$ go to fund Lugnet. (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) It's not a "trap" for me. You're the one who seems to have a problem with it. The fact that someone doesn't *want* to believe it doesn't diminish it's authority. The bible IS my standard, your mind is yours. No offense but the bible has been (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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