What's your religion?

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What is your religion?

  1. Catholic

    5 vote(s)
    9.8%
  2. Other Christian

    13 vote(s)
    25.5%
  3. Mormon

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Muslim

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Hindu

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Buddhist/Taoist/Confusionist

    2 vote(s)
    3.9%
  7. Spiritualist?

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Atheist

    12 vote(s)
    23.5%
  9. Agnostic

    11 vote(s)
    21.6%
  10. Anti Organized Religion

    8 vote(s)
    15.7%
  1. VanillaGorilla

    VanillaGorilla Well-Known Member

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    So apparently, atheism has different meanings to different people. It is not just me vs. you. You do not know what the word is supposed to mean, but many people call themselves atheists even though they do not claim that there being a God is impossible. I have actually never met someone who says it is impossible.
     
  2. PapaG

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    It's not what I believe. I am posting commonly accepted definitions and how they apply to a given ideology. You are replying with nothing but your opinion. :dunno:
     
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    VanillaGorilla Well-Known Member

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    I can't know this for sure but I am pretty confident that most atheists feel the same way I feel about what atheist means. Why do you think you know what it means more than actual atheists?
     
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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    REALLY? Pix of Turban or GTFO!
     
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    Of course it does. I'm going with the generally accepted definition that even atheism.org recognizes. You seem to be shoehorning the term atheism to fit into your own hybrid of atheism.
     
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    VanillaGorilla Well-Known Member

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    It is not my own, it is every atheist I have ever mets. And did you not read the things I posted from atheism websites? We do not deny the possibility of a god or gods.
     
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    I posted what atheism.org thinks atheism means and the history of what it means. I'll take that over your gut feeling on how anonymous "atheists" feel. Although if they feel as you do, I won't consider them to be true atheists either. :cheers:
     
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    Then you aren't a traditional atheist, which is what I've been saying all along. I coined the term neo-atheist. I think it fits.
     
  9. VanillaGorilla

    VanillaGorilla Well-Known Member

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    So do you accept the terms agnostic atheist and agnostic theist?
     
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    Your long article talks about "agnostic atheists", not true atheists.
     
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    Neo-atheist is fine with me, but until that becomes a universal term, I am going to stick with atheist. Agnostic just doesn't get the job done for me.
     
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    Of course I do. That's why I used the term neo-atheist.
     
  13. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    OOOH I DO I DO!
     
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    shankyoass Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

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    My religion is Jedi.
     
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    crowTrobot die comcast

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    not quite. you posted one quote from Madalyn Murray O'Hair.
     
  16. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    guys, this thread is getting off topic, I want to see Chutney's turban!!
     
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    Fair enough.
     
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    Okay, so, agnostic theist vs. theist. What do religious people say about this?
     
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    Yeah, what could she possibly know about the history of atheism? :biglaugh:
     
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    I'm agnostic. My work here is done.
     

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