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13th July 2009, 12:46 PM
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Reps: 295,212,687,427,838,720 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by AV1611VET  Defining the word atheism as "a belief that a god or gods don't exist, insofar as they might," is not a useful definition.
How about -- "The lack of belief in a Supreme Being/Deity"? |
13th July 2009, 12:47 PM
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Reps: 295,212,687,427,838,720 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by AV1611VET So an atheist is one who believes in 0 gods --- is that correct?
Works for me, but that's just my singular opinion. |
13th July 2009, 01:19 PM
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Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,856,908) | | Originally Posted by Nathan Poe How about -- "The lack of belief in a Supreme Being/Deity"?
Not good enough.
What if one believes in a pantheon of deities, where each one is equal to the other, and none stand out as 'supreme'?
I think the only definition for the word 'atheism' that respects all of its parts (prefix, root word, and suffix) is: The belief that there are no god or gods.
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