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Would you mind if I quote this in my signature? ThanksIf you believe that what you say is the truth you don't need evidence. A classic example is the claim that God doesn't exist.
As that is not done by christians today you have nothing to worry about.
That sums up most religionsIf you believe that what you say is the truth you don't need evidence.
Editing mine for effect..... It would appear your arguments can be turned straight back against you. Ho hum, back to the drawing board.....A classic example is the claim that God does exist. For someone to know this they have to have infinite knowledge so that makes them God as only God has infinite knowledge. A finite brain cannot have infinite knowledge. It is impossible.
The same to me. Religion is nothing but an ego trip. Idol worship. Abraham got it right.
What religion are you talking about?It is very simple to argue against his. All that is needed is a simple question which is "Do you want to be associated with a religion (35 churches and counting) that has presided over the biggest and most horrendous genocide of all time?"
If not, then atheism is a no no.
I mean, my religion is Unitarian Universalism, so clearly it's not mine.Probably Israel entering the Promised Land unless you believe in the flood or the killing of the first-born in Egypt.
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I mean, my religion is Unitarian Universalism, so clearly it's not mine.
I actually don't know what the biggest genocide of all time was. Off to Wikipedia...
pointless repetition. If you're more into real life then I'd guess World War 2 was the biggest killer.
You don't know what "genocide" means, do you?Thankyou for repeating it.
Actually real life shows that the biggest killer is the genocide known as abortion. it has killed more babies than all the people killed in all the wars last century.
Religion is nothing but an ego trip. This claim is fraught with all sorts of conundrums.
First. What religion? As such the idea of 'religion' does not exist because religion encompasses everything from islamic terrorists to the gentle and peace loving Amish. Without qualification, religion means nothing.
The Urban Dictionary explains ego as "The part of you that defines itself as a personality, separates itself from the outside world, and considers itself (read: you) a separate entity from the rest of nature and the cosmos. Perhaps necessary for survival in some evolutionary bygone, in modern times it leads only to (albeit often disguised) misanthropic beliefs and delusion.
Synonyms for misanthropic are antisocial, unsociable, unfriendly, reclusive, uncongenial, unneighbourly, inhospitable, cynical, suspicious, distrustful, sceptical, jaundiced, narrow-minded.
Explain what you mean by religion and we can take this a step further.
But that's not a religion. It's simply a word that describes the denial of theistic religions. It's no different than stating definitively that the Loch Ness Monster does not exist. Surely you're aware of this.atheism
But that's not a religion. It's simply a word that describes the denial of theistic religions. It's no different than stating definitively that the Loch Ness Monster does not exist. Surely you're aware of this. For example, I'm an agnostic atheist. My religion is Unitarian Universalism.
You really need to do your research better. American Atheists Inc have not asked for religious tax exemption - they already have a tax exemption. They have asked that churches stop getting preferential treatment for tax exemptions since that represents promotion of religion which is against the US constitution.You need to catch up on things. To date there are 35 atheist churches and counting. The Atheists in the USA have applied for religious tax exemption. Ergo a religion.
Yes, some atheists organize themselves into communities and use the word "church." That does not mean all atheists have anything in common that could be considered a "religion." It's a term that refers to a lack of something, not a shared trait. If some atheists prefer to develop religions and have a spiritual life, that's fine, but being atheist is not dependent upon having anything to do with these groups. Ergo, atheism itself is not a religion.You need to catch up on things. To date there are 35 atheist churches and counting. The Atheists in the USA have applied for religious tax exemption. Ergo a religion.
You need to catch up on things. To date there are 35 atheist churches and counting. The Atheists in the USA have applied for religious tax exemption. Ergo a religion.
Google quickly reveals the likely source of this claim. So assemblies are apparently happening in 35 towns. Hard to call them 'churches' (in either the organised-sect-of-a-religion sense or in the architectural sense).To date there are 35 atheist churches
Google quickly reveals the likely source of this claim. So assemblies are apparently happening in 35 towns. Hard to call them 'churches' (in either the organised-sect-of-a-religion sense or in the architectural sense).
Personally I find these things quite weird. I certainly would not want to attend one. But then, I've probably got very little in common with these people. Who knows, I may well disagree with many of them about almost everything· That's why atheism is not a religion.
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