--- Ronin wrote:
> > does not exist. Atheism, on the other hand, has
the
> > equally silly claim that since none of them is the
> > One True Religion, then
> none of them are True. All
> >of them are True in the sense that they can allow
> one to relate to Divinity.
--- Corbally <icorb@indigo.ie> wrote:
> I can see from the above quote that you honestly
> know nothing about Atheism, so here's the correct
> definition;
> Atheist - One who is without God belief.
> We don't make silly claims, we don't make any
> claims, we simply do not maintain a belief in a
> diety. People who believe in a religion make god
> claims. The concept of Divinity is meaningless to an
> Atheist, as s/he has no belief in any god from
> which, or on behalf of who, such Divinity claims
> spring. Some Atheists may indeed claim that god
> doesn't exist (called strong Atheism), but by
> definition, without knowing any further details,
> the definition above is the correct one.
>
> I'm sure many other Atheists on the list would also
> not like to be "straw manned" as the above quote
> attempts to do.
Amen to that! ;)
(sorry, couldn't resist)
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