That or Peter, James and Paul had visions of an angel they called Jesus who they thought was crucified by the devil in the firmament, and the next generation turned that into a historical narrative. — Marchesk
Christians and Muslims have yet to progress away from their immoral thinking. — Gnostic Christian Bishop
but a pantheon of interpretations of God. — Gus Lamarch
I would argue both. — christian2017
I don’t think of atheism as an ideology. — Becky
Simply because you don’t know it does not mean you have to fear it — Becky
I would argue both.
— christian2017
All that is said of imaginary gods is speculative nonsense.
Even if your god were real, he should be rejected for the satanic prick that he is.
Would you follow Hitler out of fear?
Why, if not fear, do you follow a genocidal god?
Regards
DL — Gnostic Christian Bishop
Another way to look at it is to conclude that atheists aren't godless, they merely refuse to call what they worship 'god'. — Tomseltje
Atheists tend not to be loose enough with their definitions. — Gnostic Christian Bishop
i disagree.
— christian2017
You show your low I.Q.
Strange you do not deny Yahweh's genocidal and infanticidal nature, yet call that evil prick good.
Regards
DL. — Gnostic Christian Bishop
Atheists tend not to be loose enough with their definitions. — Gnostic Christian Bishop
Since following an ideology is a prerequisite of religion, atheism can be considered a religion — Gnostic Christian Bishop
Having apples is a prerequisite for being an apple tree, a fruit scale may have apples, but if it does that doesn't mean that thus a fruit scale is an apple tree. — Tomseltje
Think of ideology as a fruit and you are there. Push your analogy just a touch further and look at the forest of fruit trees instead of just the one fruit tree. — Gnostic Christian Bishop
Since following an ideology is a prerequisite of religion, atheism can be considered a religion — Gnostic Christian Bishop
Atheism is simply a lack of belief in deities. It isn't a question of being too strict with definitions of those deities: that is what the word means if it is to mean anything — Kenosha Kid
You mean to say that deities are defined as those things atheists don't believe in? — Tomseltje
Atheism is simply a lack of belief in deities. It isn't a question of being too strict with definitions of those deities: that is what the word means if it is to mean anything — Kenosha Kid
Hence the word 'deities' also only means something as defined by 'that what atheists don't believe in". — Tomseltje
So the real question you seem to be avoiding is: What do you consider to be the full list of prerequisites of religion? — Tomseltje
Deities is defined without the need for atheism. — Kenosha Kid
I do not avoid it. All a religion is, is a tribe or group. — Gnostic Christian Bishop
Atheism is simply a lack of belief in deities. — Kenosha Kid
Or merely Dutch bluntness combined with a low tolerance for vagueness or sloppiness. — Tomseltje
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