slackercruster
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It means nothing. Same was as knitting means nothing to me.
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What does it mean to be an Atheist ( not a mocking thread)
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oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
QuestioningMind
Well-Known Member
Hello .....
But...... no.
I am not a Theist.
I am a non-Theist.
I am A-theist
The fact that my Deist/Atheist Crreed differs from yours is fine. Look at Christianity which has thousands of varying Creeds and Doctrines.
It's perfectly normal for humans to sub-divide within their own groups, calling all the other groups impostors.
The new Atrheist call is..... 'They are not Atheists!'
You'll be a religion soon.
ROFL... okay, SURE. So you're like a Christian who doesn't believe in Christ.
oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
Wow!
Now that's hospitality.
Can I have a badge?
@Revoltingest 's club won't even impart their secret handshake to me. But on the plus side I'll bet he's always got greasy hands.
No. I tell you what it is...... any kind of extremism whether political, religious, etc etc..... is what I react against.
I think Hitchens may have it correct. I'll bet that my Deism is individual to me.
I don't mind atheists insisting that I'm not one. I don't do clubs so isolation suits me.
Wot?!You may ask why then do some theists consider deists as atheists, I'd think the same reason they considered some people witches, because it goes against their ideology. I doubt witches exist, right
There are witches on RF, I think.
A witch lived further down our road here until recently.
I'm open minded about witches, spiritualists, healers and more.
Thankyou.
Please don't let Revoltingest in, though.
oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
You know........ if such a person exists I would not be surprised. In fact I can think of Creeds or Churches that don't accept Jesus was Christ although they follow his 'path', so we're getting close to that already.
On one Forum, (I forget which) there were separate 'rooms' for atheists and non-theists. I wouldn't mind getting chucked out of the one if I would be invited in to the other.
QuestioningMind
Well-Known Member
You know........ if such a person exists I would not be surprised. In fact I can think of Creeds or Churches that don't accept Jesus was Christ although they follow his 'path', so we're getting close to that already.
On one Forum, (I forget which) there were separate 'rooms' for atheists and non-theists. I wouldn't mind getting chucked out of the one if I would be invited in to the other.
Of course they exist... as long as we've decided that words no longer have any specific meaning. Gonna make communicating REAL hard in the future though.
charlie sc
Well-Known Member
Errr you if you want some kind of badge, you’re barking up the wrong tree. Speaking of barking, you don’t want to start a fight with a corgi. I’m bigger than you and cuter. I also have royalty on my side. After you back down with your tail between your legs, I’ll take your puny bone and add it to my collection.Wow!
Now that's hospitality.
Can I have a badge?
@Revoltingest 's club won't even impart their secret handshake to me. But on the plus side I'll bet he's always got greasy hands.
No. I tell you what it is...... any kind of extremism whether political, religious, etc etc..... is what I react against.
I think Hitchens may have it correct. I'll bet that my Deism is individual to me.
I don't mind atheists insisting that I'm not one. I don't do clubs so isolation suits me.
Wot?!
There are witches on RF, I think.
A witch lived further down our road here until recently.
I'm open minded about witches, spiritualists, healers and more.
Thankyou.
Please don't let Revoltingest in, though.
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Sometimes it's not grease.....it's KY.@Revoltingest 's club won't even impart their secret handshake to me. But on the plus side I'll bet he's always got greasy hands.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
No, I did gave it very early in the thread. It is the same as most atheists, atheism is a lack of belief in a deity. You were using the question as a dodge to avoid discussing your failed analogy. That was what I objected to.
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
Oh yes. She is a fine lady who has fulfilled all her 'dharma'. We are fortunate.May I extend my congratulations and much respect to Mrs Aupmanyav? Now there is a fine and patient lady, just as my wife is ..
oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
It already is real hard.
Did you read a recent thread explaining that the word 'Jihad' means 'personal struggle' ? Where I live a street survey on any Saturday morning would find that an overwhelming number of folks think it means one of these:- War, Terrorist Attack, Terrorism, Hatred.
But when a bunch of dictionary authors decide quite illogically that Deism is a subset of Theism, then anybody has the right to show that such authors are as daft as March Hares.
Where I live 'Fantastic' means very good. Does it mean 'Unreal' to you? Where I live 'Unreal' means 'Fabulous', but to an atheist these words might mean 'Mythical'.
And 'Kid' does notg mean baby goat.
And 'Well Sick' does not mean ill, it means 'Fantastic'.
Keep up with the movement of Language! Or get left behind..?
oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
Hmmm...... you might be posh and with a diamond collar, but you're rubbish underground. And for heaven's sake (oops) don't pick a fight with a badger...... they're quite 'orrible. Over here criminals still hunt badgers with specially bred fighting dogs and after a few fights underground such dogs have no noses left..
But, obviously, Oldbadgers would sooner be tickled on a sweet lady's lap. I'm now a retired lap dog.
PureX
Veteran Member
People lie to themselves all the time. So they think they're truthful, and of course they will resent anyone telling them different. But I see no reason to cosign their BS. And I can't help that they will resent me for not doing so. Most atheists clearly hold the belief that gods do not exist, because if they did, there would be convincing evidence and the atheist would be able to recognize that evidence and be convinced, and theists would be able to present that evidence to them to be recognized. Thus, their reasoned 'default' position (and their 'belief') is that there are no gods until someone can prove to them, otherwise.
Yet when confronted with their own conclusions regarding the nature and existence of gods, they immediately disavow their own belief system to avoid having to defend it logically (which they, of course, demand from everyone else regarding their beliefs). I see this happening constantly on these threads; so why shouldn't I call it a deliberate misrepresentation? They obviously hold beliefs regarding the nature and existence of gods to the point that they assume they can detect and verify such an existence if it were extant. So their facade of "unbelief" is obviously bogus, and deliberate.
By the way, YOU are one of the few atheists here that tend not to be constantly spewing this "unbelief" nonsense, and I do note and appreciate that. Unfortunately, on this particular thread, you chose to try and defend those that do, to me. And I'm not having it.
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oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
Failed analogy?
You seem to be a self elected Judge, much the same as you seem to be a self elected science wizard?
Oh No! There is at least one Atheist leaving posts on this very thread WHO BELONGS TO A RELIGION!
Atheism is becoming very like a religion, with its different creeds, doctrines and cliques.
Now...... just be logical and agree with me that Theism and Deism belong in two different groups altogether, with separating definitions.
You need to understand that language changes with time, which is why so many words have lost their original meanings, Atheism being a typical example.
Ask any logical thinking Judge.
oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
I'll bite.....
What on earth is KY?
oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
Those particular atheists must be blind and deaf.
I cycled to the local supermarket just now, and the evidence of a Deity (my perception) was and is everywhere I looked, and in everything I heard and touched.
And so that kind of denial just seems like a form of autism to me.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
LOL! KY jelly is a lubricant for special purposes.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
That is a form of an Argument From Ignorance. It indicates a lack of understanding of what is and what is not evidence.Those particular atheists must be blind and deaf.
I cycled to the local supermarket just now, and the evidence of a Deity (my perception) was and is everywhere I looked, and in everything I heard and touched.
And so that kind of denial just seems like a form of autism to me.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
I explained why it was a failed analogy. Did you not see it?
Go back to your original analogy and we can go over it again.
Suppose you don’t know whether you have a beer bottle in refrigerator. Would you say “I lack belief in existence of beer” or would you say “I do not know whether there is beer in refrigerator”?
Peace. Peace. Peace.
(Prays fervently)
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