Re: ATHEISM - A Side-Effect of Religious Stupidity

"DanielSan" <danielsan1977@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> SongBookz wrote:
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>>
>> Certainly it is, atheism believes no god caused the universe nor 
>> determines its purpose.  To believe something is not is still belief.
>
> Except, atheism does no such thing.  Atheism is simply, and I'll say it 
> again in hopes it'll sink in, lack of belief in deities.  Anything else
--  
> anything at all -- is not part of atheism.  Atheists themselves may 
> subscribe to various other doctrines (humanism, zen, etc), but it is a 
> property of THEM, not a property of ATHEISM.
>
> Get it?
>

Yes, I get it - since as you say, atheism does not believe that no god 
caused the universe, then what remains is atheists believe that one or
more 
god(s) caused the universe meaning atheists are really theists rendering 
"atheism" moot.

Glad you cleared that up.

Terrell