Re: ATHEISM - A Side-Effect of Religious Stupidity

Mike wrote:
> SongBookz wrote:
>>
>> "Kelsey Bjarnason" <kbjarnason@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
>> news:mbdlf5-u05.ln1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> [snips]
>>>
>>> On Sat, 10 May 2008 00:32:43 -0500, SongBookz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Atheism qualifies as religion under word's, "religion," definition:
>>>>
>>>> - A set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the
>>>> universe
>>>
>>> Whoops, sorry, you dropped the ball there.  The one key aspect of 
>>> atheism
>>> is that it is precisely about *not* having a belief.
>>>
>>> Nice try, though.
>>>
>>
>> "A-theism" is not equal to "a-religion."
> 
> Nor is it equal to "religion." Just like "bald" (a-hair) is equal to 

I was missing a "not" in there. It should have read "Just like "bald" 
(a-hair) is not equal to "fat" or "thin.""

> "fat" or "thin." Atheism IS equal to "lack of a belief in any god" but 
> such a person might be religious or might NOT be. Atheism says nothing 
> about their religion.
> 
>> Nice try though.
> 
> Yes, it was a nice try on your part but it didn't work.
> 
>> For further on this point, perhaps you could read the earlier parts of 
>> the thread instead of jumping in here at the end.
>>
>> Terrell
>>
>>
> 
> 


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