GostHacked Posted May 8, 2012 Report Posted May 8, 2012 Disagree with that...pagans like me expressly reject "faith-based" belief systems, but it can still be "religion". Depends the brand of paganism you are practicing, but there seem to be as many gods for Pagans as there are gods for the ancient Greeks. It seems that Paganism uses a lot of the same gods as the ancient Greeks did. Quote
msj Posted May 8, 2012 Report Posted May 8, 2012 I'm glad Dawkins isn't an atheist; he's more intelligent than I suspected. A long time ago I put up this thread with the poll questions directly lifted from Dawkins book The God Delusion (I added three other options to cover a few more bases). Dawkins identified himself as a #6 on the scale - a low probability for God's existence - but not a #7 which is "I know there is no God" which is clearly a 0% chance of God's existence. For many people, especially those calling themselves "atheists," the distinction is either misunderstood or too pedantic. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
Michael Hardner Posted May 8, 2012 Report Posted May 8, 2012 For many people, especially those calling themselves "atheists," the distinction is either misunderstood or too pedantic. I will gladly accept the pedantic tag. I'm often the nitpicker in the room, but I'll stop if people ask me to. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
msj Posted May 8, 2012 Report Posted May 8, 2012 I will gladly accept the pedantic tag. I'm often the nitpicker in the room, but I'll stop if people ask me to. No, I didn't mean anyone here in particular. Just generally. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
GostHacked Posted June 10, 2012 Report Posted June 10, 2012 Atheism is a religion like abstinence is a sex position. Bill Mahar Quote
Michael Hardner Posted June 10, 2012 Report Posted June 10, 2012 I'm reading a really good book right now - What We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder, and Everyday Life in Nazi Germany - An Oral History - and considering what went on, the denials, the knowledge but indifference, and even the failure of the Jews to rebel en masse at the time, I can understand why some take such a strong stance regarding their survival now; especially in light of the PC mindset so many have regarding Islam right now - which is really just the flip side of those who blame "Islam" rather than the extremist faction. People who argue this are more often talking about agnosticism. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
bleeding heart Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Posted June 22, 2012 People who argue this are more often talking about agnosticism. Which is in some ways synonymous with atheism. Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
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