ok, so which one do you think atheists belong to? Which one of those classifications does not have a belief
sometimes I think religious people can't think any other way than in the context of a belief. On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1.a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the > universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency > or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often > containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. > > 2. a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed > upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christian religion; the Buddhist > religion. > > 3. the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and > practices: a world council of religions. > > 4. the life or state of a monk, nun, etc.: to enter religion. > > 5. the practice of religious beliefs; ritual observance of faith. > > . > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Religion: the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, > esp. > > a personal God or gods. > > > > That argument about atheism being a religion reminds me of HGTG infocom > > game where you carry "no-tea" as an item in your inventory. Of course, > in > > that it was meant to be comedy. Unfortunately, in the real world, that's > > not so true. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > It's not a lie if it's not an affirmation. If you are religiously > against > > > religion then you should not take the job. Until they cater to your > > > religious needs that is. > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > What other qualifications for office do you feel it would be okay to > > lie > > > > about? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't consider it an affirmation, but I understand if you do. > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > true, but the point was being made that it's okay if you don't > > > believe > > > > > > because technically it's not lying. > > > > > > > > > > > > a lie is a lie regardless of how easy it is to expose. > > > > > > > > > > > > If I apply for office in Texas and I affirm that I believe in a > > > higher > > > > > > power, is that not a lie just because it can't be proven easily? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is a lot easier, I think, to verify someone has a degree > than > > > > verify > > > > > > > that they believe in some kind of deity. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:366659 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
