I think atheism could fit into #3 on Sam's list. To be honest, hardcore atheists are as annoying (and frequently more annoying) than even the most hardcore religious zealots out there. It goes back to what I have been saying for a while, the closer you get to the fringe, the less common sense there is.
I like how David Eagleman explains it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS0b4QCpFGc On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < [email protected]> wrote: > > 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:366661 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
