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.
I could make it fit but I'll let this one go for now. 2. a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects. Here. Especially if one can't say "so help me God" But aren't you folks all in agreement about what you believe? 3. the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices. Freedom From Religion Foundation fits here. This fits too: Atheist Alliance International's mission is to challenge and confront religious faith, to strengthen global atheism by promoting the growth and interaction of atheist/freethought organisations around the world and to undertake international educational and advocacy projects. Sounds like proselytism. the rest are just using in a sentence stuff 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 1:46 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:366663 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
