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[+5] - fresco - 12/24/2012Here's a few to mull over on the fence: Do you know what a belief is ? :) Do you believe you know what a belief is ? :D Do you believe you know what "know" is ? :lol: Do you know...
[+4] - maxdancona - 12/23/2012United for not believing in something? That seems a little silly. I suppose I am technically an atheist, I don't subscribe to any sort of atheist agenda. I certainly don't see the need to be...
[+4] - edgarblythe - 12/23/2012A better point to ponder is why someone tries to lump all atheists into that alliance when the majority of atheists either don't know about it or at least don't care about it.
[+4] - Wilso - 12/23/2012You want to know why it matters. It matters to me because one belief I do hold strongly is that religion is the most malignant influence on the face of the earth. Any assertion that it also does...
[+4] - edgarblythe - 12/24/2012More double talk. My last post applies here.
[+4] - edgarblythe - 12/24/2012You know what I think about it. But you just want to use some sleight of language to make rejection of the notion of gods seem like a belief system. Again, I stand by my earlier post.
[+4] - edgarblythe - 12/24/2012I have stated my position many times. As I said before, there is no system involved to being an atheist (unless, by choice an atheist adopts a system). No sleight of language can alter that.
[+4] - edgarblythe - 12/24/2012You seem to imply that knowledge that no gods exist is a belief, which, in a sense, it is. But the implication seems to be that you think it goes, by extension, that I would have to have a belief...
[+4] - Setanta - 12/24/2012Frank only has a simple-minded argument, and one which he thinks is founded on solid logic. The problem is that for him to press his argument, he has to put himself in the position of knowing....
[+4] - edgarblythe - 12/24/2012For some reason he wants to cubbyhole everybody and it either comes down to the superiority desire or fear. Can't figure out which.

@Wilso,

For what it's worth, I added myself to the list.

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@Wilso,

United for not believing in something? That seems a little silly.

I suppose I am technically an atheist, I don't subscribe to any sort of atheist agenda. I certainly don't see the need to be counted.

Is there a club for people who aren't a fan of any sports team?

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@Wilso,

According to this site, 75% of atheists are men. I wonder why that is.

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@maxdancona,

I didn't sign into an agenda. Just a head count.

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@edgarblythe,

A head count for what purpose?

I don't want to be lumped in with a bunch of people with whom I have little in common. A non-belief in any deity is a very weak link. Atheists can have pretty much any moral belief or be of any political persuasion.

Will this head count be used for some cause? Or is it useless? Either way I don't think I want to be a part of it.

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@maxdancona,

I don't consider myself lumped, just because I let someone know I am an atheist. Just as I don't feel lumped when I let people know I don't belong to any political party. Only a person with a weak mind will feel part of a non existent movement.

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@Wilso,

Where's the list for ex-atheists?

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@Kolyo,

Why don't you make another thread and start a list?

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@edgarblythe,

Nah, who wants to be in a thread where everyone agrees about God.
It's so much more fun to pester the one minority that it's socially acceptable to pester.

(Actually, I guess I still qualify as a "weak atheist" according to the definitions I've read here, whereas I was a "militant atheist" before.)

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@Wilso,

I don't believe in God. But atheists tend to really piss me off. The most dogmatic, condescending, self-righteous people I know are atheists.

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@Kolyo,

I didn't view this as a contentious thread, but I guess I could be mistaken.

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@Wilso,

@all

Happy Festivus to Ed and the rest of us, anyhow...

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@edgarblythe,

edgarblythe wrote:

I don't consider myself lumped, just because I let someone know I am an atheist. Just as I don't feel lumped when I let people know I don't belong to any political party. Only a person with a weak mind will feel part of a non existent movement.

I love the way so many religitards refer to atheism as just another religion. I guess it is - in the way that not collecting stamps is a hobby.

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@Wilso,

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I love the way so many religitards refer to atheism as just another religion. I guess it is - in the way that not collecting stamps is a hobby.

Well.., Atheists do seem to have an International Alliance. The people who don't collect stamps don't have such an organization.

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@maxdancona,

Why does the Atheist International Alliance care about gay rights (as seen on their snazzy website)? Atheism has nothing to do with gay rights, in fact I happen to know homophobic atheists.

It seems weird for an Atheist organization to have such a clear dogma.

This is exactly the problem with such an atheist census.

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@maxdancona,

A better point to ponder is why someone tries to lump all atheists into that alliance when the majority of atheists either don't know about it or at least don't care about it.

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@Wilso,

Do non-theists who are not atheists count also?

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@edgarblythe,

... which is why I think this particular Alliance taking a census of atheists is such a ludicrous idea.

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@maxdancona,

I don't know why you care. A head count is x number of heads. Making those heads think alike is not even in the ballpark. Nor was it asked of me when I put my head in.

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