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From: Matthew James Gering <mgering@ecosystems.net> Subject: RE: Democracy... (fwd) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 15:07:37 -0700
Try pantheism. If one fundamentaly believes that god does not exist, which clearly involves faith, then yes it is a religion.
Then I guess you could say that pantheism is an atheist religion, as opposed to a theist religion.
You could, but you'd be wrong.
My nice definition of atheism is reason over faith, science over mysticism, basically an anti-religion. While that may be etymologically unjustified, it does accurately reflect the views of the majority of people I know who call themselves atheist, myself included.
Atheism means that one believes that there is no God.
By your view an agnostic can't be religion
No, and it's not, it's like standing in the doorway of a religion, not sure whether to enter or leave, perhaps practicing but not believing.
Ah, so there are personal beliefs that aren't religion and then there are personal beliefs that are? What a self-rightous, pretentious, egotistical viewpoint. Your view is *exactly* why the 1st was put in there.
Such indecisiveness annoys me, but it accounts for the majority of the population.
Actualy not, the vast majority of people believe in God, just not your particular brand - which after all is what the 1st is all about. ____________________________________________________________________ The seeker is a finder. Ancient Persian Proverb The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------