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glowby Member Posts: 75 From: Fox River Grove, IL Joined: |
Quite right, Dr. A. However, I hear "atheism is a belief" asserted much more often than "atheism is a religion". Don't you? I understand that it can be and is a belief for some people. But it doesn't seem that folks who say "atheism is a belief/religion" see any distinction: "Those atheists are all the same."
I think they're usually sincere in this opinion (except for some trolls who are just trying to get a rise). I think it's hard for them to imagine living life without supernatural beliefs influencing most or all aspects of it.
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glowby Member Posts: 75 From: Fox River Grove, IL Joined:
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...not playing golf is a sport
I hadn't heard that one. I like it! Although as Jon joked, it may not be the sportiest of sports!
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glowby Member Posts: 75 From: Fox River Grove, IL Joined:
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Phat writes:
The evidence that I exist is pretty solid, at least compared to the evidence for Him.
Atheism is a belief in oneself. We just don't deify ourselves consciously.
Some people certainly do deify themselves. Personally, I see it much more in believers than non-believers.
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
glowby writes:
...not playing golf is a sport
I hadn't heard that one. I like it! Although as Jon joked, it may not be the sportiest of sports! I remember Bobby Fisher getting ready for the Reykjavik games against Boris Spassky. He was photographed horseback riding and in the article I was surprised to learn how much physical training he was doing to prepare for sitting across the board from Boris. I then read accounts of previous opponents who remarked at how Bobby would stare you down and playing against him was physically exhausting and ruined any chance of getting good sleep for the next game.- xongsmith, 5.7d
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glowby Member Posts: 75 From: Fox River Grove, IL Joined: |
...not playing golf is a sport
This punchline is nice because it could be adapted to the culture of the person who says "atheism is a belief/religion". If it's a Londoner, you could say, "...then not playing football is a sport", but if it's a Chicagoan, you could say, "...then not playing football is a sport".
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Dirk Member (Idle past 4044 days) Posts: 84 Joined: |
If atheism is a belief then... Creationism is a science.
I don't think creationists would get the message from this one...
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glowby Member Posts: 75 From: Fox River Grove, IL Joined: |
If atheism is a belief then... Creationism is a science.
I don't think creationists would get the message from this one...
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Dr Adequate Member (Idle past 304 days) Posts: 16113 Joined: |
Not flying planes into buildings is an act of terrorism.
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glowby Member Posts: 75 From: Fox River Grove, IL Joined: |
Or "...loafing is an act of terrorism"
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2587 From: massachusetts US Joined: Member Rating: 6.9
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...or "Being unemployed is having a job."
- xongsmith, 5.7d
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rueh Member (Idle past 3681 days) Posts: 382 From: universal city tx Joined: |
xongsmith writes: ...or "Being unemployed is having a job." Well the unemployed do have a union so..... Edited by rueh, : No reason given.'Qui non intelligit, aut taceat, aut discat' The mind is like a parachute. It only works when it is open.-FZ The industrial revolution, flipped a bitch on evolution.-NOFX It takes all kinds to make a mess- Benjamin Hoff
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Percy Member Posts: 22479 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 4.7
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George Orwell writes: WAR IS PEACEFREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. --Percy
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glowby Member Posts: 75 From: Fox River Grove, IL Joined: |
One might also say "... unemployment is a career path."
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onifre Member (Idle past 2971 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined:
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If atheism is a belief then stand up comedy is a job.
- Oni
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glowby Member Posts: 75 From: Fox River Grove, IL Joined:
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If atheism is a belief then stand up comedy is a job.
I suppose that would hold true for many of the arts, not just comedy. Does anyone do stand up tragedy?
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