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Use of Science to Support Creationism

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Lindum
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11-02-2004 6:59 PM 		Reply to: Message 116 by nator
11-02-2004 6:45 PM

Hi Schraf,
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Schraf writes:
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Absence of evidence isn't the same as evidence of absence.
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I think we're down to semantics again on this one. I used to consider myself an agnostic, but since i don't believe in any god, I'm happy to call myself an athiest. I still have the same open mind to the supernatural, but lack of belief is lack of belief. Also, I don't discount the possibility of knowing of 'god', yet still consider myself an athiest. The term sometimes gets a bad rap, but that's what I am!
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This is likely to be horribly off-topic, for which I apologise.
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Cheers.
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Lindum
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From: Colonia Lindensium
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11-02-2004 7:52 PM 		Reply to: Message 119 by nator
11-02-2004 7:06 PM

Atheism is based upon a materialist philosophy, which holds that nothing exists but natural phenomena. There are no supernatural
forces or entities, nor can there be any.
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I would call this anti-theism. Atheism is just a lack of belief. Non-thiesm. Maybe some would prefer to term it as "weak atheism", I don't really care. Atheism is just a lack of belief in 'god/s' without denying their possibility. It's sitting on the fence by default rather than choice.
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The above cited definition is a reason why athiests get a bad rap.
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Cheers.
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