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Re: OT 'There is a god!'
Philip wrote:[color=blue]
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> Atheism is a "religion" because they "believe" there is no God.[/color]
A common but erroneous quip. Religion implies belief in a supernatural
entity. NOT believing in such a thing places one, by definition,
outside the domain of religion. Atheism is not a religion but one
aspect of philosophy.
Besides, merely believing something does not constitute a religion...I
believe I'll wear shoes tomorrow, but that's not a religion.
But the[color=blue]
> absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. Hehehhee[/color]
But absence of evidence IS a valid basis for not believing something.
Hohoho
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