Mister Sandman wrote:Re-Read what i said up there ^,Hitchkok wrote:
Atheism is not a religion.
it is the lack of one (as a result of denying the existence of god).
it does not operate as a religion. it does not have specific rites, a clergy, a church (in naither the phisical nor the metaphorical sense).
actually, you can't even properly use the word Atheism. the -ism suffix implies a certain common structure of thought inherent in the word, which doesn't exist in this case.
as for your definitions, the key word is "set". denyin the believe in a deity constitutes, at best, one belief. not a set.
It is set everyone has a 'set' of beliefs whether it be atheistic or any other religious view.
Everyone as a belief everyone has a religion.
and i did forget to add before:
A United States Federal Court of Appeals has now ruled ruled that Atheism is, indeed, a religion, under U.S. law.
what beliefs consitutes atheism, except for the denial of god?
just because anyone has a set of beliefs, including atheists, doesn't mean atheism itself is a set of beliefs.
and the U.S supreme court ruling means didly squat to me.
they can rule that black is white for all i care. wouldn't make it any truer.
what the supreme court actually ruled, is that atheism fits the criterion in the U.S. law as to what is a religion. again, means didly squat.
but i'll let that go.
please support the statement that atheism considers homosexuality wrong.
and i have to say one more thing about atheism. if it is a religion, does it mean there are secular atheist, as well as observent atheists? and orthodox and protestant atheist? or reforming atheist?
i'm not trying to make fun of you, just show you how absurd that statement is.
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GhostyGoo wrote:Capitalism is responsible for the death of humanity through a complete and utter destruction of ethical conduct, you DO know this, right?
Thanks to capitalism, when your doctor tells you you require a kidney transplant to survive, you no longer can be certain if you actually need a kidney transplant or your doctor simply needs a new speedboat. Nice.
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