... no they are not. What are you talking about? For one you are arguing that the prefix "a-" means a denial of, rather than just "non" such as in a-sexual ...I'm sorry but my definitions are cited accurately.
So, you can't blame me for making up anything.
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Sadiah
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Sorry, I got confused with my posts of last night.
It's fixed now, go see the initial post.
These definitions are wrong. You are sourcing a poorly-written textbook for a high school subject to discuss philosophy. The fact that someone wrote this garbage doesn't make it right.
Does asexual reproduction mean a denial of sexual reproduction now? Of course not.
Sadiah
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Man, the guy/chick whoever wrote it, meant that the "a" means denial, in the context of religion/non-religious beliefs.
Plus, other atheists agree with this definition. Why don't you? And there is no one definition of atheism, I assume?
No they don't. Whoever wrote this is wrong.
The prefix 'a' denotes a lack of and not an explicit denial of God's existence, agnosticism is not a more 'humble' view to take than atheism, and this "unlike the classic atheist, the agnostic is less likely to be driven by beliefs." is absolute garbage.
Theism is the claim that a God exists. Atheism is the lack of belief in that claim, usually due to the fact that there is no credible evidence to support it up and a truckload to show that the religions that claim to explain God are utterly wrong. Claiming that God does not exist is technically a logical fallacy, as it is unprovable, but so is claiming that unicorns or fairies don't exist.
As I said, it's an distinction invented by people such as you to try and cast certain connotations on certain words because you can't accept the facts of reality.
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Atheism is the lack of belief in a supernatural God. That being said it is as entirely logical to say that there is no God as much as it is to say there are no fairies or unicorns or magical pixies. There is enough scientific evidence for all of those things, and it is no way arrogant to state that things whose existence are not verifiable in any objective way, shape or form do not exist.
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Crestwood's_G
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u might say im buy-curious
Sadiah
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No answer my question, is what I said above right or not? Plus, why do you hate the term 'belief' so much?
My answer was implicit. I corrected you. You were wrong.
You have a less than rudimentary idea of what you're talking about that is derived from a terribly inaccurate high school book about a totally unrelated subject.
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http://community.boredofstudies.org/4995825/post-28.html
It's by an atheist himself. Is this atheist kid wrong?
And, is this definition right?:
Atheism = Disbelief in or denial of the existence of God or gods.
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Unlike you, most people don't believe everything they hear staight away
Sadiah
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I never heard it. I read it. I don't beleive it. I'm merely trying to prove someone wrong here.
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Thank God.
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How have you in any way proved him wrong? By telling him what his beliefs are in accordance to varying definitions of atheism?
I am not conceding that I am wrong, merely making the concession that talking to you is like talking to a particularly dim brick wall.Thank God.
Sadiah
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What? Coz I ask too many questions that overwhelm you? You can't answer all my questions that relate to your belief, or lack of belief thereof?
Don't worry, it happens with people like you.
No, because you are an idiot.