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    Thread: What do you have to be?
Post: RE: What do you have to be?

I guess you're right. I made a mistake in my question. I define Atheism not only as a lack of belief, but as a denial of the possibility that god exists. After all, if you don't believe in god, you ...
Metonymie Philosophy 19 7009 July 7, 2012 at 11:49 am
    Thread: What do you have to be?
Post: RE: What do you have to be?

(July 6, 2012 at 12:53 pm)CliveStaples Wrote: (July 6, 2012 at 12:50 pm)Metonymie Wrote: Oh... you're right. I shouldn't have used the term "god". But I guess you can say, that any idealism is "d...
Metonymie Philosophy 19 7009 July 6, 2012 at 1:05 pm
    Thread: What do you have to be?
Post: RE: What do you have to be?

(July 6, 2012 at 12:38 pm)CliveStaples Wrote: (July 6, 2012 at 12:36 pm)Metonymie Wrote: That's not what I meant. I mean any philosophy with a god in it (like plato's or like a religion), is an i...
Metonymie Philosophy 19 7009 July 6, 2012 at 12:50 pm
    Thread: What do you have to be?
Post: RE: What do you have to be?

(July 6, 2012 at 12:28 pm)CliveStaples Wrote: (July 6, 2012 at 12:19 pm)Metonymie Wrote: That's true, of course. But it is not what I was up to. I mean if you'd claim "I think, there is no god" it...
Metonymie Philosophy 19 7009 July 6, 2012 at 12:36 pm
    Thread: What do you have to be?
Post: RE: What do you have to be?

(July 6, 2012 at 11:34 am)CliveStaples Wrote: (July 6, 2012 at 11:32 am)Metonymie Wrote: Ahh I see what you mean. But I'd say it depends on how you define "exist". Plato thought that the material...
Metonymie Philosophy 19 7009 July 6, 2012 at 12:19 pm
    Thread: What do you have to be?
Post: RE: What do you have to be?

(July 6, 2012 at 10:49 am)CliveStaples Wrote: (July 6, 2012 at 10:30 am)Metonymie Wrote: @ Clive QED? What do you mean? I don't get it. You mean, because an atheist can't be a platonist? I'd agre...
Metonymie Philosophy 19 7009 July 6, 2012 at 11:32 am
    Thread: What do you have to be?
Post: RE: What do you have to be?

@Ace Thanks for explaining the second sentence I wrote: Quote:As we know, being an atheist doesn't imply anything. It just means that someone doesn't believe in god (any god). @ Clive QED? What do ...
Metonymie Philosophy 19 7009 July 6, 2012 at 10:30 am
    Thread: What do you have to be?
Post: What do you have to be?

Ladies and bruces, I have a question about atheism. As we know, being an atheist doesn't imply anything. It just means that someone doesn't believe in god (any god). But is this true? Can you be a...
Metonymie Philosophy 19 7009 July 6, 2012 at 9:55 am
    Thread: Why do you not believe in God?
Post: RE: Why do you not believe in God?

1. Reason I don't believe in god: I don't believe it. I simply don't buy it. 2. Reason. I don't see a reason, why I should assume there is a god. 3. Reason: I don't need a third reason.
Metonymie Atheism 351 163316 July 6, 2012 at 9:15 am
    Thread: Healthcare
Post: RE: Healthcare

Quote:You are so lucky to be post-patriotism. I think so too. By the way, is this your dog in the picture and if so, is it a border-collie? Quote: Fox News is famous for spreading misinformation I...
Metonymie Politics 54 15112 July 1, 2012 at 11:24 am
    Thread: Healthcare
Post: RE: Healthcare

Quote:I don't know what it means to be an American. I think I'd be happier to be one if my fellow citizens weren't married to their insanity. I believe in reason, personally. I'll will and do stand up...
Metonymie Politics 54 15112 June 30, 2012 at 3:15 pm
    Thread: Healthcare
Post: Healthcare

As a european (german) I don't get the problems with healthcare in the U.S. Can someone explain to me why so many americans are against it and on what base ? An article about it: http://www.achgut.c...
Metonymie Politics 54 15112 June 29, 2012 at 2:59 pm
    Thread: Guten Tag
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Quote:Bruce? Because of Monty Python's philosopher's song. "Good evening ladies and Bruces..."
Metonymie Introductions 28 5762 June 24, 2012 at 1:44 am
    Thread: Guten Tag
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Quote:G'day mate, Welcome from Adelaide, South Australia. G'day Bruce. And merci Napoleon.
Metonymie Introductions 28 5762 June 23, 2012 at 9:54 pm
    Thread: Guten Tag
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Quote:Meine Familie ist auch aus Deutschland, ausdrücklich aus Hesse I grew up in Hessen. Quote:From what I gather, there's kind of a cultural divide between north and south Germans, I suppose not u...
Metonymie Introductions 28 5762 June 22, 2012 at 8:30 pm
    Thread: Guten Tag
Post: RE: Guten Tag

Quote:I haven't read Max Frisch but I probably will when I can find his books. Frisch is actually from switzerland. But he always wrote in german. A book most people like is "Das Parfum" by Patrick Sü...
Metonymie Introductions 28 5762 June 22, 2012 at 9:14 am
    Thread: Guten Tag
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Hello and thank you for the nice welcoming (is that a word - welcoming?). How come so many of you speak german? Quote:Immer suchen ich Nachkriegszeit Deutsche Romane das rede nicht uber Hitler If I...
Metonymie Introductions 28 5762 June 22, 2012 at 7:26 am
    Thread: Guten Tag
Post: Guten Tag

Hello forum members, i just joined and thought I should introduce myself. I'm Chris, I'm 25 years old and I'm a german. I live in Berlin and I'm an atheist. I am also a member of a german atheistic fo...
Metonymie Introductions 28 5762 June 21, 2012 at 9:46 pm