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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 ... |
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July 7, 2012 at 11:49 am |
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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... |
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July 6, 2012 at 1:05 pm |
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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... |
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July 6, 2012 at 12:50 pm |
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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... |
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July 6, 2012 at 12:36 pm |
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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... |
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July 6, 2012 at 12:19 pm |
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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... |
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July 6, 2012 at 11:32 am |
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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 ... |
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July 6, 2012 at 10:30 am |
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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... |
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July 6, 2012 at 9:55 am |
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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. |
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Atheism
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July 6, 2012 at 9:15 am |
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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... |
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Politics
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July 1, 2012 at 11:24 am |
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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... |
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June 30, 2012 at 3:15 pm |
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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... |
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June 29, 2012 at 2:59 pm |
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Thread: Guten Tag
Post: RE: Guten Tag
Quote:Bruce?
Because of Monty Python's philosopher's song.
"Good evening ladies and Bruces..." |
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Introductions
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June 24, 2012 at 1:44 am |
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Thread: Guten Tag
Post: RE: Guten Tag
Quote:G'day mate,
Welcome from Adelaide, South Australia.
G'day Bruce.
And merci Napoleon. |
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June 23, 2012 at 9:54 pm |
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Thread: Guten Tag
Post: RE: Guten Tag
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... |
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June 22, 2012 at 8:30 pm |
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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... |
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June 22, 2012 at 9:14 am |
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Thread: Guten Tag
Post: RE: Guten Tag
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... |
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Introductions
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June 22, 2012 at 7:26 am |
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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... |
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June 21, 2012 at 9:46 pm |