Defining "Atheism"

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Defining "Atheism"

Paul the Human

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RE: Defining "Atheism"

October 30, 2010 at 11:39 am

All it takes to be considered atheism is to lack a belief in gods. Holding a belief that there is no god is also atheism, but that belief is not necessary for a position to qualify as atheism, only the lack of belief is needed.

I do not understand why you cannot understand that.

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Defining "Atheism" - by Strongappleby - October 29, 2010 at 9:28 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 29, 2010 at 9:30 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Tiberius - October 29, 2010 at 9:35 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 29, 2010 at 9:39 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Zen Badger - October 30, 2010 at 8:40 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Strongappleby - October 30, 2010 at 10:49 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 30, 2010 at 11:40 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Tiberius - October 29, 2010 at 9:43 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Skipper - October 29, 2010 at 9:56 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 29, 2010 at 10:09 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Tiberius - October 29, 2010 at 10:50 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 30, 2010 at 11:02 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Shinylight - October 30, 2010 at 11:16 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 30, 2010 at 11:18 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Shinylight - October 30, 2010 at 11:24 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 30, 2010 at 11:34 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Shinylight - October 30, 2010 at 11:43 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by downbeatplumb - October 30, 2010 at 5:35 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Paul the Human - October 30, 2010 at 11:39 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 30, 2010 at 11:50 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Paul the Human - October 30, 2010 at 12:04 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 30, 2010 at 12:34 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Paul the Human - October 30, 2010 at 1:29 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 30, 2010 at 3:12 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Paul the Human - October 30, 2010 at 3:20 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Strongappleby - October 30, 2010 at 11:54 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Welsh cake - October 30, 2010 at 1:44 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by The Omnissiunt One - October 30, 2010 at 2:54 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 30, 2010 at 3:23 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by The Omnissiunt One - October 31, 2010 at 6:07 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - October 31, 2010 at 6:37 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Tiberius - October 31, 2010 at 12:53 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Ervin - November 1, 2010 at 7:17 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by LastPoet - November 1, 2010 at 7:45 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Ervin - November 1, 2010 at 7:59 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by LastPoet - November 1, 2010 at 9:19 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Skipper - November 1, 2010 at 9:38 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Tiberius - November 1, 2010 at 8:05 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Paul Els - November 1, 2010 at 8:18 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Ervin - November 1, 2010 at 10:26 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Paul the Human - November 1, 2010 at 10:43 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - November 1, 2010 at 3:17 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Paul the Human - November 1, 2010 at 3:26 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - November 1, 2010 at 3:37 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Skipper - November 1, 2010 at 12:14 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Tiberius - November 1, 2010 at 1:46 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Ervin - November 1, 2010 at 10:45 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Ace Otana - November 2, 2010 at 10:56 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Tiberius - November 5, 2010 at 8:10 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Tiberius - November 1, 2010 at 3:39 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by LastPoet - November 1, 2010 at 8:26 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - November 2, 2010 at 3:26 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by -KT - November 1, 2010 at 8:42 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Welsh cake - November 2, 2010 at 3:05 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Existentialist - November 3, 2010 at 3:40 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Rhizomorph13 - November 3, 2010 at 1:08 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by marco_73 - November 11, 2010 at 10:33 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Lethe - November 11, 2010 at 12:04 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Ryft - November 19, 2010 at 7:02 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Ryft - November 17, 2010 at 5:47 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Welsh cake - November 17, 2010 at 3:44 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Ryft - November 18, 2010 at 1:54 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Lethe - November 18, 2010 at 3:57 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Welsh cake - November 18, 2010 at 4:21 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by fr0d0 - November 18, 2010 at 8:57 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Lethe - November 18, 2010 at 9:04 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by theVOID - November 18, 2010 at 9:05 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by fr0d0 - November 19, 2010 at 2:33 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by downbeatplumb - November 19, 2010 at 2:45 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Ryft - November 20, 2010 at 2:45 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by theVOID - November 20, 2010 at 10:43 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Paul the Human - November 19, 2010 at 2:40 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Rhizomorph13 - November 19, 2010 at 2:41 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by fr0d0 - November 19, 2010 at 3:21 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Paul the Human - November 19, 2010 at 3:26 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by fr0d0 - November 19, 2010 at 9:31 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Welsh cake - November 19, 2010 at 3:49 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by fr0d0 - November 20, 2010 at 5:24 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Tiberius - November 20, 2010 at 11:58 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by fr0d0 - November 21, 2010 at 6:34 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Tiberius - November 21, 2010 at 8:18 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by theVOID - November 21, 2010 at 3:40 pm

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by fr0d0 - November 21, 2010 at 9:02 am

RE: Defining "Atheism" - by Tiberius - November 21, 2010 at 9:21 am

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