(December 14, 2015 at 5:11 pm)Kingpin Wrote:(December 14, 2015 at 5:06 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: Poor theists. They know deep down they don't have the goods to demonstrate that any of their horseshit is true, so they resort to painting atheists with the same brush as themselves to suggest a false equivalency. It must suck to have a faith system that practically requires dishonesty.
"I know you are, but what am I?" didn't cut it on the playground. It doesn't work any better here.
hey now, don't lump us all in one group. I'm sure many will attest that this is one theist who on multiple occasions has stood up for the atheists on this topic. Atheism by definition is not a religion. At best it can be argued to be a belief but only in reference to Gnostic Atheism. As it has no practices, tenets or structure it is not a religion but merely a proclamation on a single topic. It can fall under the classification of a worldview, but that is not the same thing as a religion.
You're right. But you can't deny that the "atheism is a religion" canard isn't a ploy often used by some theists.
For what it's worth, you and CL are among the more reasonable theists we have here, and your lack of pretense is refreshing.
