(July 12, 2016 at 4:19 pm)purplepurpose Wrote:(July 12, 2016 at 3:55 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: So...you're a theist. See how easy that was?
To me, atheism is materialism or wish to life comfortably. I wish for comfort.
Theist goes beyond comfort in to irrational realm of self-sacrifice. I dislike such idea.
It doesnt matter what you believe, because it doesnt require effort. To be called a theist, you have to live a very bitter lifestyle.
You do realize that you're using a definition no one else uses, right?
Atheist = lack of belief in god/gods
Theist = belief in god/gods
That's it. Any lifestyle choices beyond that may be informed by where one is on the atheist <----> theist line, but they're not attributes of that belief or the lack thereof.
Put another way, if you believe in a god, you're a theist. It doesn't matter how you choose to live. The belief in a higher power makes you a theist. Period.
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