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What is Atheism?

Poll: How do you define atheism?
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Absence of a belief in god
95.12%
 39 95.12%
Belief that there is no god
4.88%
 2 4.88%
Total 41 vote(s) 100%
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What is Atheism?
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RE: What is Atheism?
March 11, 2017 at 1:14 am
(March 11, 2017 at 12:57 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: My point is that there is not one definitiveeaning for all time as some are suggesting.

No one has suggested this.

What has been stated, very plainly and simply, is that the word has a concrete definition today. It means "a lack of belief in gods".
"Owl," said Rabbit shortly, "you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it."
  - A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
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What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 3, 2017 at 2:35 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Alex K - March 3, 2017 at 2:57 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 3, 2017 at 3:37 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Ben Davis - March 3, 2017 at 9:39 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Cephus - March 7, 2017 at 1:35 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Alex K - March 3, 2017 at 3:46 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by ignoramus - March 3, 2017 at 3:48 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 3, 2017 at 9:17 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 3, 2017 at 9:20 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 3, 2017 at 9:25 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 3, 2017 at 9:54 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 3, 2017 at 10:08 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by downbeatplumb - March 4, 2017 at 5:14 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by account_inactive - March 4, 2017 at 11:51 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Ben Davis - March 6, 2017 at 9:39 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 3, 2017 at 10:02 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Edwardo Piet - March 4, 2017 at 11:47 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 5, 2017 at 12:24 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 5, 2017 at 12:27 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 5, 2017 at 12:49 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 6, 2017 at 10:51 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 5, 2017 at 1:00 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 5, 2017 at 4:04 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Edwardo Piet - March 4, 2017 at 11:56 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by ignoramus - March 6, 2017 at 12:03 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by SuperSentient - March 6, 2017 at 12:11 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by ignoramus - March 6, 2017 at 12:37 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 10:21 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by mlmooney89 - March 6, 2017 at 10:29 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 12:35 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by mlmooney89 - March 6, 2017 at 12:46 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 12:57 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by mlmooney89 - March 6, 2017 at 1:14 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 1:25 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 6, 2017 at 3:08 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 3:19 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Simon Moon - March 6, 2017 at 1:28 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 6, 2017 at 2:56 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 6, 2017 at 5:01 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 6, 2017 at 7:41 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 7, 2017 at 12:11 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 7, 2017 at 1:14 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 7, 2017 at 2:01 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 7, 2017 at 2:33 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 3:07 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Harry Nevis - March 8, 2017 at 11:34 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Aegon - March 6, 2017 at 10:46 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 6, 2017 at 1:29 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 6, 2017 at 3:01 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 6, 2017 at 3:38 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 6, 2017 at 3:59 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 6, 2017 at 8:38 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 6, 2017 at 6:05 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 6, 2017 at 6:20 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 6, 2017 at 6:24 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 8, 2017 at 12:49 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 8, 2017 at 12:51 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 8, 2017 at 1:31 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 8, 2017 at 2:38 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 8, 2017 at 2:53 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 8, 2017 at 3:17 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 8, 2017 at 3:40 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by FatAndFaithless - March 8, 2017 at 4:06 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 8, 2017 at 4:17 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by SteveII - March 8, 2017 at 4:48 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 8, 2017 at 4:52 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 8, 2017 at 5:06 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Crossless1 - March 8, 2017 at 4:23 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 8, 2017 at 4:53 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 8, 2017 at 4:59 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 8, 2017 at 6:17 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 8, 2017 at 7:01 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 11:17 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 12:06 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 12:22 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Crossless1 - March 8, 2017 at 5:02 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Whateverist - March 8, 2017 at 4:56 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 8, 2017 at 5:11 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Simon Moon - March 8, 2017 at 5:21 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 10, 2017 at 12:54 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 10, 2017 at 10:15 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 10:37 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 12:15 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 3:47 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 12:10 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 1:19 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Mister Agenda - March 10, 2017 at 1:48 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 2:12 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 10, 2017 at 12:51 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 10, 2017 at 11:10 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 10, 2017 at 8:23 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 11, 2017 at 12:07 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 11, 2017 at 12:10 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 10, 2017 at 10:32 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 10, 2017 at 10:48 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 11, 2017 at 12:57 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 11, 2017 at 1:14 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 11, 2017 at 1:22 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 11, 2017 at 1:37 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 11, 2017 at 1:41 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 11, 2017 at 2:02 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by downbeatplumb - March 11, 2017 at 4:54 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 11, 2017 at 8:54 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 11, 2017 at 2:11 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Amarok - March 11, 2017 at 3:47 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 11, 2017 at 6:38 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by comet - March 11, 2017 at 9:57 am
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RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 12, 2017 at 5:54 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 12, 2017 at 5:58 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 12, 2017 at 3:26 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - March 12, 2017 at 4:33 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by downbeatplumb - March 12, 2017 at 5:38 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Cyberman - March 12, 2017 at 6:39 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 12, 2017 at 11:07 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 12, 2017 at 11:59 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Cephus - March 13, 2017 at 5:58 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by Amarok - March 12, 2017 at 12:30 pm
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RE: What is Atheism? - by comet - March 12, 2017 at 3:26 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 12, 2017 at 3:30 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 13, 2017 at 2:23 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Harry Nevis - March 13, 2017 at 3:14 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 13, 2017 at 3:55 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by masterofpuppets - March 13, 2017 at 7:08 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by AceBoogie - March 13, 2017 at 4:45 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 13, 2017 at 4:50 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Nonpareil - March 13, 2017 at 5:36 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Brian37 - March 14, 2017 at 10:36 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 14, 2017 at 4:36 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 14, 2017 at 5:11 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by RoadRunner79 - March 14, 2017 at 6:03 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Jesster - March 14, 2017 at 6:06 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 14, 2017 at 7:29 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Cephus - March 14, 2017 at 10:01 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Brian37 - March 15, 2017 at 6:53 am
RE: What is Atheism? - by houseofcantor - March 13, 2017 at 6:10 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 15, 2017 at 3:22 pm
RE: What is Atheism? - by Cephus - March 15, 2017 at 3:26 pm
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