RE: Are atheists religious?
October 17, 2011 at 5:18 pm
(This post was last modified: October 17, 2011 at 5:25 pm by IATIA.)
(October 17, 2011 at 4:04 pm)I_Blaspheme Wrote: Animists believe in souls. I'd bet that at least 90% of the atheists here do not.
What is a soul?
(October 17, 2011 at 3:59 pm)John Jones Wrote: Animism underpins all religions, atheism, science, and virtually ALL philosophical doctrines.
Wrong! You should look up the definitions of big words before you use them.
an·i·mism [an-uh-miz-uhm] noun
1. the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
2. the belief that natural objects have souls that may exist apart from their material bodies.
3. the doctrine that the soul is the principle of life and health.
4. belief in spiritual beings or agencies.
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an·i·mism noun \ˈa-nə-ˌmi-zəm\
1: a doctrine that the vital principle of organic development is immaterial spirit
2: attribution of conscious life to objects in and phenomena of nature or to inanimate objects
3: belief in the existence of spirits separable from bodies
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-- Homer Simpson
God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers
Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
-- Ned Flanders
Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral.
-- The Rev Lovejoy
