RE: Atheism is the punk rock of religion
July 29, 2012 at 2:30 am
(This post was last modified: July 29, 2012 at 2:33 am by Reforged.)
(July 29, 2012 at 2:23 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Question for you then Raph: is theism a religion?
BTW thanks for affirming what you seemingly had a problem affirming earlier
I feel I have been rather patient with you considering how unhelpful and rude you have been but I will indulge you. I will provide definitions of both to back my retort.
"the·ism
noun /ˈTHēˌizəm/
Belief in the existence of a god or gods, esp. belief in one god as creator of the universe, intervening in it and sustaining a personal relation to his creatures"
"re·li·gion
noun /riˈlijən/
religions, plural
The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal God or gods
- ideas about the relationship between science and religion
Details of belief as taught or discussed
- when the school first opened they taught only religion, Italian, and mathematics
A particular system of faith and worship
- the world's great religions
A pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance
- consumerism is the new religion"
Theism is not a religion, it is a consequence of it.
Considering you yourself have stated "Atheism = lack of belief in God." I think we can safely assume this rules out Atheism being a position on either as Atheism, by your own admission, denies the existence of a basis for either.
Are we done yet? No offence but this is getting alittle stale.
"That is not dead which can eternal lie and with strange aeons even death may die."
- Abdul Alhazred.
- Abdul Alhazred.
