(November 17, 2008 at 9:34 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote:(November 17, 2008 at 4:42 pm)Daystar Wrote: I think that atheism and religion both only help a personal veiw of life and either of those, depending upon the person, helps one appreciate it more. The problem only arises when one tries to dominate one over the other.But the definition of atheism is basically just 'not a theist'. All the other views can vary. Atheism is not a religion, not a creed. Atheism has been thought of like herding cats for example. Because Atheism is not a religion, not a creed. The definition of Atheist is simply: Not a theist.
Well I agree that atheism is just 'not a theist,' but I think that there at least seems to be less variation between athiests than Xians, for example. I have heard of the herding cats expression and that certainly wouldn't reflect my own personal observations.
