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RE: Me 1, religion 0
December 17, 2013 at 6:42 pm
(December 17, 2013 at 5:42 pm)WackyWicky Wrote: I’m having problems with the term atheist. The definition “Someone who denies the existence of God” is pretty much straight forward but what if I happen to be a member of some religion/belief that doesn’t rely on some divine being who started the whole thing? Am I also an atheist simply because I don’t come from a Christian culture/society?

That definition is biased and wrong.
Try the oxford version

a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods:
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Me 1, religion 0 - by WackyWicky - December 17, 2013 at 5:42 pm
RE: Me 1, religion 0 - by Silver - December 17, 2013 at 5:43 pm
RE: Me 1, religion 0 - by pocaracas - December 17, 2013 at 6:42 pm
RE: Me 1, religion 0 - by WackyWicky - December 17, 2013 at 7:40 pm
RE: Me 1, religion 0 - by Esquilax - December 17, 2013 at 10:11 pm
RE: Me 1, religion 0 - by pocaracas - December 18, 2013 at 5:40 am
RE: Me 1, religion 0 - by The Valkyrie - December 17, 2013 at 6:56 pm
RE: Me 1, religion 0 - by feeling - December 17, 2013 at 10:14 pm
RE: Me 1, religion 0 - by Polaris - December 17, 2013 at 10:16 pm
RE: Me 1, religion 0 - by Esquilax - December 17, 2013 at 10:17 pm
RE: Me 1, religion 0 - by Polaris - December 17, 2013 at 10:25 pm
RE: Me 1, religion 0 - by The Valkyrie - December 17, 2013 at 10:18 pm

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