RE: Believers!! Don't mislead people
June 21, 2014 at 4:24 pm
(This post was last modified: June 21, 2014 at 4:30 pm by Muslim Atheism.)
There is nothing new, and I know that atheism is not about religion. . . but a simple claim to disbelief in God does not make one non-religious, and what we mean by the word ‘religion’ itself is something scholars have debated for decades.
re·li·gion noun \ri-ˈli-jən\
: an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group
re·li·gion [ri-lij-uhn]
a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects:
"Lack of belief in God" is not equal to "I don't believe in God".
"Lack of belief in God" means you believe in God.
It is two different issues, and both are contentions, ie. it is a "true" or "false" contentions and requires reason and evidence.
re·li·gion noun \ri-ˈli-jən\
: an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group
re·li·gion [ri-lij-uhn]
a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects:
(June 21, 2014 at 4:14 pm)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: There are no rules or beliefs inherent with atheism aside the lack of belief in deities (not even a rule).
"Lack of belief in God" is not equal to "I don't believe in God".
"Lack of belief in God" means you believe in God.
It is two different issues, and both are contentions, ie. it is a "true" or "false" contentions and requires reason and evidence.
