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Question for Atheists
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RE: Question for Atheists
(August 27, 2014 at 12:15 pm)Ben Davis Wrote: *I feared that this would happen

(August 27, 2014 at 10:09 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: I'm afraid I can't agree. Both have very specific meanings, and they aren't the same.
Anti-theism has 4 meanings:

1. Belief in the non-existence of god(s)
2. Belief that religion/religious organisation should be opposed
3. Belief that god(s), if it (they) were proven to exist, should be opposed
4. Opposing belief in god

1. is the same as 'gnostic atheist'. Further, I contend that it's a more accurate usage due to the etymology.

What is your source for these definitions? None come up on the first page of GOOGLE where 1. is listed, let alone listed first. Dictionary definitions are listed in order of most common usage.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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Question for Atheists - by WonderStruck - August 25, 2014 at 12:14 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by The Grand Nudger - August 25, 2014 at 1:03 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by DramaQueen - August 25, 2014 at 3:12 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by ignoramus - August 25, 2014 at 3:22 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Esquilax - August 25, 2014 at 3:38 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Fidel_Castronaut - August 25, 2014 at 4:17 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Losty - August 26, 2014 at 12:33 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Thumpalumpacus - August 25, 2014 at 8:19 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by popeyespappy - August 25, 2014 at 8:49 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Endo - August 25, 2014 at 9:00 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by FreeTony - August 25, 2014 at 9:34 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by JesusHChrist - August 25, 2014 at 10:15 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Chad32 - August 25, 2014 at 10:31 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by The Serpent - August 26, 2014 at 4:36 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Chad32 - August 26, 2014 at 8:43 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Whateverist - August 25, 2014 at 10:42 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Darkstar - August 25, 2014 at 10:17 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by Minimalist - August 25, 2014 at 10:42 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by ignoramus - August 25, 2014 at 11:50 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by jesus_wept - August 26, 2014 at 3:59 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by robvalue - August 26, 2014 at 4:46 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by ManMachine - August 26, 2014 at 6:01 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by DramaQueen - August 26, 2014 at 8:59 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Losty - August 26, 2014 at 9:56 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by popeyespappy - August 26, 2014 at 10:18 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by robvalue - August 26, 2014 at 8:59 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by ManMachine - August 26, 2014 at 9:47 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Losty - August 26, 2014 at 10:27 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by ManMachine - August 26, 2014 at 10:31 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Losty - August 26, 2014 at 10:32 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Chad32 - August 26, 2014 at 10:39 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by ManMachine - August 26, 2014 at 10:50 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Losty - August 26, 2014 at 10:52 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Tonus - August 26, 2014 at 10:49 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Dystopia - August 26, 2014 at 10:50 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Ben Davis - August 26, 2014 at 11:44 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by bennyboy - August 26, 2014 at 7:19 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by Ben Davis - August 27, 2014 at 7:10 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Mister Agenda - August 27, 2014 at 10:09 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Ben Davis - August 27, 2014 at 12:15 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by Mister Agenda - August 28, 2014 at 1:12 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by Dystopia - August 27, 2014 at 11:03 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Dystopia - August 26, 2014 at 7:28 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by Mister Agenda - August 26, 2014 at 11:07 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by DeistPaladin - August 27, 2014 at 11:30 am
RE: Question for Atheists - by Dystopia - August 27, 2014 at 12:55 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by Mudhammam - August 27, 2014 at 1:16 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by DeistPaladin - August 28, 2014 at 3:12 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by JesusHChrist - August 28, 2014 at 3:57 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by DeistPaladin - August 28, 2014 at 4:59 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by FatAndFaithless - August 28, 2014 at 5:00 pm
RE: Question for Atheists - by Natachan - August 28, 2014 at 4:25 pm

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