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What came first, the atheist or the theist?
RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist?
I don't see anything circular about it. Before the concept of god(s), no one believed in god(s). That makes sense. Those people were atheists. They didn't have that word yet, but they were, indeed, 'without belief in gods', which is what atheist means.
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What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by Cecco - July 22, 2010 at 7:24 pm
RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by Paul the Human - July 30, 2010 at 3:45 pm
RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by fr0d0 - August 1, 2010 at 10:29 am
RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by fr0d0 - August 1, 2010 at 10:41 am
RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by fr0d0 - August 1, 2010 at 11:34 am
RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist? - by fr0d0 - August 4, 2010 at 10:29 pm

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