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What came first, the atheist or the theist?

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What came first, the atheist or the theist?
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RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist?
July 30, 2010 at 6:13 pm
(July 30, 2010 at 6:09 pm)Scented Nectar Wrote:
(July 30, 2010 at 6:00 pm)Spencer Wrote:
(July 30, 2010 at 5:53 pm)Scented Nectar Wrote: Also, the actual word for atheism would not exist without theism there first.
Exactly my point.
But the word used to describe a thing, is NOT the same as the thing itself.

Atheism existed before the concepts of gods. The word for it, 'atheism' existed after the concepts of gods.

Two different things entirely.

Yes atheism exists to us NOW as a result of theism we can refer to them as atheists I will agree with you there. No question.

Also this baby example keeps coming up. Is the question what are we as humans first? or am I reading the question wrong. Maybe the OP can weigh in on this.
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What came first, the atheist or the theist?

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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 Spencer - July 30, 2010 at 6:13 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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