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My View on Belief vs. Knowledge
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RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge
February 28, 2015 at 9:23 am
(February 28, 2015 at 9:13 am)robvalue Wrote: Atheism is a lack of a belief, it's not a belief at all.

To believe there isn't a god is a belief, yes. And it doesn't automatically follow from atheism.

Glad you agree, I think Smile

The meaning of atheism depends on which definition you're going for.

Consider these two distinct definitions for atheism in the same dictionary:

atheism

noun
1.
the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
2.
disbelief in the existence of a supreme being or beings.

From:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/atheism
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My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - February 28, 2015 at 8:56 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by robvalue - February 28, 2015 at 9:07 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - February 28, 2015 at 9:11 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Dystopia - February 28, 2015 at 9:13 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - February 28, 2015 at 9:25 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Dystopia - February 28, 2015 at 10:50 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by robvalue - February 28, 2015 at 9:13 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - February 28, 2015 at 9:23 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Dystopia - February 28, 2015 at 9:16 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by remagination - March 4, 2015 at 2:59 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by robvalue - February 28, 2015 at 9:24 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Whateverist - February 28, 2015 at 10:01 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by robvalue - February 28, 2015 at 10:17 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Ignorant - February 28, 2015 at 10:49 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - February 28, 2015 at 11:45 am
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Ignorant - February 28, 2015 at 12:00 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - February 28, 2015 at 12:06 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Ignorant - February 28, 2015 at 12:08 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - February 28, 2015 at 12:14 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Ignorant - February 28, 2015 at 12:18 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - February 28, 2015 at 12:27 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Simon Moon - February 28, 2015 at 12:45 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - February 28, 2015 at 8:51 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by bennyboy - March 4, 2015 at 6:25 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Whateverist - February 28, 2015 at 12:32 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Ignorant - February 28, 2015 at 12:40 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Grandizer - February 28, 2015 at 12:50 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Whateverist - February 28, 2015 at 12:44 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Ignorant - February 28, 2015 at 2:05 pm
RE: My View on Belief vs. Knowledge - by Thumpalumpacus - March 4, 2015 at 7:12 pm

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