(November 1, 2017 at 1:13 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Apparently religious does not necessarily mean religious.
That is actually true. "Religion" is an almost meaningless word these days, because people's core conceptions about its meaning are so often at odds with each other.
(November 1, 2017 at 3:01 pm)Aroura Wrote: He's right. Not religious doesnt mean atheist.
And conversely, religious does not mean theistic.
Quite so. Personally, I find the second statement far more meaningful and useful than the first.
(November 1, 2017 at 3:49 pm)alpha male Wrote: Yeah, that's the point. Atheists here get excited about reports that people are becoming less religious, but that doesn't mean all such people are becoming like them. Many are just exchanging one thing you reject for another thing you reject.
You will find examples of all sorts of things. Whether they are representative of actual trends, and whether they counter-evidence other trends, is another matter entirely.
Quote:Read the bolded folks. Yes, atheists can believe in astrology, but we don't get a lot like that here, do we?
Therefore...?
Morituri Delendi!
