RE: Evidence for atheist claims
June 4, 2016 at 9:13 am
(This post was last modified: June 4, 2016 at 9:13 am by Mister Agenda.)
Little Rik Wrote:Wrong.
1) A dogma can be a single so called principle.
It doesn't have to be a set of principles.
2) It doesn't have to be laid down.
Anybody can express a dogma without such a dogma having to be laid down.
3) It doesn't have to be express by an authority.
Anybody can create a dogma.
dog·ma
ˈdôɡmə/
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noun: dogma; plural noun: dogmas
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[li]a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.
"the Christian dogma of the Trinity"
Simple Definition of dogma
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[li]: a belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted[/li]
[li]: a belief or set of beliefs that is taught by a religious organization[/li]
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dogma
[dawg-muh, dog-] /ˈdɔg mə, ˈdɒg-/
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noun, plural dogmas or (Rare) dogmata
[dawg-muh-tuh] /ˈdɔg mə tə/ (Show IPA)
1.
an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church.
Synonyms: doctrine, teachings, set of beliefs, philosophy.
2.
a specific tenet or doctrine authoritatively laid down, as by a church: the dogma of the Assumption;
the recently defined dogma of papal infallibility.
Synonyms: tenet, canon, law.
3.
prescribed doctrine proclaimed as unquestionably true by a particular group:
the difficulty of resisting political dogma.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.