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Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?

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Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?
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RE: Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?
December 24, 2013 at 10:14 pm
(December 24, 2013 at 10:08 pm)savedwheat Wrote: Avoidance of the question will do that.

Christianity is a religion, atheism is a lack of a belief in any religion.

One is an organization which makes claims the other is a lack of a belief in god, neither are claims withing themselves therefore neither can be true or false.

Your question makes no sense.

It is like asking "Is priest true?" or "Is Russia true?"


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#342
RE: Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?
December 24, 2013 at 10:15 pm
Christianity is a lack of belief in any non-religion.
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RE: Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?
December 24, 2013 at 10:15 pm
(December 24, 2013 at 10:11 pm)Lion IRC Wrote:
(December 24, 2013 at 10:05 pm)paulpablo Wrote: Atheism is a statement about what people don't believe not do believe. There's no specific claims.

Atheism is a position held by people who BELIEVE there is no God.
And it is more "faith-based" and unsubstantiated than any other form of worldview about God and the soul and the afterlife.

I don't believe there are purple unicorns living on Jupiter either. Is that also faith based?
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#344
RE: Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?
December 24, 2013 at 10:15 pm
Yes just as atheism is faith based.
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RE: Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?
December 24, 2013 at 10:16 pm
(December 24, 2013 at 10:15 pm)savedwheat Wrote: Christianity is a lack of belief in any non-religion.

No it makes other specific claims beyond that your definition is false.


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#346
RE: Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?
December 24, 2013 at 10:16 pm
(December 24, 2013 at 10:15 pm)savedwheat Wrote: Christianity is a lack of belief in any non-religion.

Nope. Christianity is lack of belief in only one non-religion: Christianity itself. You disbelieve in Buddhism and Hinduism and Islam, right? As far as those belief systems go, you're just as much an atheist as I am.

The big difference is, the way you look at all those belief systems is the same way I look at Christianity.
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RE: Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?
December 24, 2013 at 10:17 pm
Atheism makes specific claims behind that.
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RE: Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?
December 24, 2013 at 10:17 pm
(December 24, 2013 at 10:15 pm)savedwheat Wrote: Yes just as atheism is faith based.

Your question makes no sense and you're still continuing to ask it.


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RE: Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?
December 24, 2013 at 10:17 pm
(December 24, 2013 at 10:15 pm)savedwheat Wrote: Yes just as atheism is faith based.

Your father was a hamster and your mother smelt of elderberries.

Tell me what movie that line was from.
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RE: Why is Christianity false and Atheism true?
December 24, 2013 at 10:17 pm
(December 24, 2013 at 10:17 pm)savedwheat Wrote: Atheism makes specific claims behind that.

Behind what?


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