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Atheism and Anti-Theism same thing?
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RE: Atheism and Anti-Theism same thing?
February 1, 2016 at 12:03 am
(February 1, 2016 at 12:01 am)Kitan Wrote: I am an atheist and an anti-theist.  I have been known to be quite militant about my anti-theism on here, to be honest.

All that means to me is that you are a good person and not afraid to show it.
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RE: Atheism and Anti-Theism same thing?
February 1, 2016 at 12:12 am
(February 1, 2016 at 12:03 am)Excited Penguin Wrote:
(February 1, 2016 at 12:01 am)Kitan Wrote: I am an atheist and an anti-theist.  I have been known to be quite militant about my anti-theism on here, to be honest.

All that means to me is that you are a good person and not afraid to show it.

What about hating religion makes someone a good person?

Anyway, I'm an atheist but I'm not an anti-theist. I am not against religion unless it leads to very harmful practices (ex: Sharia law.) People saying grace before they eat and attending church every Sunday aren't harming anybody and I have no reason to oppose what makes them happy.
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RE: Atheism and Anti-Theism same thing?
February 1, 2016 at 12:34 am
I'm an atheist; I don't believe in gods.

I'm not anti-theist, until they start with the preaching.

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RE: Atheism and Anti-Theism same thing?
February 1, 2016 at 12:35 am
(February 1, 2016 at 12:12 am)Aegon Wrote:
(February 1, 2016 at 12:03 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: All that means to me is that you are a good person and not afraid to show it.

What about hating religion makes someone a good person?

Anyway, I'm an atheist but I'm not an anti-theist. I am not against religion unless it leads to very harmful practices (ex: Sharia law.) People saying grace before they eat and attending church every Sunday aren't harming anybody and I have no reason to oppose what makes them happy.

I'm not interested in having this same debate in two places at once. Perhaps someone else might tell you why religion is undesirable here, I'll continue this particular conversation with you where it first started.
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RE: Atheism and Anti-Theism same thing?
February 1, 2016 at 1:23 am
No.

Is Abstinence and Anti-Sex the same thing?
Which is better:
To die with ignorance, or to live with intelligence?

Truth doesn't accommodate to personal opinions.
The choice is yours. 
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RE: Atheism and Anti-Theism same thing?
February 1, 2016 at 1:24 am
(February 1, 2016 at 1:23 am)Heat Wrote: No.

Is Abstinence and Anti-Sex the same thing?

I think you mean abstinence and asexual.
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RE: Atheism and Anti-Theism same thing?
February 1, 2016 at 1:30 am
(February 1, 2016 at 1:24 am)Kitan Wrote:
(February 1, 2016 at 1:23 am)Heat Wrote: No.

Is Abstinence and Anti-Sex the same thing?

I think you mean abstinence and asexual.

I think you mean abstinence and asexuality. Wink

(February 1, 2016 at 1:23 am)Heat Wrote: No.

Is Abstinence and Anti-Sex the same thing?
Yes, it is, to a certain extent.
You can't be an atheist without being an antitheist as well, and viceversa.
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RE: Atheism and Anti-Theism same thing?
February 1, 2016 at 1:31 am
(February 1, 2016 at 1:24 am)Kitan Wrote:
(February 1, 2016 at 1:23 am)Heat Wrote: No.

Is Abstinence and Anti-Sex the same thing?

I think you mean abstinence and asexual.
Nope, I mean anti-sex. Asexual would be atheism, my atheism metaphor is abstinence because it is the lack of sexual activity. Anti-sex would be in opposition to sexual activities believing they are harmful, or whatever, which is in direct parallel to Anti-Theism, believing that religions/the belief in god is generally harmful.

Let's not pretend that anti-theism is at all a neutral position.
Which is better:
To die with ignorance, or to live with intelligence?

Truth doesn't accommodate to personal opinions.
The choice is yours. 
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#29
RE: Atheism and Anti-Theism same thing?
February 1, 2016 at 1:33 am
(February 1, 2016 at 1:30 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: You can't be an atheist without being an antitheist as well, and viceversa.
Are you an atheist because you do not actively believe in god, or because you think the concept of god is harmful in general to society?

Your statement is incredibly untrue. Case closed.
Which is better:
To die with ignorance, or to live with intelligence?

Truth doesn't accommodate to personal opinions.
The choice is yours. 
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RE: Atheism and Anti-Theism same thing?
February 1, 2016 at 1:33 am
Heat, stop trying to correct the English language, you fucking nut job.
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