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Is atheism a belief?

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Is atheism a belief?
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RE: Is atheism a belief?
December 12, 2018 at 12:26 am
Quote:There are many versions of atheism.  Which version are you referring to?  I agree your definition is accurate, but it doesn't work in every situation because all situations where that term is invoked are not the same, and some widely differ.
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RE: Is atheism a belief?
December 12, 2018 at 12:38 am
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RE: Is atheism a belief?
December 12, 2018 at 12:58 am (This post was last modified: December 12, 2018 at 12:58 am by Amarok.)
Quote:From - Common Sense Atheism

‘Atheism’ is a much simpler concept than ‘Christianity’ or ‘Hinduism’, but the word atheism is still used in a wide variety of ways.
This can cause confusion. Someone may announce that she is an atheist, and her listeners may assume she is one type of atheist, when really she is a different type of atheist.
So to clear things up, here are 17 kinds of atheism, organized into 7 sets. Some kinds of atheism can be combined in a person, and some cannot. For example, it is perfectly consistent to be an agnostic, narrow, friendly atheist. But one cannot simultaneously be both a passive atheist and a militant atheist.
This list is not definitive. There are many ways to organize and label different kinds of atheism.
For brevity’s sake, I have substituted “gods” for the usual phrase “God or gods.”
None of this supports your argument nor refutes mine
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#154
RE: Is atheism a belief?
December 12, 2018 at 1:00 am
Some folks routinely confuse beliefs that atheists can hold.... with atheism.
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RE: Is atheism a belief?
December 12, 2018 at 1:05 am
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RE: Is atheism a belief?
December 12, 2018 at 1:10 am (This post was last modified: December 12, 2018 at 1:15 am by Huggy Bear.)
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RE: Is atheism a belief?
December 12, 2018 at 1:16 am (This post was last modified: December 12, 2018 at 1:35 am by Amarok.)
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#158
RE: Is atheism a belief?
December 12, 2018 at 1:24 am
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RE: Is atheism a belief?
December 12, 2018 at 1:28 am (This post was last modified: December 12, 2018 at 1:28 am by Amarok.)
(December 12, 2018 at 1:24 am)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote:
(December 12, 2018 at 1:16 am)Amarok Wrote: I said it doesn't support your argument nor refute mine 

No such thing their are no religious atheists atheism has no practices people can copy cat religion but it has nothing to do with atheism 

No such thing as atheism is by default non religious
Which has nothing to do with atheism 


Which as nothing to do with Atheism 


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I said it doesn't support your argument nor refute mine 
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No such thing their are no religious atheists atheism has no practices people can copy cat religion but it has nothing to do with atheism 
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No such thing as atheism is by default non religious
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Fine, don't listen to me, listen to them.


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Not into atheism 


No such thing 


Your definition of god is useless

Right, well I give equal weight to all atheists and your version of atheism isn't any better than anybody else's.
I don't care what you give weight to and there are no versions of atheism there is only atheism
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December 12, 2018 at 1:40 am
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