why
Would I want to counteract one brand of zealotry with another?
(ewe, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 12:29,
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Shits and giggles!
Isnt that the reason for most religious wars?
(Sacamacamojowas lurking right up until, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 12:41,
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how is the phrase
"now stop worrying and enjoy your life" zealotry?
(Finite"Aardvark sorted out my shit!" on, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 12:54,
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Exactly this.
(Zuowan, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 13:38,
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Have you read the message?
It's hardly a call to arms.
(chenobblerocking his explorer beard on, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 12:55,
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There'll be Jihads for all!
(UTB, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 13:23,
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It's subtext seems to be simply to
wind up the religious, though. The statement is rather one of "we are right, you are wrong" (although a true atheist shouldn't really use the word 'probably' in "there is probably no god".)
Everyone else will see the message and think "Yeah, I know that already".
I can't help but think there are more important causes and that provoking people is not a good way of changing their opinions.
(monkeonschmonkeon, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 13:25,
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An atheist will say "there is probably no god"
An antitheist will say "there is no god" Atheism is simply lack of belief.
(Zuowan, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 13:39,
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What's an agnostic, then?
I thought an atheist didn't believe and an antitheist had a problem with other people's beliefs.
(monkeonschmonkeon, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 13:46,
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Agnostics are often atheists who don't like using the word atheist because they wrongly think it entails a set of beliefs.
(Zuowan, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 14:01,
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That
doesn't define a difference between the two words, though.
(monkeonschmonkeon, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 14:41,
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An agnostic believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
As for atheism, the word is a simple contruction - 'a' = without, 'theism' = belief in the existence of a god or gods.
(Zuowan, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 15:44,
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Those who do not know
Means "without knowledge" from the Greek.
Coined by Charles Darwin, I hear.
(ParmesanQuality b4 Quantity, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 20:38,
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I always thought it was...
Agnostic - "God? hmmmm, maybe" Atheist - "God? pfffft, yea right" Anti-theist - "God? DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
(mr.dogshitThe world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 14:12,
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The word "probably"
is only there to keep the ASA happy. Personally I'd say "almost certainly" but there are rules about what you can say on bus ads apparently.
Of course he hasn't read it
this is ewe. He likes to wade in blindly where no-one else dares, shouting "fascist" or "racist!" The headline mentions atheists, so they must be doing something really crypto-fascist man.
(masakatsubest of all the burger meats, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 16:45,
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stop blithering
you racist.
(ewe, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 16:53,
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you can't censor me!
you fascist. :D
(masakatsubest of all the burger meats, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 17:21,
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