Re: Atheists dying
From: Christopher A. Lee (calee_at_optonline.net)
Date: 08/30/04
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:03:40 GMT
Piggyback....
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:47:19 -0500, "Holden" <nothx@ihatespam.com>
wrote:
>Dmitri Vikawtsky wrote:
>> Cindy wrote:
>>>
>>> I think Dmitri is trying to explain that he is an Atheist, his
>>> statement go mixed in with Gactimus's post, that's why it's
>>> confusing.
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Doh, I was indeed not talking of my point of view. If you're
>> interested, my POV depend of God definition, from atheism to
>> polytheism :)
>> I was just wondering _what_ atheism means, trying to have a common
>> definition to talk of and, indeed, bringing my used definition.
>>
>> I'm going to try a new more didactic way to express these :
>>
>> Monotheist- My God is the One Truth.
>> Atheist- No, your God is'nt anything.
>> Agnostic- You're both wrong, nobody can know weither God is or not.
>> Apathetic- Boh, let's talk about music...
>>
>> "Atheist" denotes a position, a point of view on divinity. Asked about
>> its One True existence, one will answer "yes", one "no", another
>> "you'll never know" and the last "I don't know/care". These are four
>> positions that are given names. This sounds easy to me but seems to
>> be confusing anyway....
What is there for us to have the positions you tell us we have?
Once again, you're inventing a restricted number of positions, about
something that has no particular relevence outside Christianity,
Judaism and Islam. Missing the obvious fact that those positions are
based on presumptions that only theists could have.
>Another person who is trying to tell atheists what atheism is, and is
>confused when they disagree......all the clues are there, I wonder if he'll
>put them together?
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