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Posted by drax on 12/27/06 17:48
"Theophilus" <intrexATsasktelDOTnet> wrote in message
news:12omdrt4gh3v25f@corp.supernews.com...
> <snip>
>
>
> >>>>> You asserted that Atheism is a religion. It isn't. Sort it out!
> >>>> Yes, I made the assertion that atheism is a religion and then went on
> >>>> to say why.
> >>> No you didn't. You just think you did.
> >>
> >> Demonstrate otherwise. This is just another assertion.
> >>
> > The burden of proof isn't on me, it is on you.
> >
> > As you are probably aware, it is sometimes difficult to prove a negative
> > ;o)
>
> You've stated two negatives in this passage alone. "Atheism isn't a
> religion" and "I (meaning me) didn't prove that it was". Unfortunately,
you
> can either deal with my original assertion that it is a religion, or you
can
> continue to waddle in circles saying "NOT! NOT! NOT!" Whatever makes you
> feel worthwhile, I guess.
>
> Let me requote to you my assertion and the rationale:
>
> 1) Atheism IS a religion, the most hypocritical known.
>
> 2) Religion is the wilful self-delusion about higher power(s) being the
> actual
> arbiters of mankind and the universe.
>
Sorry, your own #2 rules out atheism as a religion. The whole higher power
thing. BTW, higher than what?
drax
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