Posted by A Tramp on 12/15/06 01:11

~yobbo~ wrote:
as
> atheism, by definition, is the rejection of all religious belief. Therefore
> it's not somethinmg that you convert to, rather you let go of your previous
> beliefs. It is an act of rejection (of your previous beliefs) rather than
> the embracing of something new.

Atheism is actually the disbelief in the existence of God/Gods. I'm not
sure that a religion necessarily needs a God in the top position, but it
is often the case, and I'm sure helps :-)

I don't see why you shouldn't convert to atheism, or conservatism, or
chocolates, nor do you need to let go of previous beliefs to become an
atheist. Can you not be born an atheist?

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