Posted by Theophilus on 12/22/06 01:44

"Joe" <joe@fake.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:21:30 -0600, "Theophilus"
> <intrexATsasktelDOTnet> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Joe" <joe@fakee.net> wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:50:36 -0600, "Theophilus"
>>> <intrexATsasktelDOTnet> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> It is impossible to "convert" to atheism since atheism is not only not
>>>>> a religion, it is a rejection of religion. That's like saying you
>>>>> joined nothing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Atheism IS a religion, the most hypocritical known.
>>>
>>> Sure. In the same way that 'not collecting stamps' is a hobby.
>>
>>What if you NEED stamps? Read the whole post, not just the part your
>>object
>>to.
>>
> If I need stamps, I buy them. That doesn't make me a stamp collector,

Maybe you do. Even if you need them, you still have the option of not
buying, right? It's a question of recognizing a need and then doing
something about it. If you refuse to acknowledge the need, then you
probably won't buy the stamps. It doesn't change the reason for the need
though.

I am tired of this metaphor. :-)

> any more than carrying the pocket change to purchase said stamps,
> makes me a coin collector.

> I did read the entire post. You made a false assertion. I supplied
> you with a similar assertion, to make light of your post.

Ok, let's drop the metaphor. Your definition of atheism is obviously based
on the ABSENCE of belief about a higher power, right? The problem is,
asserting this "absence" spontaneously erupts into actual negative
assertions. Say it for me: "There is no God", and I will show you a fool
who thinks he is God. You can't possibly know if there is a God or not, can
you? The best you can honestly hope to say is that you simply don't know.

More in the next post.

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