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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:38 AM
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Would an atheist room be proper for the religious forum?
yeah, it would be kinda like "military intelligence," but hey, it's a way some folks believe...
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Behind the Aegis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:43 AM
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1. Is there already a religious forum?
Another person has suggested an atheist room. I am all for it. His/her thread is here DUers for and atheist forum!

Sign in and state you are for it, because you have a donor star and they new room needs ten stars to get credit before it can be sent to the moderators!
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:46 AM
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4. I'll give it a click.
Thanks for the link.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:44 AM
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2. the atheist and agnostics group has been submitted to Skinner
It would be inappropriate for a "religion" forum.

Atheism and agnosticism are not religions.
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Behind the Aegis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:57 AM
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8. then why not...
...just let atheist and agnostics have their own rooms? This doesn't seem to be very just as there seems to people interested in this type of forum.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:59 AM
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10. we are in the process of requesting an atheist and agnostic DU Group n/t
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:59 AM
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11. That is the point - there will be a group for atheists and agnostics,
it just won't be associated with "religious" groups :)
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Behind the Aegis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 02:02 AM
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13. Sweet!
I am glad to hear that!!
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:46 AM
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3. I say no. n/t
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:47 AM
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5. atheists are not religious. Apples and oranges.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:55 AM
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6. It is simply a belief system. As credible as any other if not more so.
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:56 AM
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7. To my mind, it is a "lack of belief" system, which is significantly
different - but I won't argue that here.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 01:58 AM
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9. Pretty simple logic... One believes there is or one believes there
isn't.

Either way, it's a gamble.
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 02:01 AM
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12. I disagree. I don't believe there isn't. I just don't believe there is,
again, a significant difference, to me. I don't need to prove anything, I just plain don't believe.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 02:06 AM
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15. Cool. That's the beauty of it.
Simplicity and acquiescence to a belief system of your own choice that has the same validity in the reality of conceptualizer.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 02:49 AM
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16. Not quite true...
...Religious people have the belief system. Those who are not religious, do not have a religious belief system. In anthropological terms, there is a difference, and they can't be classified together.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 02:54 AM
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17. A belief suystem does not have to be classified as a "Religious
Belief System."

A belief system is symple a set of beliefs be they religious or not (IMHO).

In linguistic terms, it's about as straightforward as you can get.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 03:26 AM
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20. But this thread was in reference to religion, and whether or not those..
...who do not share in a religious belief system with others, should be included in a board with those who are governed by a religious belief system. Again, they are not the same.
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 02:04 AM
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14. Look at the word. ake it back to the originating Latin and it means
"to tie fast"

Considered to an idea, it works for me.
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the Princess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 02:58 AM
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18. Sure why not?? I'm game. :)
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getoffmytrain Donating Member (575 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 03:14 AM
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19. Atheism is not a religion. N/T.
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jdots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-04 04:00 AM
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21. you know you're all going to H.E. double hockey sticks
and the church lady said atheists don't get any holidays
sincerly Skippy P. Freeper
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