"Wolf333" <wolfe333@excite.com> wrote in message
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"JethroUK©" <reply@the.board> wrote in message
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i thought 'atheists' just dont beleive in god
Pretty much...
if so, why do you need a badge?
(looks down at self... realizes that self needs to lose weight, but sees
no
badge)
why not just 'not beleive'
That kind of just comes naturally.
But I get the gist of what you're saying from your other posts. You think
that because we call ourselves atheists, we are wearing a badge.
But you don't believe in gods...
Okay simple rules:
atheist = doesn't believe in gods
theist = believes in gods
that sort of makes sense - so 'theist' describes the whoooooooooole group of
people who believe in 'a' god (irespective of their particular religion)? is
that right?
and the inclusion of the 'a' in 'a-theist' is a like an inert 'theist' - as
in 'a-political' would describe someone without any political conviction ?
so the word "athiest" is derived (as opposed to being created)
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