I have always thought the meaning of atheism to be a lack of belief in the existence of a god that created all that is. Since joining the R & S 'club' a couple of years ago, it has become apparent...
In my opinion, Theism, Atheism, Communism, Socialism, Conservatavism, etc etc are on the wane, and the new hybrid religion / politics is Consumerism.
Do you agree?...
There often seems to be a lot of confusion over such terms here on AB. Just a few of my own thoughts (OK, ramblings)…. I myself would consider myself both atheist and agnostic. Agnostic because I am...
many thanks, mamaylynne. just want to check a few more. 1d, lover one turned over to whip very quickly, 2,1,5 I think is (in a flash) 8d, article on medium that's beyond one's belief, 6 I think is...
Not a question, but a link to what appears at first glance to be a useful site for referencing common arguments raised when discussing atheism / theism....
Buddhists by definition are Atheists but they support Buddhist principles. Then I thought could you be a Christian Atheist, that is, not believe in God but support Christian principles ? or a Muslim...
While at my ablutions this morning I couldn't help but notice that my nostril hairs had all turned white overnight. I put this down to the stress of trying to defend theism from the cunning agnostics...
Urged on by the likes of Richard Dawkins and others, telling the audience to "dare to use its common sense", the modern theologian and layman theist has to ask them to listen to some very...
why do people still have a need to believe in a concept that we have no proof of (God).If you do have a belief in god,then what makes your god different from the 1000's of other gods that have been...
The letter 'a' as prefix usually indicates a position against the idea of the rest of the word. As a result you you would see 'a' indicating opposition to 'theism' : 'the view that all limited or...
A comment from someone that they had no problem with humanists (or words to that effect), and the “Why are atheists so mistrusted (despised?) by those who believe?” thread got me thinking....
Is there a term for a person who believes in a God but doesn't believe in religion and just reckons that if they listen to they're conscience then God will look after them.
"an unhealthy condition having drunk too much tea"
I have " *h*I*m
From that I can get chrism or chaise.
I don't even know if there is a word chaism
Help please...
If we really are the product of evolution and there is no Creator, the human race would, in a sense, be an orphan. Mankind would have no source of superior wisdom to consult—no one to help us solve...
in an attack on Atheists. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/04/06/eric-pickles-says-britain-is-a-christian-nation_n_5100794.html Is he right? And what's it got to do with him whether you or I...
With no explanation, Goodlife is constantly telling the ‘poor’ atheists here that they have nothing – and today Khandro said exactly the same. I'm curious. Just what is it that these chaps think...
I am greatly entertained by reading the posts regarding religion, which contain contributions which veer from lucid, well thought out comments, to others which appear to be incoherent rambling, and...
When; Tonight Where; Cambridge Union; 'To be filmed and made available on line.' In round 1 Prof. Dawkins admitted that there was a (remote) possibility that God existed. Will he acquiesce further...
When; Tonight Where; Cambridge Union; 'To be filmed and made available on line.' In round 1 Prof. Dawkins admitted that there was a (remote) possibility that God existed. Will he acquiesce further...
I have joined this site today to contribute to the believers/non believers discussions in this section. I would like to present a counter balance to some of the atheists arguments against religious...
Tweaker asked this in the thread on JWs Personally I grew up in a familly that wasn't particularly religious, and it slowly grew on me. I certainly remember at the age of 12 the Headmaster doing a...
Well,For 116 years it graced the halls of the National Museum of Wales at Cardiff—the fossilised skeleton of a 200m[illion]-year-old predator that once cruised the Jurassic seas,” says...
Is it possible to believe in both Evolution and in God as well? Eg. Scientist have claimed that earth was formed from a big bang and humans evolued from other animals and they say the have evidence to...
