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The New DU. Reply #13: Theist want to frame the debate in those terms.
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Fri Sep-30-05 08:03 AM
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| 13. Theist want to frame the debate in those terms. |
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I reject the framing. Theist define themselves and insist on the Divine right to define others. Then they expect us atheists to defend ourselves based on their definition. My beliefs and my belief systems in no way depend on theist for validation. In fact, theism is not in the least relevant to my beliefs.
From my perspective that is like saying "without insanity there would be no sanity". Perhaps semantically you are correct, but it does not establish a relevant relationship between the two. I can be an atheist without the help or even the existence of theists.
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