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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:39 PM Original message |
People who consider atheism a religion should stop trying to convince me I'm agnostic |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. I tell them I belong to the Church of Murphy |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. I don't "know" that gravity is real. |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. I agree about identifying as agnostic opening yourself up to proselytization |
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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I am an agnostic - I believe Jesus existed as a person but I do not believe in the Bible. |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I consider myself a gnostic atheist (which is unusual) |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I hope you realize that agnosticism has nothing to do with belief. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. The common confusion is a misunderstanding of what agnostic means. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 08:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. True. Atheist-Agnostic describes me best. eom |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 09:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. I'm atheist primarily because they serve such great refreshments at the meetings. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
9. Most people who call themselves agnostics are also atheists. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I go by atheist because I'd rather they just hate me right off the bat. eom |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
11. It's tough to listen to him when he talks about religion. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. By his definition, every single religious person is an agnostic. |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
14. That just seems like such a mess. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 01:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. So it's my fault |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 06:07 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. That your analogy sucks, yes. That you don't run to the dictionary, yes. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 11:42 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. "if you work for a religious organization" You have GOT to be shitting me |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Hey, two cases: one, you do; two, you don't. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
17. I just really hate when anybody tries to tell me what *I* believe |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
19. A: What is an "amenable group"? |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Wow, you're HIGH-larious. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. . |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. And? n/t |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
21. When someone asks me about religious beliefs, I simply say I'm an |
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followthemoney (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm a naturalist. I refuse to even form an opinion about ... |
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gcomeau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
24. What constantly ticks me off... |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. +1 nt |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Well said! n/t |
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