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soldierant

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70. The definition of atheist is

Mon Aug 16, 2021, 12:32 AM

Aug 2021

a person who believes there is no god, that no such thing as god exists.

What you are describing/defining is an agnostic.

But then, there are millions of people who call themselves Christian (to name just one religion) who don't fit the definition. Why should atheists and agnostics be any different?

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Damn atheist they're everywhere and in everyone's face [View all] packman Aug 2021 OP

And I hate it when they do that, will they ever learn how to love their fellow Atheist? KS Toronado Aug 2021 #1

I see what he did there... Wounded Bear Aug 2021 #2

Yes indeed! calimary Aug 2021 #72

And coming to your house to convert you. It's too much! CrispyQ Aug 2021 #3

I cannot tolerate missionary atheists. NCjack Aug 2021 #22

I do too hate their brochures...at least print "This page left blank on purpose." Escurumbele Aug 2021 #47

Question: What do you get when you cross a Jehovah's Witness with a Unitarian? Collimator Aug 2021 #27

LOL! Random Boomer Aug 2021 #33

I especially hate it when they go door to door, in pairs, spreading the word. Solly Mack Aug 2021 #4

Yeah, and the mileage with those things sucks. And no driver, just one passenger! jaxexpat Aug 2021 #16

The worst part about the atheist monuments DavidDvorkin Aug 2021 #5

A prime example: ret5hd Aug 2021 #7

Looks like an excellent repository for all these plastics floating around the ocean. Missn-Hitch Aug 2021 #11

"It would take years to fill it." er....actually, maybe only months. jaxexpat Aug 2021 #17

And then claimed it was already like that before they arrived DavidDvorkin Aug 2021 #28

You left out the part about how they recruit youth and children to convert. Ford_Prefect Aug 2021 #6

Backyard bible clubs.... paleotn Aug 2021 #15

Try being a Buddhist in a YoshidaYui Aug 2021 #8

And, Steve Martin says that "Atheists don't have no songs" LastDemocratInSC Aug 2021 #9

FAY-UN-TAS-TICK!!!nt Trueblue Texan Aug 2021 #41

Glory, hallelujah for the lower case "g". BarbD Aug 2021 #57

Yeah, it's like they think they have a godless given right getagrip_already Aug 2021 #10

Very subtle. Well, not really. Kind of in-your-face satire, actually. PatrickforB Aug 2021 #12

Not anyone on the right Maggiemayhem Aug 2021 #82

LOL indeed. PatrickforB Aug 2021 #84

Then there are agnostics like myself Dirty Socialist Aug 2021 #13

Damn athiests keep trying to force their beliefs on us and make them laws! smirkymonkey Aug 2021 #14

I can give you an example of exactly that happening. Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2021 #43

You must be a lot of fun at parties! robbob Aug 2021 #61

Someone bleated about atheists not forcing their beliefs on others. Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2021 #92

Whoa, chill man! robbob Aug 2021 #94

Preach! Preach! HAB911 Aug 2021 #18

Atheist make better, more responsible, people Chainfire Aug 2021 #19

Wow (IF you're being Non-Ironic) that's one of the most Arrogant... electric_blue68 Aug 2021 #32

sorry about your insomnia Piasladic Aug 2021 #34

No irony in my post. Chainfire Aug 2021 #36

Got Your Back ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #52

I also saw nothing wrong in your post. pjpossum Aug 2021 #74

Nothing wrong with your first post. At all. Celerity Aug 2021 #75

Agree completely! rainin Aug 2021 #76

Imagine someone saying Christians make better people treestar Aug 2021 #78

Oh come on, we see posts like that all the time. Mariana Aug 2021 #86

Why fight about who are the better people? treestar Aug 2021 #96

I just wanted to point out that your claim was false. Mariana Aug 2021 #98

I is not a question of whether some Christians do good. Of course they do. Chainfire Aug 2021 #93

But to state that atheists are always better people treestar Aug 2021 #97

The statement was in general terms and I stand by it. Chainfire Aug 2021 #100

as do I. good post. n/t Brainstormy Aug 2021 #83

Pol Pot and Stalin were raised Christian. shrike3 Aug 2021 #59

Dictators are bad regardless of their religion TexasBushwhacker Aug 2021 #64

Exactly my point. Atheism didn't make them better men. Or "better, more responsible citizens." shrike3 Aug 2021 #67

So, what did being raised christian do to them, then? (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Aug 2021 #79

Whatever Christianity did or didn't do to them, atheism didn't make any difference. shrike3 Aug 2021 #87

Very true. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2021 #99

Well, the poster said atheists "make better, more responsible citizens." shrike3 Aug 2021 #103

Very good point. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Aug 2021 #104

But the worst is how they tell you to send your money...to......wait... lindysalsagal Aug 2021 #20

Those atheist private jets make me so envious! dchill Aug 2021 #23

Actually,... ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #53

Forgot tax exemption for their atheist buildings and tax deductions for their donations. n/t OnlinePoker Aug 2021 #21

It's those atheist mega anti-churches that get me exercised. And their lack of holidays! Martin68 Aug 2021 #24

Atheist haven't learned congregation economics. They don't build meeting NCjack Aug 2021 #25

And as far as I can tell, they don't beg or shame you for money Ferrets are Cool Aug 2021 #30

well, there is that sowb theory suggesting taliban /trumpism are masturbation cults certainot Aug 2021 #26

whoa-- never heard of that but it's wild LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #66

LOL Ferrets are Cool Aug 2021 #29

Atheists are just alright with me, Atheists are just alright, twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #31

Is there a term for someone.... getagrip_already Aug 2021 #35

atheism isn't a belief. It's a lack of belief. Merlot Aug 2021 #37

thats word salad and wrong...... getagrip_already Aug 2021 #44

Actually, it's not and you are. Merlot Aug 2021 #48

Not word salad.. Permanut Aug 2021 #50

The definition of atheist is soldierant Aug 2021 #70

Atheism and Agnosticism are not mutually exclusive terms. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2021 #90

No. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2021 #89

LOL. /nt tonedevil Aug 2021 #91

Wrong. AZ8theist Aug 2021 #46

Agnosticism? Whatthe_Firetruck Aug 2021 #39

nope, by saying I don't believe in the tooth fairy... getagrip_already Aug 2021 #45

Touche Lord Ludd Aug 2021 #65

Agnosticism deals with knowledge, not belief. AZ8theist Aug 2021 #49

Someone can be not sure about a thing, and not believe it at the same time. Mariana Aug 2021 #54

Just like the Jews as related by Boris Grushenko in a griloco Aug 2021 #38

No atheist has ever knocked on my door and Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #40

Just print "there is no" on the money. twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #56

Scientology was founded so Mormons could have a religion to make fun of. It ain't rocket science. czarjak Aug 2021 #42

And the TV shows and telethons.. Permanut Aug 2021 #51

We must find these Atheists and punish them by knocking on their doors twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #55

Actually, atheists have been in my face more than once. shrike3 Aug 2021 #58

I know an evangelical atheist. When he gets rolling, he can be very annoying. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2021 #60

I've met former Evangelicals who after losing their faith continued the same behavior shrike3 Aug 2021 #68

I've known two atheists who fall right into that description Victor_c3 Aug 2021 #62

I agree. I know an atheist whose best friends are priests. shrike3 Aug 2021 #69

Something you will never hear: "200 killed today as atheist rebels attacked the agnostic Quixote1818 Aug 2021 #63

If one more Catholic "friend" says they'll BigmanPigman Aug 2021 #71

In response to their blank 1000-yard stare, I tell them that NCjack Aug 2021 #77

When my husband got sick, his atheist friend said, "I can't pray for him. But I can send good wishes shrike3 Aug 2021 #88

That's a good response. BigmanPigman Aug 2021 #95

As an atheist myself Aussie105 Aug 2021 #73

title of your post ---redundant New Haven Aug 2021 #80

I can see why you changed your username. rzemanfl Aug 2021 #81

I don't understand your question New Haven Aug 2021 #101

You need to think like a Brit. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2021 #102

Now more than ever The Jungle 1 Aug 2021 #85