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FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

19. Quibble about terminology...

Reply to trotsky (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2015, 02:08 PM

Mar 2015

We are all disbelievers in many, many "gods" but 'atheist' still suggests (to me) a person without any gods.

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We Are All Atheists [View all] trotsky Mar 2015 OP

Does anyone still believe in the Greek and Roman gods? marym625 Mar 2015 #1

I think bvf Mar 2015 #2

Well, I mean my curiosity on it. n/t marym625 Mar 2015 #3

No disrespect intended. bvf Mar 2015 #5

none taken marym625 Mar 2015 #8

Wholly agreed. bvf Mar 2015 #26

seems to be a large move in both directions. marym625 Mar 2015 #27

As a matter of fact, yes! trotsky Mar 2015 #4

Damned heathens! n/t. bvf Mar 2015 #6

Who would have thunk it? marym625 Mar 2015 #9

Hail Eris! AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #10

She is awesome but I prefer the goddess of war, Athena! LostOne4Ever Mar 2015 #15

Even in war, Athena was more of a builder than a wrecker, so AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #16

I'm pretty fond of her myself. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2015 #31

Another thought edhopper Mar 2015 #7

there is some ridiculous theological bullshit about how all that is not polytheism. nt. Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #12

You could just say edhopper Mar 2015 #17

While I appreciate the underlying point the author's making... gcomeau Mar 2015 #11

A better way to phrase it is that monotheists are one god short of atheism. Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #13

Yeah, that would work a lot better... -eom gcomeau Mar 2015 #14

Good point. trotsky Mar 2015 #18

Hate it all you want, doesn't stop it being true. mr blur Mar 2015 #20

Umm, what? gcomeau Mar 2015 #21

Every day probably 1000s of people take an Onion article as straight reporting. goldent Mar 2015 #25

Quibble about terminology... FiveGoodMen Mar 2015 #19

Yes, it doesn't take too much mathematical insight goldent Mar 2015 #24

If the author of the article wants to call me an atheist on that basis, he can go right ahead. Htom Sirveaux Mar 2015 #22

Nor does it pick my pocket or break my leg, okasha Mar 2015 #23

Great. Then it should be easy for someone as smart as you to pick apart. trotsky Mar 2015 #28

I csn provide an answer, But you won't like it. okasha Mar 2015 #29

Oh so that's how you think you get out of it. trotsky Mar 2015 #30

I'm a panentheist. They're all the same god. okasha Mar 2015 #32

To you, but actual believers in Zeus would disagree with you. trotsky Mar 2015 #33

Who are you to tell me I'm wrong? okasha Mar 2015 #35

As I noted, Zeus was defined with particular characteristics. trotsky Mar 2015 #37

There used to be a small museum in Luray called the Thunderbird Museum Leontius Mar 2015 #34

You thought of the car or the flight squadron? okasha Mar 2015 #36