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ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts) Fri Jan 27, 2012, 09:53 PM Jan 2012

Do you think emperor worship is in BETWEEN atheism and theism? [View all]

One one hand, the emperor can usually be proven to exist, on the other hand, fantastic attributes are assigned to him.

The adherents don't need to have any faith in his existence, but they do need to have faith in his assigned attributes. Seems like a strange mix of atheism and theism to me.

What do you think?

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Do you think emperor worship is in BETWEEN atheism and theism? [View all] ZombieHorde Jan 2012 OP

I think it's ridiculous... mzteris Jan 2012 #1

I understand DUers don't adhere to emperor worship, ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #3

Flaw: Atheists do not Worship! The Sushi Bandit Jan 2012 #2

I agree atheists don't worship, except perhaps as a metaphor, ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #4

what does atheism have to do with it ? it's still a belief, an atheist can support some dictator JI7 Jan 2012 #5

Between. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #7

not atheism at all mzteris Jan 2012 #6

Between. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #8

can't be if he and they both think mzteris Jan 2012 #11

If Jesus ever existed as a historical person NAO Jan 2012 #9

In the case of Christianity, there is also the Heavenly Father. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #13

Heavely Father doesn't count in your OP, because he's not human NAO Jan 2012 #23

I was thinking Christianity was mostly theist because of the Heavenly Father. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #24

It's the kind I best like to receive, yes jberryhill Jan 2012 #10

Especially tama Jan 2012 #12

Zing! jberryhill Jan 2012 #17

History says no. Warren Stupidity Jan 2012 #14

Interesting take. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #15

It's just another expression of theism. alfredo Jan 2012 #16

If you're willing to go kamikaze for the Emperor of Japan, provis99 Jan 2012 #18

Not exactly... LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #19

Does Steve Jobs count? westerebus Jan 2012 #20

Funny. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #27

They are a cult. westerebus Jan 2012 #32

Great questions cbayer Jan 2012 #21

I'd say it carries most of the same psychology as god-worship. backscatter712 Jan 2012 #22

Why would it be between? darkstar3 Jan 2012 #25

Yea, I guess it was an idea that didn't go anywhere. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #26

If you're talking about the Japanese emperor, he was never considered a god Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #28

Don't know about ZombieHorde... LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #29

Don't forget the pharaohs. ChadwickHenryWard Jan 2012 #31

Be careful saying that around a Japanese right-winger... onager Jan 2012 #33

Your statement about Japanese religious attitudes is true Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #34

That's kind of a narrow-minded definition of "theism." ChadwickHenryWard Jan 2012 #30