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napoleon_in_rags

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2. Sorry, but thing and not-thing will always be part of the same coin.

Reply to pokerfan (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2012, 04:15 AM

Feb 2012

apolitical and political, amoral and moral, asymmetric and symmetric. Atheism will stop being associated with theism when it extracts "theism" from its name and focus, and defines itself based on what it affirms rather than what it denies.

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Maher�s New Rule: Atheism And Religion Are �Not Two Sides Of The Same Coin� [View all] pokerfan Feb 2012 OP

He's right. Religion just means force of habit. One can be religious about brushing Ecumenist Feb 2012 #1

Except that no one I know skepticscott Feb 2012 #3

That was a simple example of force of habit. Ecumenist Feb 2012 #4

They believe in god and in Jesus as their savior skepticscott Feb 2012 #10

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #11

Oh, then please give us skepticscott Feb 2012 #13

You know what? skepticscott Feb 2012 #16

Hmmmmm...seems you have nothing to offer in the way of rational discourse skepticscott Feb 2012 #17

STILL waiting for skepticscott Feb 2012 #19

Could you imagine as how crazy that person would be percieved? ChadwickHenryWard Feb 2012 #8

Perhaps that's more of a problem with the USA than with religion. GliderGuider Feb 2012 #20

Sorry, but thing and not-thing will always be part of the same coin. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #2

Associated with religion pokerfan Feb 2012 #6

Since when is "OFF" the opposite of a TV channel ?? n/t MarkCharles Feb 2012 #7

When you merge the concept of all TV channels into one word called "on". napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #12

I think you missed the analogy. Cable TV has what 9999 possible... MarkCharles Feb 2012 #15

Watch the video edhopper Feb 2012 #14

Atheism doesn't affirm anything, it's purely a privative. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2012 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author pokerfan Feb 2012 #5

I think I know what he is trying to say, but I also think the coin is a poor metaphor for this. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #9