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dmallind

(10,437 posts)
2. Needless subdivision that is either false or irrelevant
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:58 AM
Jun 2012

From your cite.....

atheism simply asserts a lack of belief in such a deity


Agnosticism refers to knowledge not belief. Agnostics who lack belief in deities (most of them) are therefore atheists

Anti-theists who lack belief in deities are atheists.

Freethinkers who lack belief in deities are atheists.

Skeptics who lack belief in deities are atheists.

Humanists who lack belief in deities are atheists.

This is like saying there are dozens of types of non-TV watchers. Readers, the destitute, monks, high security prisoners, the blind, babies, yadda yadda yadda. Irrelevant to TV watching - we either watch TV or we don't. Just like we either have a belief in deities or we don't.

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No Religion? 7 Types of Non-Believers [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 OP
I'm most of those things OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #1
I wish I could Like this, it gave me the smile I so greatly needed today.nt amyrose2712 Jun 2012 #10
The software may not count it OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #12
Needless subdivision that is either false or irrelevant dmallind Jun 2012 #2
+1 laconicsax Jun 2012 #3
You know that. I know that... BiggJawn Jun 2012 #4
Yep. Crap article. PassingFair Jun 2012 #8
Well, I never go there. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #14
I didn't think you had "motives"! PassingFair Jun 2012 #15
Well, you could say the same thing about Christians to ShadowLiberal Jun 2012 #16
True, but few people think Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists etc are not all Christians dmallind Jun 2012 #26
The need to minimize people into neat, divided catagories lindysalsagal Jun 2012 #5
Well, I thought it was pretty interesting, since I've never examined the nature of my beliefs Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #6
This article is just silly. For instance, Unitarians run the gamut of beliefs. PassingFair Jun 2012 #9
Insulting or disturbing? Not really. dmallind Jun 2012 #11
A little bit of all... I guess mostly weenie-agnostic-humanist-skeptic. wyldwolf Jun 2012 #7
I’m an atheist. I have frogmarch Jun 2012 #13
God is imaginary. lindysalsagal Jun 2012 #21
Self-identification suffers from lack of verifiability. daaron Jun 2012 #17
Welcome to awake. lindysalsagal Jun 2012 #20
Minor point: laconicsax Jun 2012 #22
Hm. My understanding was --> daaron Jun 2012 #23
That wedge has been tried already. laconicsax Jun 2012 #25
but strong and weak atheism are broader definitions IMO dmallind Jun 2012 #24
All of those religions listed are atheistic too... urgk Jun 2012 #18
I understand the appeal of this thinking, echoed in the article, but I disagree with it dmallind Jun 2012 #19
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