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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
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 Posted - 01/04/2010 : 04:11:19 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Ricky
My school only provides online access to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, I will have to actually make a trip to the library to check out the full one. Anyway, the concise version has exactly one entry
1. atheism n.
disbelief in the existence of a god or gods.
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To my mind, "disbelief" seems to sort of broadly split the difference between not accepting due to lack of (sufficient) evidence, and a firm conclusion that there can be no gods. I like it, as it covers the spectrum of atheism. |
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bngbuck
SFN Addict
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Posted - 01/04/2010 : 14:49:58 [Permalink]
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Ricky.....
1. atheism n.
disbelief in the existence of a god or gods. |
An excellent definition, Ricky! It not only bypasses a lot of the philosophical sophistry involved in "definition of an atheist - strong, weak, wimpy, Herculean, etc.", but also neatly sews in the definition of agnostic who disbelieves until he has a reason to believe. Elegant wording! |
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
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Posted - 01/05/2010 : 09:32:32 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Kil
Maybe someone should invite Veritas 48 here to see the above comments?
Never mind. I just did it... |
I'm disappointed that Veritas 48 hasn't come here to justify his position. Alas. Perhaps he only works through YouTube. |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
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Posted - 01/05/2010 : 10:14:43 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Cuneiformist
Originally posted by Kil
Maybe someone should invite Veritas 48 here to see the above comments?
Never mind. I just did it... |
I'm disappointed that Veritas 48 hasn't come here to justify his position. Alas. Perhaps he only works through YouTube.
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You're too impatient. He might not have read the invitation yet.
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