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Quote by: Lullaby Chainer  DTB, if you're going to call atheism a religion.. we need to know what kind of f*cked up definition of religion you have. |
And what would that prove if I did give you a definition of religion? All you would do is to come up with an opposing definition. My comment re the religious cult of atheism was really parenthetical to the subject at hand; referring to the tone of certain replies. If you are an atheist; you too have had a religion chosen for you; or you used it to replace the religion you used to have. Your atheism was taught to you by others, the same as is being said about Christians, and why they grow up Christian.
One definition of faith from the Word Web Dictionary is as follows:
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Loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person as in "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"
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"Loyalty or allegiance to a cause" perfectly describes Atheism, for it really takes a lot of faith to be one. Your faith is your religion.
Take the word religion as described at Wikepdia:
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Wikepdia: A religion is a set of beliefs and practices often organized around supernatural and moral claims, and often codified as prayer, ritual, and religious law. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and mystic experience. The term "religion" refers to both the personal practices related to communal faith and to group rituals and communication stemming from shared conviction.
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Sounds like there could definitely be a fit with Atheism here; although they claim to not believe in a divine power; their shared and personal convictions do constitute a faith, and a religion. You follow your convictions religiously here on this board and prove me right with every post you make.
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Joh 8:47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
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