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  Atheism is a Belief System

  by seekchristonly in

  1. watchtower
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  is atheism a belief system.

  after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

  they have faith in the fact there is no god.

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  Thanks xc....

  You're welcome. Always happy to help out when I can ;)
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  Atheism is a Belief System

  by seekchristonly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is atheism a belief system.

  after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

  they have faith in the fact there is no god.

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  C=? Well the answer is ............?

  The answer is C ..but peoples C or sea can be seen differently.

  Except you established that the next letter is 'C' and not 'sea'. So nothing different there.
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  Atheism is a Belief System

  by seekchristonly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is atheism a belief system.

  after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

  they have faith in the fact there is no god.

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  ...so you have faith that your conclusion is correct.

  Faith had absolutely nothing to do in reaching a conclusion regarding god claims. In fact it is wholly unnecessary in that process. It would be like using a weed whacker to generate code on a computer.

  As far as the belief system is concerned, there isn't ANY dogma attached to a nonbelief in Thor, leprechauns or the Christian God. Nothing. So it follows: no belief system.

  Edited for grammar.
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  Atheism is a Belief System

  by seekchristonly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is atheism a belief system.

  after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

  they have faith in the fact there is no god.

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  Of course it is. Such a statement is a conviction, is it not?

  No. A conviction of a lack of evidence? Yes.
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  Atheism is a Belief System

  by seekchristonly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is atheism a belief system.

  after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

  they have faith in the fact there is no god.

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  So my unbelief in the belief of gods (nonsensical statement) is part of my system of beliefs? No. Simply, it does not follow. It's an illogical concept to begin with.
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  Atheism is a Belief System

  by seekchristonly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is atheism a belief system.

  after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

  they have faith in the fact there is no god.

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  Except it isn't a 'feeling on the existence or non-existence of gods'. It's stating that the claims believers make regarding the existence of gods is lacking substantive evidence. NOT a personal belief system.
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  Atheism is a Belief System

  by seekchristonly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is atheism a belief system.

  after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

  they have faith in the fact there is no god.

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  You're right, that would only be one belief in an individual atheist's personal belief system.

  Are you saying that unbelief/disbelief is a belief?
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  Atheism is a Belief System

  by seekchristonly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is atheism a belief system.

  after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

  they have faith in the fact there is no god.

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  Atheist: An individual that finds insufficient evidence for the thousands of gods purportedly in existence based on the claims of their adherents. NOT a belief system.

  That is the ONLY thing an atheist has in common with another atheist. Everything else, is up for grabs, including a fascination for extra-terrestrial life, that football is somehow better than hockey (good luck!), that waffles are superior to pancakes and a million other things that atheists won't have in common with each other.
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  JW refuses to provide wedding stationery to Gay couple

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i was outraged at this and had to post it.. http://jehovahswitnessreport.com/blog/jw-refuses-to-provide-wedding-stationery-to-gay-couple.

  i think she is a hypocrite and i bet she sells her invites to fornicators, or does she ask them if they are having sex before marrige, before she takes their money?.

  i was never like this when i was a jw, it's even more disturbing that she is going to ask her elders what to do.

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  I have seen no indication that she was disrepectful in any way.

  Thus, the root of the problem. If you honestly don't see why this is offensive, then carry on.
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  Escaping Indoctrination - Faith Isn't a Virtue.

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the unknown writer of the gospel of john put the following words in jesus' mouth, "blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.".

  persuading countless generations that it is a virtue to believe incredible things on insufficient evidence, is one of religion's cleverest tricks.. the more incredible the claim; the more flimsy the evidence; the stronger the belief; the greater the virtue.. this is the exact opposite of how we operate in every other aspect of our lives.. rational people must demand objective evidence for everything they are asked to believe.

  "extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence".. leaving the dogmatic claims of the watchtower is only a first step.

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  mrhhome said: To re-iterate a point made in a previous thread, we worship the religion of science without understanding it.

  Unfortunately, statements such as the one above, affects the overall points (not in a good way) that she/he is trying to make when they conflate the words 'religion' and 'science' together. Science is not based on faith. Faith is one of those words with many utilities in the English language. However, when a theist uses the word faith, he/she is merely saying "I am pretending to know things I don't really know". - (Peter Boghossian). That is why faith is NOT a virtue. It is not something that should be privileged in our society. Especially, for those in places of authority.