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Originally Posted by Yukimura
I'm describing religion. Religion can work this way. I'm sure you don't believe that, but it's true.
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Religion is not "an expression of the spirit within", it's a set of doctrines. I'm always surprised by how many theists confuse the two terms.
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Originally Posted by Yukimura
Nonetheless, it is used by atheists. I wouldn't call myself a gentile.
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But you could. It really doesn't matter what you call yourself, and it matters even less where the words originated. The word Jew describes what you are and gentile describes what you are not. Likewise, theist or "religious" describes what you are, and atheist describes what you are not.
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Originally Posted by Yukimura
Nonetheless, the central doctrine of "There is no God," does apply, regardless of how they came to the conclusion.
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Not believing in something isn't a doctrine.
BTW, why do atheists have to know so much about theism? It's a goofy, and horribly ironic reality that is terribly frustrating.