... same as belief in the lack of a god. Belief is belief. You hit the nail on the head!  It's this whole "atheism as religion" thing in a nutshell.  Saying you don't believe in god isn't religion per se, even saying you believe in the non-existence of god isn't(we're still talking about the believer and his ...

... not the same as belief in the lack of a god. Belief is belief. You hit the nail on the head! It's this whole "atheism as religion" thing in a nutshell. Saying you don't believe in god isn't religion per se, even saying you believe in the non-existence of god isn't(we're still talking about the believer and ...

...in your opinion there's atheism and religion with nothing in between? ...huge amount of folks who think religion is a hindrance to the truth... plain crap that most organized religions foist upon its believers. Ethics ... lives w/o benefit of religion. How many have been killed in... killers in the name of atheism - they weren't. They were ... the name of Communism - their religion. How many have died in ...

... are this: when people are devoid of religion...they generally stink as humans. Until atheism can replace theist based religion as a VIABLE and REAL way to inner peace...never take over the world and extinguish religion. When you get rid of one thing, ... could "phase in" either atheism over religion" or "religion over atheism." The informal fallacy of false...

...:1176836781.394681.318830@d57g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... For Real Apr 16, 11:00 pm Newsgroups: alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian, alt.bible From: For Real <nospam-webex...@sbcglobal.net> Date: Tue, 17 Apr ...GMT Local: Mon, Apr 16 2007 11:00 pm Subject: Absurd Atheism It's absolutely absurd to think that the universe just randomly ...

...stance on souls either, but other religions also believe in souls. Rituals, ... one commonality between Buddhism and atheism, while there are many commonalities between Buddhism and other religions. That shows the falsehood of ... that Buddhism has with other religions, especially theisms, is highly superficial.... what is not a religion. http://atheism.about.com/od/religiondefinition/...

...> [snip] Buddhism is only a religion because the first white men to...for it. No, Buddhism is a religion because it fits the definition of...> it. See for yourself: Wikipedia: Religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion...at all, and neither is atheism a religion. Yes, some Buddhists are ... aspect that Buddhism is like atheism ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-...

...> [snip] Buddhism is only a religion because the first white men to...for it. No, Buddhism is a religion because it fits the definition of...> it. See for yourself: Wikipedia: Religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion...at all, and neither is atheism a religion. Yes, some Buddhists are ... aspect that Buddhism is like atheism ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-...

... at all, and neither is atheism a religion. Yes, some Buddhists are .... Buddhism has an afterlife (reincarnation,) atheism has no stance on that, ... one commonality between Buddhism and atheism, while there are many commonalities between Buddhism and other religions. That shows the falsehood of ... one Buddhism has with other religions. -- The difference between intelligence and ...

... Christianity, Buddhism, or Hinduism are religions. The odd man out in ... which makes it distinct amongst religions. Actually, that depends on the ... theism. Furthermore, all of those religions have a great many differences...based on an earlier separate religion, Judaism, while Buddhism and Hinduism...closely related to other religions than atheism because A) Buddhism is...