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To: lavaroise
Atheists and this court are not under god, but claim to be above god or equal hence!!!

Atheists lack belief in gods. An atheist could comment on their opinion of a particular god construct, but it would always be hypothetical because the atheist would not actually hold belief that said god exists.

"Sin" is actually a concept of religion, thus they lack belief in sin in general because of not believing that there are any gods against which a "sin" could be committed.
38 posted on 06/27/2002 12:21:23 PM PDT by Dimensio
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To: Dimensio
"Sin" is actually a concept of religion

This is true in the original sense of the word, however, this word has many meanings (see m-w.com) one of which is "an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible c : an often serious shortcoming : FAULT"

In this sense of the word, one may clearly believe in sin without having a belief in divine laws. Sorry for the quibble :)

71 posted on 06/28/2002 7:39:36 PM PDT by GulliverSwift
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