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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Set back, give yourself some time. You are not the only one who has left a church, went through an atheist phase, then found better church!

If the inter-faith sniping is any indication, I'll consider my atheism that "better church." Thanks.

317 posted on 05/01/2006 9:58:34 PM PDT by Washi
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To: Washi
If the inter-faith sniping is any indication, I'll consider my atheism that "better church." Thanks.

Now, this statement presumes two things: (1) That atheists don't have a "faith"; and (2) That you, as an informal member of that faith, have never (or rarely) "sniped" at, say, Islamo-fascism waging war on America thru terrorism.

Is that true? You've never "sniped" at Islamo-fascists masquerading as terrorists?

Atheism is a matter of faith: You take it by faith that either nothing created you, or if something did, you were spiritually orphaned (or were a spiritual runaway) long ago. The "faith" of an atheist says there's nothing out there applicable to Him or Her in terms of a god [Him & Her are capitalized because for some, they are their own gods--the ceiling stops there].

To reiterate: Atheism is indeed a religious position staked out...either concluding there is no God (hard-core atheism) or more of an agnostic type of practical atheism (soft-core: doesn't know or doesn't care).

Either way, an atheistic lifestyle is a commentary that either there is no supernatural god, or if there is one or more, there is no relational intersection--ne'er the twain shall meet.

328 posted on 05/02/2006 8:58:49 AM PDT by Colofornian
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