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HsR's Demographics of Wowhead: Religion
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Monday
But doesn't that imply that all antitheists are atheist, and thus fall under the "atheism" category?
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Monday
I would say that anti-theist would fall under atheism. I mean, I guess you don't have to not believe in a deity in order to be against it, but except in movies, who believes in a deity and hates it?
I guess it would work in fantasy books with dark gods or whatever, along with your point. But, honestly, I don't think that the distinction needs to be made irl.
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CoolWind
uhm correct me if i am wrong
atheist:one that does not believe there is a greater being behind everything,as such he/she also does not believe anything associated with it
antitheist:may or may not believe there is a greater being,opposes any kind of religion as he/she thinks its harmful
atheism is about not believing existence of god,while antitheism is more about opposing religion rather than the debate of the existence of god
they are distinct in my opinon
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xaratherus
you should really add antitheism there
most people who say they are atheists are actually antitheists
Most people who say that atheists are actually antitheists are usually theists who are making rather uninformed and falsely generalized statements about atheists. :P
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CoolWind
you should really add antitheism there
most people who say they are atheists are actually antitheists
Most people who say that atheists are actually antitheists are usually theists who are making rather uninformed and falsely generalized statements about atheists. :P
i am an atheist,i don't belive in the existence of god
most people who say they are atheists base it on why they think religion is harmful rather than basing it on the fact that there is no empirical evidence to prove it and thus are not true atheists
don't be so defensive =)
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Monday
I think there's either a confusion between the terms or an active mis-association brewing.
I know exactly what both terms mean. However, in 99% of the cases, an antitheist is an atheist.
However, this may change if you were to include a person of one religion being actively opposed to the deity of another religion (such as a Christian man hating, for example, Thor, and saying that Thor is immoral and evil or whatnot).
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xaratherus
most people who say they are atheists base it on why they think religion is harmful rather than basing it on the fact that there is no empirical evidence to prove it and thus are not true atheists
That hasn't generally been my experience, but I suppose it could be true in many cases.
Sorry for jumping salty, there have been a couple of other issues on my mind and I let them overflow into this thread.
Post by
ZombieJesus
I don't really a religion.
I don't care about religion at all. I guess by default that makes me an Atheist, but I don't care about that either.
Think I'll start my own religion named 'IDGAFism'.
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296147
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Monday
All Hallows Eve is what I like to call it.
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Jubilee
Success is as dangerous as failure.
Hope is as hollow as fear.
What does it mean that success is a dangerous as failure?
Whether you go up the ladder or down it,
you position is shaky.
When you stand with your two feet on the ground,
you will always keep your balance.
What does it mean that hope is as hollow as fear?
Hope and fear are both phantoms
that arise from thinking of the self.
When we don't see the self as self,
what do we have to fear?
See the world as your self.
Have faith in the way things are.
Love the world as your self;
then you can care for all things.
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Post by
gnomerdon
powerful words Jubilee.
i for one, still need to find the real truth. =(
religion channeled the wrong way can be crippling and leave a life of pure mediocrity.
the quest begins today... all in, or all out.
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Trollfucious
Trollfucious is a Trollfucian philosopher, which is kind of like a religion but not really because there's nothing about God and stuff. There are no books for it, because the only other Trollfucian is Dogfucious, and he cannot read, and all of the philosophy words come from Trollfucious head so he has them already.
Trollfucious believes the most ancient text he has read about religion is this thread =D
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