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Old 11-08-2006, 03:32 PM   #1
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And, once someone provides a definition, not thinking that anything in reality fits that definition.
So, which definition do you pick? Are there Athiests specific to each definition of God, from each person/persons who have one?
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Old 11-08-2006, 03:51 PM   #2
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So, which definition do you pick?
I don't pick. I don't think any of them apply to reality.
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Are there Athiests specific to each definition of God, from each person/persons who have one?
Maybe:
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Originally Posted by Richard Dawkins
“We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.”
However, the term is usually reserved for just the ones who go one further. Suffice to say, I feel the same about Jehova, Thor, and Zeus. And I feel the same about Jesus and Hercules (with respect to parenthood). Likewise angels, demons, unicorns and faeries.
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