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durhamplumber
Indeed.More creationist stupidity.
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Although different 'cults' may have recently appeared, nothing has changed in that respect
The term may well have originally been used as a sleight but it was widely adopted by people who wanted it to be known that they rejected orthodoxy during the 18th century.
Religion has played an important role for much of history and has been used as a means to define people. The fact that the likes of TR make a living from criticising people that follow a certain faith demonstrates that. Hence, I think the term is valid.
Do I call myself a flat earther? No, I call myself an atheist.
You seem to have missed the point.
I didn't say you were a flat earther, rather, because the idea is preposterous, do you feel the need to define yourself as an "aflatearthist" -
or an apixieist, an afairyist, an afatherchristmasist or anything else which you are not? If not why not?
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Valid points and apologies for the oversight on my behalf . However, I go back to my earlier point where I suggested that believing, or rather, pretending that you believed in God was the norm for a very significant period. One's credo, or lack there of, was a defining point, even within law.
I sympathise with you and DurhamPlumber (in principle) but I don't see why adopting terms such as atheist is such a big issue. As an aside, I do not believe in deities, or fairies but I cannot prove that they do not exist.
Apropos an afatherchristmasist/etc. Are there any countries where a court expects you swear on the word of Santa? Can you point me towards any Santa-ist legislation that holds sway in UK courts?
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durhamplumber
Gee thanks,,,you patronising idiot,
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durhamplumber
What utter bolony you write.
It wasn't my intention to be patronising.
Not sure why you feel it is appropriate to be so rude simply because I choose to use the word atheist.
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durhamplumber
I have no patience with religious baffoons,or those who confuse word salad with intelligence.
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Point me towards the word for people who believe in non existant beings..Apart from insane cretins?
I have previously stated that I follow no religion.
I do not see what is wrong with trying to eliminate ambiguity from my posts, even if that requires me to use twice as many words.
Sorry, I have no idea where you are going with this.
Billions of people believe in deities. Although I do not believe that those deities exist, I cannot prove that they do not exist. If I were able to prove that God/etc does/don't exist, it seems unlikely that many people would continue to follow their religion. I can't and they continue to do so.
Personally I think it odd but I respect their right to believe in whatever they want to believe in, provided that their religious beliefs do not negatively impact anyone else's right to believe in, or not believe in, whatever suits them.
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They were a large group of muslim men that came from Halifax, led there by the police, they were throwing rocks, scissors etc. even though they knew that there was women and children in the crowd they were throwing them at.
The rebel media reporter was being very unbiased, had she had the opportunity to talk to the crowd of masked men that were throwing stuff and assaulting people then she would have.
The rebel media reporter was being very unbiased, had she had the opportunity to talk to the crowd of masked men that were throwing stuff and assaulting people then she would have.
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