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Article #2379Re: Mechanization Of America
From: Don Homuth
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 17:26
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 17:26
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On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:20:01 GMT, don'tgo@there.com (The Watcher) wrote: >On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:50:39 -0800, Don Homuth <dhomuth1@comcast.net> wrote: > >>On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 22:43:22 GMT, don'tgo@there.com (The Watcher) >>wrote: >> >>>On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 08:34:37 -0800, Don Homuth <dhomuth1@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>>>You appear confused. The term "atheist" may be parsed as "a (without) >>>>theos (god)." >>> >>>It MAY. It may also be parsed as a person without a belief in god(s). That's not >>>the same thing as a person WITH a belief in NO god(s). >> >>The difference is a quibble. > >Maybe you'd like to let the atheists define what a christian is? Happens all the time. There is no One definition of what an Xtian is -- there are many. >Let's not quibble over the small details, OK? Us atheists could come up with some really >good definitions for the people who have decided what they think WE are. >BTW, that "quibble" is usually referred to as either hard atheism or soft >atheism by people who actually have a clue about the subject. ;) Another quibble. It's a differentiation without a difference, a form of theological Insider Baseball, interesting only to those already deeply ensconced in the discussion.
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