Re: ESTABLISHING THE RELIGION OF ATHEISM

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 22:19:54 +0800, "Raymond"
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>"nullus fides" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> And so upon Sun, 30 Nov 2003 11:47:03 +0000 didst Corey speak thusly:
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>> > Atheism is a religion. It is the belief that the Universe
>> > came from nothing. All matter in this Universe, time, space and the laws
>of
>> > physics, just somehow self created themselves.
>>
>> Wrong.
>

>Why is it wrong?  Is what he said not true? 

Obviously not.

> It is the same as a religion

Not in any manner.


>and ME.O'Hair made a atheist church and got it registered with the FED
>government.  

That does not make atheism itself a religion.


>The Atheist creed is there is no god, no faith, no here after,

There is no creed; there is only the lack of one belief.

>and lots of other things, they are very evangelistic like the Church and go
>out of their way to preach their ideas.  They go out of their way to convert
>people to their ideas, and even fight in court if a Christmas tree or sign
>or manger is put up, that disagrees with their belief system.  For all
>practical purposes they are a religion.


There is only one thing required to be an atheist - non belief.


>
>If I am wrong, prove it, just done say it is wrong as that is Wrong.

You are wrong because it is merely the lack of a belief.


None of the Emperor's clothes had been so successful before.
"But he has got nothing on," said a little child.