Republican Debate?

[ChikeeMomma]

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[WooingWyandotte]

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And, wait...did I miss count or something because now it says 43 pages?

 

[FourPawz]

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Would you agree that many atheists behave as if their beliefs or lack thereof meet the definition of dogma? I do agree that Seneca had an aversion to how tyrants might use organized religion to their own purposes.

Nope...I don't agree...just as people who don't play sports aren't considered athletes in their non-sport playing. The only thing in common is something they don't do, and that's not enough to unite into a dogma, which requires a set of beliefs. Saying "Nah, I don't think so" on one point does not constitute a set of beliefs. Even among atheist writers, the often-used analogy to answer the question of why atheists don't unite into a form of beliefs is that as a "group" they have no cohesive attributes, and attempting to get them to come together is a lot like herding cats.

Then how do you explain "The Cult of Reason", from Revolutionary France, or for the official stance of both the now-defunct USSR and of communist China, both of which made religious belief illegal? Is the prohibition of religious belief by atheist leaders in the above mentioned states not dogmatic in and of itself?

And of course we have the United States, which codified separation of church and state, i.e. the state would never establish one religion above all others like existed in England with the Church of England. Never has the U.S. constitution forbade the free expression of faith or lack thereof, contrary to the desires of certain parts of the population.

 

[speckledhen]

Well, we've gone round and round enough now. Since it's now being reported, time to bring down the curtain. Thanks for your participation.