| Re: So atheism isn't a religion, after all, then. |
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| Uncle Davey (noway@jose.com) |
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Subject: Re: So atheism isn't a religion, after all, then.
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> In talk.origins I read this message from "Uncle Davey"
> <noway@jose.com>:
>
> [snip]
> >
> >Alright, I found that fairly convincing, maybe atheism, per se, isn't a
> >religion, but it becomes like a religion to some people.
> >
> >How about that?
>
> People can get passionate about it, but people can get passionate
> about almost anything. What confuses many people is that atheism
> is not a religion, but it is a position on a religious issue. The
> analogy is that bald is not a hair color, but it is a state of
> hair.
>
>
> --
> Matt Silberstein
But when the bald man puts on a toupee, he is still bald, but has a hair
colour.
And so it is with the statues of lenin around here.
Uncle Davey
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