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RyanDzundza
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| Raskolnikov wrote: | | Nox wrote: | | I've been an atheist (albeit a religious one) for several years; quite recently I "converted" to pantheism. |
WTH is pantheism? |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheism
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| RyanDzundza wrote: | is it possible to be a religious atheist, religious implies belief in a deity and atheism is a lack of beleif in deities  |
There are quite a few atheist religions/ religions that allow for atheism.
Lol, no. Pantheism (particularly the form I practice) posits quite a bit about the world to distinguish it from "run of the mill" atheism. |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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| RyanDzundza wrote: | | is it possible to be a religious atheist, religious implies belief in a deity and atheism is a lack of beleif in deities |
Actually there are non-theistic religions check out Buddhism confucianism |
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RyanDzundza
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| wadderus wrote: | | RyanDzundza wrote: | | is it possible to be a religious atheist, religious implies belief in a deity and atheism is a lack of beleif in deities |
Actually there are non-theistic religions check out Buddhism confucianism |
isnt buddhism more a way of life, mmm im probably wrong so ill agree with you guys for the time being
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Nox
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| RyanDzundza wrote: | | wadderus wrote: | | RyanDzundza wrote: | | is it possible to be a religious atheist, religious implies belief in a deity and atheism is a lack of beleif in deities |
Actually there are non-theistic religions check out Buddhism confucianism |
isnt buddhism more a way of life, mmm im probably wrong so ill agree with you guys for the time being |
Buddhism is generally classified as a religion (reincarnation doesn't really strike me as a way of life), though LaVeyan Satanism and Jain Dharma are clearer examples of atheist religions if Buddhism isn't a solid enough example for you. |
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RyanDzundza
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ah wait, i just looked up the definition of religion and it said along the lines that it is a belief in a supernatural power and not necessarily of a deity,
atheism is only a disbelief in any deity, so yeah your all right, you can have an atheistic religion
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| Raskolnikov wrote: | | Nox wrote: | | I've been an atheist (albeit a religious one) for several years; quite recently I "converted" to pantheism. |
WTH is pantheism? |
Pantheism is simply a reverence/awe for nature ---- looking into a microscope, walking through a forest, etc all gives one the feeling of sacredness. It basically is believing that nature is god, and that the evolution of our species/world is our creator.
Or, in simpler terms: Man, science/life is kick ass beautiful.
(Pantheism is atheistic, there is no god)
Also, there are spiritualities that do not include deity and promote self salvation (enlightenment) ... Buddhism, for example, has no deity.
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