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Old 07-12-2008, 11:24 AM
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Default If you don't believe in a God...what is the purpose of a religion?

You know, you think that you understand and then someone throws you for a loop.http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...26AANuc1hOkay, so Athiests are religious but don't believe in God? Or is not believing in God a religion in itself?I just found this confusing and would like some clarification please. Ahhh, very interesting. Here are some definitions that I found of religion:A religion is a set of beliefs and practices generally held by a human community, involving adherence to codified beliefs and rituals and study of ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and mystic experience.a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"belief in a divine or superhuman power or powers to be obeyed and worshipped as the creator(s) and ruler(s) of the universea system of beliefs relating to supernatural or superhuman beings or forces that transcend the everyday material world.Oxford dictionary definition (theistic): "1 the belief in a superhuman controlling power, esp. in a personal God or gods entitled to obedI guess not everyone here agrees. And yes, I know about Buddhism but I suppose I see Athiesm as being totally different from Buddhism.
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Old 07-13-2008, 10:28 PM
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Evolution is very religious.being an Atheist takes more faith.
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