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TBF there are "good" Christian denominations, congregations & liberation theologies—not just Latin American Catholics, but also black, LGBTQ, #Palestinian, feminist, even a few Evangelicals— but NOT ProsperityGospel, Dominionist, or Southern Baptist! Green is hardline evangelical: remember the Hobby Lobby contraceptive coverage court case, and his Museum of the Bible having fake & stolen artifacts? BTW I'm a proud #atheist. https://www.businessinsider.com/the-15-biggest-controversies-in-hobby-lobby-history-2020-9?op=1
I believe claims that have sufficient credible evidence to warrant the belief. Lacking such evidence for god(s), I see no reason to believe. It's really that simple.
Certainty is not a religion. And most atheists don't claim certainty about anything. There could be a #god, for all I know. My conclusions can be changed with evidence.
You seem to have a very loose definition of religion. Speaking of definitions, how do you define "spiritually"? Do you believe we have a spirit independent of our minds? If so, why?
Scriptures, anecdotes, and personal revelations are not what I consider good evidence. They're hearsay and are worthless as any kind of proof.
You seem to be confusing knowledge and belief. Agnostic means you don't know (we're all agnostic), atheism means you don't believe. Atheism vs. agnosticism is not a binary choice. I'm an agnostic atheist.
Please let me know what you think I believe in that I don't know to be true.
For some reason, Christians like to use "it's a religion" to insult #atheism.
First off, it's NOT A RELIGION in the sense Christianity, et al, are. There's no worship, no superhuman power—no gods.
Second, suddenly religion is bad? 🤔
And finally, the only way it could be applied is to atheists who do place importance on issues relating to religion, such as church-state separation. As I've said before, sportsball checks far more "it's a religion" boxes than #atheism.
Straight to #philosophy, followed by his "atheist acquaintances" who just can't give a straight answer to their philosophical quandary, and then the obligatory inclusion of Richard Dawkins, insinuating he's an #atheist spokesman.
And then trying to bait me with "idealistic-materialism." Lost me at "halfway through the monograph." GTFO with that BS.
(Sorry for no alt text. Screenshots of this now-muted Kasif Shah's disingenuous interjections.)
@atheistic_1 🤣 fellow human person, if i were trolling for anything other than a brief philosophical conversation with an #atheist , i would have called you out for saying “it’s not a religion like christianity is [buts it’s still a religon, except it’s not, but it is].” 🖖
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