I'm really frustrated by it. When somebody says "Oh, he doesn't believe in God," I want to imprison said person in an iron ball and fire them into the Sun. It isn't a strong enough word and it isn't even correct semantically, given how my Atheism is not attributable to lack of Belief, but upon mounds of reasoning and Scientific rumination. I would prefer:
"Oh, he reasons that there is no God. What a wally!"
or
"Oh, he is convinced there is no God. Not One!"
This would make me happy.
Conversely, how do Theist feel about this? Is 'belief' a strong enough word? If you consider the Bible as proof that God exists (as many do), then 'belief' is erroneous, isn't it?
2007-10-29
23:58:44
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Golgi Apparatus
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