What do religious people have in common with atheists?

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Anonymous wrote:Some religious people are good and some are bad – just like atheists.

Atheists usually believe in just one less god than religious people (Those who only believe in one God, that is)

What else?

Shared humanity
Shared dependence on our fragile dying planet
Both social animals who need meaningful social connections
Both have embodied mind-souls

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Genetics

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Anonymous wrote:Some religious people are good and some are bad – just like atheists.

Atheists usually believe in just one less god than religious people (Those who only believe in one God, that is)

What else?

Shared humanity
Shared dependence on our fragile dying planet
Both social animals who need meaningful social connections
Both have embodied mind-souls

Except for the last one, correct. Atheists do not believe in the "soul" which supposedly comes from God.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Genetics

Yes -- and thanks to modern science, we can now trace our genetic make-up with far more accuracy than we could just a few years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Genetics

Good one -- and I think religious people would agree, considering that atheists and religious people can exist in the same family.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheism is simply another form of religious faith. Faith in nothing is still faith in something.

It is a type of faith, but not a religious one.

This is a stupid statement. Atheism is not "faith in nothing". It is simply the lack of belief in a god or gods.

Do you have "faith" there are no leprechauns?

Yes, I have "faith" that there are no leprechauns. Faith has multiple meanings beyond ones involving religion.

Well then since this is a Religion forum, in the future I suggest that you explain and define your non-standard terms, so that we can understand their irrelevance here.

You made an assumption that others would make the same error as you in interpreting your version of faith's meaning by asking the question of "do you have faith that there are no leprechauns".

Short answer, yes, I have "great trust or confidence in ..." that there are no leprechauns. (Cambridge dictionary)

I feel sorry for you that you can't understand the most basic definition of a word, especially one you posed erroneously.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheism is simply another form of religious faith. Faith in nothing is still faith in something.

It is a type of faith, but not a religious one.

This is a stupid statement. Atheism is not "faith in nothing". It is simply the lack of belief in a god or gods.

Do you have "faith" there are no leprechauns?

Yes, I have "faith" that there are no leprechauns. Faith has multiple meanings beyond ones involving religion.

Well then since this is a Religion forum, in the future I suggest that you explain and define your non-standard terms, so that we can understand their irrelevance here.

You made an assumption that others would make the same error as you in interpreting your version of faith's meaning by asking the question of "do you have faith that there are no leprechauns".

Short answer, yes, I have "great trust or confidence in ..." that there are no leprechauns. (Cambridge dictionary)

I feel sorry for you that you can't understand the most basic definition of a word, especially one you posed erroneously.

Dude YOU ARE THE ONE WHO SAID THERE WAS A DIFFERENT MEANING FOR FAITH. You. I know what faith means when religious people say it.

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Anonymous wrote:Anger and over sharing.

I came here to say this.

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Anonymous wrote:Anger and over sharing.

I came here to say this.

Good, as long as you can say what you think, especially if you want to criticize it when others say what they think. That’s exactly the way it should work. Makes perfect sense.

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They cannot expect God to do the work in this world. They have to rely on their own hardwork.

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Anonymous wrote:Faith.
Takes as much faith to believe in nothing as it does to believe in something.

Agnostics are the exception to the rule, but they are not atheists.

A-theists can also be A-gnostic, and the vast majority are.

“Gnostic” means to know.

“Theist” means to believe in a god or gods.

Based on one set of definitions.

Not everyone uses those definitions.

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Not much in common.

One believes in fairies and the other doesn’t.

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Anonymous wrote:Faith.
Takes as much faith to believe in nothing as it does to believe in something.

Agnostics are the exception to the rule, but they are not atheists.

A-theists can also be A-gnostic, and the vast majority are.

“Gnostic” means to know.

“Theist” means to believe in a god or gods.

Based on one set of definitions.

Not everyone uses those definitions.

Do you know any atheists who don’t use the above definitions? Highly doubtful. Google it. Atheist and agnostic. You’ll see.

And yes I know who uses the other definitions:

Theists who which to equalize the terms to try and turn atheism into a claim there is no god, therefore putting an equal burden of proof on them.

Not gonna work.

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Anonymous wrote:Faith.
Takes as much faith to believe in nothing as it does to believe in something.

Agnostics are the exception to the rule, but they are not atheists.

A-theists can also be A-gnostic, and the vast majority are.

“Gnostic” means to know.

“Theist” means to believe in a god or gods.

Based on one set of definitions.

Not everyone uses those definitions.

Do you know any atheists who don’t use the above definitions? Highly doubtful. Google it. Atheist and agnostic. You’ll see.

And yes I know who uses the other definitions:

Theists who which to equalize the terms to try and turn atheism into a claim there is no god, therefore putting an equal burden of proof on them.

Not gonna work.

Yes, me. And the people at Pew who consider them as two, no overlapping things.

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2024/01/24/who-are-the-nones-how-are-they-defined/

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Anonymous wrote:Atheism is simply another form of religious faith. Faith in nothing is still faith in something.

It is a type of faith, but not a religious one.

This is a stupid statement. Atheism is not "faith in nothing". It is simply the lack of belief in a god or gods.

Do you have "faith" there are no leprechauns?

Yes, I have "faith" that there are no leprechauns. Faith has multiple meanings beyond ones involving religion.

Well then since this is a Religion forum, in the future I suggest that you explain and define your non-standard terms, so that we can understand their irrelevance here.

You made an assumption that others would make the same error as you in interpreting your version of faith's meaning by asking the question of "do you have faith that there are no leprechauns".

Short answer, yes, I have "great trust or confidence in ..." that there are no leprechauns. (Cambridge dictionary)

I feel sorry for you that you can't understand the most basic definition of a word, especially one you posed erroneously.

Dude YOU ARE THE ONE WHO SAID THERE WAS A DIFFERENT MEANING FOR FAITH. You. I know what faith means when religious people say it.

As I said previously, I do feel sorry for you. You asked the question and it was answered. You just don't like the answer. If you wanted it to mean what you assumed, you should have asked, "do you have religious faith there are no leprechauns."

Stop getting your panties in a wad.