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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK. But this is not my definition of atheism. I never, ever defined atheism on this thread. I used Dawkins' definition of atheism.

Why is using Dawkins' definition of atheism so wrong?

Or are you really saying that, every time one of us tells RantingAtheist something like "even Dawkins doesn't claim 100% atheism," we should instead say something like "even Dawkins, who provides one definition of atheism and agnosticism that is slightly different from Huxley's definition of agnosticism, and different from XXX's definition of atheism, and different from YYY's definition of atheism..., what I mean to say was, even Dawkins doesn't claim to be 100% atheist."

If this doesn't work for you, and it also doesn't work for you to use a prominent atheist's (Dawkin's) definition of atheism -- then how *should* we respond better to RantingAtheist.[/quote]

1.  Dawkins puts de facto atheism in atheism. That's why he calls himself an atheist. Don't try to change that. 
2.  I suggest you re-read rantingatheist's posts.
3.  To the extent that there are any differences between atheists, you should handle it like you would with Christians. You wouldn't go around telling people they are not real Christians because they pray to Mary or because of their stance on faith vs works. It is arrogant to expect other belief systems to give you a mathematically discrete definition of their belief system for your convenience. [/quote]

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