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Religion

Major Nikon

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4. Religious, yes, theistic, maybe

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:14 PM

Mar 2019

Most of the world with the exception of the far east is heavily invested in monotheism. As such it's hard for some to grasp the concept of religion without theism. One of the frequent posters here routinely conflates those two things even when talking about people from the far east. The world is filled with people who subscribe to metaphysical ideas without the omnipotent sky daddy add-on feature.

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Is China Really an Atheistic Country? [View all] MineralMan Mar 2019 OP

As far as I'm concerned if you believe in supernatural shit, you're religious ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #1

Religious, yes, theistic, maybe Major Nikon Mar 2019 #4

Irreligious and atheist are overlapping sets. Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #8

The equation of theism with religion is a Western concept. marylandblue Mar 2019 #2

Yes, it is. And, as westerners, we often think that MineralMan Mar 2019 #3

I'm not so sure Major Nikon Mar 2019 #5

Yes, this is how Christianity won out over syncretistic Roman religions marylandblue Mar 2019 #6

Intolerant religions do remarkably well in depressed economies with an uneducated population Major Nikon Mar 2019 #7

It's a poorly phrased question. Sorry, but it is. Igel Mar 2019 #9