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8. September 2012, 09:57:54
Übergeek 바둑이 
Subject: Re: Atheists believe the only possible intelligence higher than our own can only be found in an alien race from outer space...
Iamon lyme:

> By the way, what do you mean by religious? What is a 'religious' atheist, and how is he different from other atheists?

Some atheists come from a religious background, the most common being Buddhism. A good example is Stephen Batchelor who was ordained as a Buddhist monk and who later arrived at the conclusion that there is no god. He is still a Buddhist, and he can be both a Buddhist and an Atheist because Buddhism is a non-theistic religion (that is, a religion without a god.)

With respect to atheists and aliens, I imagine that it depends on the person. Those who believe in aliens might assume that aliens could be more intelligent than humans. I am an atheists who will believe in aliens only on the day when I actually see them. In the meantime, they make nothing more than nice materials for movies and books. We can't even prove that there is life outside this planet. It is a big leap from there to superintelligent aliens. Of course, there could be aliens and they all turn out to be really stupid, or at least as stupid as we humans can be.

8. September 2012, 11:16:21
Mort 
Subject: Re: and he can be both a Buddhist and an Atheist because Buddhism is a non-theistic religion (that is, a religion without a god.)
Übergeek 바둑이: Same with Zen... which I think compliments Christianity well. It helps bring you back to the basics.. fixing yourself instead of blaming some fictional entity like the DeViL.... There is no personal responsibility in such blaming... just excuses.

8. September 2012, 14:59:40
Bwild 
Subject: Re: and he can be both a Buddhist and an Atheist because Buddhism is a non-theistic religion (that is, a religion without a god.)
(V): if you believe in God...you must believe in the Devil.
Iamon lyme: some branches of wicca is another religion that doesnt believe in God.

8. September 2012, 15:41:11
Mort 
Subject: Re: if you believe in God...you must believe in the Devil.
Bwild: And what is the DeViL? An entity or a description for some element of the human condition?

8. September 2012, 18:13:23
Mort 
Subject: Re: tells us what we're up against and God says we are drawn away by our own lusts, but Lucifer knows where to dig. ;)
mckinley: Our own lusts. ie yetzer ra, an evil impulse.

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