Re: Code

>* Eric Christopherson [010203 20:35]:
> > On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 08:33:13PM -0000, Dan Jones wrote:
> > > Taliesin wrote:
> > > > Give me an excuse to release version 1.1 *hint*
> > >
> > > Taking up the hint: Can we have more variety in the religion section,
> > > please? Like Pagan, Hindu, Shinto etc. I know they're out there.
>Otherwise
> > > it looks like I'm an ordained minister of a "personal" religion!
> >
> > And an actual entry for atheism. Seems odd that agnosticism is listed,
>but
> > not atheism...
>
>I don't consider neither atheism nor agnosticism as religions, and
>besides, reread the entry for !R please :)
>
>
>t., atheist
It all depends on the definition of "religion". If "religion" is considered
=belief in God/gods, then agnosticism and atheism aren't religions (and
neither are certain forms of Buddhism). If "religion" is seen as belief in
unproved/unproveable ideas, then atheism is an religion (you can't prove
that God doesn't exist - if he's omnipotent he can hide very well!) while
agnosticism isn't. If "religion" is seen as one's position vis-a-vis the
transendent, then both are religions.

Personally, I'd normally sign up for the second of these interpretations -
atheism is a religion while agnosticism is the lack of a religion.

                                                           Andreas
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