andrel wrote:
> On 1-8-2009 16:16, David H. Burns wrote:
>> Probably, but how real are their fears. There are certainly a lot of 
>> "practicing atheists"
>> (i.e people who live as if they believed nothing) 
> 
> I strongly object to that. Atheists believe (i.e. know) that no God 
> exists. You do have people who believe nothing, but they are not 
> referred to as atheists nor agnostics for that matter.

No offense intended. That's why I put the the phrase in quotes; perhaps,
Non-Believers would be a better term for those who believe nothing --but 
that
term might be misread too. :)

  "Believe" and "know" are not synonyms. :)

David

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