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<blockquote data-quote="Alexis" data-source="post: 2308924" data-attributes="member: 212077">Well, if you choose to make up your own definitions for words, then good for you.&nbsp; I could choose to define &quot;eggplant&quot; as &quot;someone who makes up a definition for &#039;religion&#039; that includes atheism&quot;.So, congratulations.&nbsp; You&#039;re an eggplant.I don&#039;t see what exactly the purpose in you making up alternative definitions for words is, though.&nbsp; We already *have* a perfectly good language, and in English, atheism isn&#039;t a religion, and you, being someone who doesn&#039;t believe in God, are an atheist.And since you apparently seem to *want* to speak to the rest of us using English as a medium, I suggest you abide by the definitions of English words, my eggplant friend.Addendum: In case you&#039;re interested in the *actual* definitions, and not your &quot;personal definitions&quot;, here they are:Religion: a faith-based belief system regarding the supernaturalAtheism: Either a lack of belief in gods (weak atheism) or the belief that gods do not exist (strong atheism)You&#039;ll notice that, if you&#039;d like to join the rest of us in speaking English, atheism is not a religion, and you are an atheist.Crybaby Atheist - &quot;@alexis - So, when I say that a certain group is not Christian, even though they refer to themselves as such, why do the atheists get all bent out of shape about it?&quot;You care to provide an example?Christian: someone who believes in the god of Abraham, who believes that Jesus was the son of God, and accepts Jesus as their saviour to gain salvation and atone for their sins.If someone fits that description, they&#039;re a Christian.&nbsp; If they don&#039;t, they&#039;re not.&nbsp; It isn&#039;t that complicated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alexis, post: 2308924, member: 212077"] Well, if you choose to make up your own definitions for words, then good for you. I could choose to define "eggplant" as "someone who makes up a definition for 'religion' that includes atheism". So, congratulations. You're an eggplant. I don't see what exactly the purpose in you making up alternative definitions for words is, though. We already *have* a perfectly good language, and in English, atheism isn't a religion, and you, being someone who doesn't believe in God, are an atheist. And since you apparently seem to *want* to speak to the rest of us using English as a medium, I suggest you abide by the definitions of English words, my eggplant friend. Addendum: In case you're interested in the *actual* definitions, and not your "personal definitions", here they are: Religion: a faith-based belief system regarding the supernatural Atheism: Either a lack of belief in gods (weak atheism) or the belief that gods do not exist (strong atheism) You'll notice that, if you'd like to join the rest of us in speaking English, atheism is not a religion, and you are an atheist. Crybaby Atheist - "@alexis - So, when I say that a certain group is not Christian, even though they refer to themselves as such, why do the atheists get all bent out of shape about it?" You care to provide an example? Christian: someone who believes in the god of Abraham, who believes that Jesus was the son of God, and accepts Jesus as their saviour to gain salvation and atone for their sins. If someone fits that description, they're a Christian. If they don't, they're not. It isn't that complicated. [/QUOTE]

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