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I agree religion is much more than beliefs. Rituals, community, traditions etc is at least as signifiant as beliefs. But by what criteria is “zero gods exist”
by bazoom42 2y ago
I agree religion is much more than beliefs. Rituals, community, traditions etc is at least as signifiant as beliefs.
But by what criteria is “zero gods exist” a religious belief compared to say “phlogiston does not exist”?
- Terr_ 2y agoWell, flip it around, by what criteria was the positive "phlogiston exists" a religious belief to start with? For almost any positive statement about religious topics or implications, the negated version remains also about religious topics or implications. "Bread doesn't exist" is still a belief about the concept of bread.
- bazoom42 2y agoSo if some religion claims sunspots does not exist, it would make the existence of sunspots a religious belief?