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Old 09-28-10, 01:30 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by Skybird View Post
Richard Dawkins makes a distinction between atheism and antitheism, which in ordinary language usually is ignored. The one means the conviction that gods do not exist, the other means to simply not be interested and not caring for whether gods exist or not.
That is an interesting choice of words. I would think an antitheist would be one who goes out of his way to attempt to prove that there is no god.

As for the bulk of your post, it's a good explanation of the realities of science, and the realities of religion.
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