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Last-modified: 6 July 1994
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ALT.ATHEISM FAQ QUICK INDEX
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Before posting to alt.atheism, please browse this list of frequent
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topics. If your posting resembles any of the statements or questions
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below, then there's an answer in the FAQ documents for the newsgroup.
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Please take a look at the appropriate answer before posting.
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To find the answer, look at the code in brackets. If the letter is
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"i", look in the "Introduction to Atheism" document. If it's "f", look
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in the "Frequently Asked Questions" document. Then once you've found
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the right article, search it for the code number.
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For example, to find reference [f23], read the document "Alt.Atheism
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Frequently Asked Questions", and search for the string "[f23]". In
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trn, you would type g[f23] and press return.
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If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can read the FAQ files
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as hypertext and navigate without all this hassle. The URLs are:
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* http://www.mantis.co.uk/atheism/
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* http://bigdipper.umd.edu/atheism/
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All sites should contain the same documents; pick whichever is
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nearest.
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FREQUENT TOPICS
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* What is the definition of atheism? [i01]
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* The definition of atheism is... [i01]
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* Disbelieving in God is the same thing as believing he doesn't
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exist. [i02]
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* What is agnosticism? [i03]
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* Agnosticism is... [i03]
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* What is the philosophical justification or basis for atheism?
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[i04]
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* It is impossible to prove the non-existence of something. [i05]
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* What if God is essentially non-detectable? [i06]
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* What if I managed to logically prove that God exists? [i07]
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* Atheism is still just a religious belief. [i08]
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* Belief in atheism (or science) is still just an act of faith.
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[i09]
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* Atheism is anti-religious. [i10]
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* Why do you want to impose state atheism? [i11]
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* Why do you care if people pray? [i12]
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* Do atheists give to charity? [i13]
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* Isn't atheism just a backlash against your upbringing? A way of
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rebelling? [i14]
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* How do atheists differ from religious people? [i15]
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* Atheists are less moral than religious people. [i16]
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* Is there such a thing as atheist morality? [i17]
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* Atheists are just theists who are denying God. [i18]
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* Don't you want to believe in God? [i19]
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* Of course you see no evidence -- you are unwilling in your heart
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to see! [i20]
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* Isn't the whole of life completely pointless to an atheist? [i21]
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* So how do you find comfort in time of danger? [i22]
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* Don't you worry that you might suddenly be shown to be wrong?
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[i23]
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* So why should theists question their beliefs? [i24]
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* What harm does it do to believe in God? [i25]
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* Those weren't real believers... [i26]
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* There's no proof God doesn't exist, so why question it? [i27]
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* If atheism's so great, why are there so many theists? [i28]
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* So many cultures have developed religions. That must say
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something. [i29]
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* Many famous scientists and philosophers have concluded that God
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exists. [i30]
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* Are you saying that widespread belief in religion indicates
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nothing? [i31]
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* What are memes? [i31]
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* What are the fundamental messages of atheism? [i32]
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* What is the purpose of the alt.atheism newsgroup? [f01]
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* Adolf Hitler was an atheist, and look at what he did! [f02]
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* The Bible proves that this is true... [f03]
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* If you believe in God, you lose nothing and could gain everything,
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so... [f04]
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* Jesus must have been the Lord, a Liar or a Lunatic... [f05]
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* What is Occam's Razor? [f06]
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* It's good to believe in Jesus, because... [f07]
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* I know that God exists because I have personal evidence... [f08]
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* Einstein said "God does not play dice", so he believed in God...
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[f09]
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* Everyone worships something... [f10]
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* Everything has a cause, so there must be a causeless cause...
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[f11]
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* The universe is so complex it must have been designed... [f12]
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* There is much independent evidence that the Bible is true... [f13]
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* G<>del's Incompleteness Theorem says... [f14]
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* Did George Bush make some comment about atheists not being
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citizens? [f15]
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* I know where hell is! [f16]
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* Does anyone have a list of Biblical contradictions? [f17]
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* The USA was founded as a Christian nation! [f18]
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* The USA was not founded as a Christian nation! [f19]
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* How come nobody has answered this point? [f20]
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* What's a kill file? [f20]
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* The Bible says 'Thou Shalt Not Kill', but Christians kill all the
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time... [f21]
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* What does 'xian' mean? [f22]
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* The Bible says that pi is 3, so... [f23]
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mathew
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<mathew@mantis.co.uk>
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