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#1479319
Scorpius
No.
12/7/2012 7:43:40 AM
#1479323
breakerslion
No, you twit. The Christians stole it from the Pagans and brutally lopped off the "poly" from the front and left it to die. They had to act quickly or the rest of humanity would have stuck them with the title, "God-botherers." Sheesh!
12/7/2012 7:50:35 AM
#1479328
xyz
We wouldn't need to use the term "atheist" if there were no theists.
Actually having a name for atheists is weird. Would you call someone who has a clean crime record a non-felon? Would you call someone who's not a doctor a non-doctor?
12/7/2012 7:59:37 AM
#1479336
Mister Spak
Except for the jews(theists).
And the Sumerians (theists)
12/7/2012 8:04:12 AM
#1479341
Leighton Buzzard
Greeks, clod. Greeks who lived in the years BC. Do you know what that stands for?
12/7/2012 8:07:37 AM
#1479347
Dr. Razark
But the Romans considered the Christians to be atheists, because they didn't believe in the Roman gods.
12/7/2012 8:20:17 AM
#1479353
myheadhurts
a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet
12/7/2012 8:22:19 AM
#1479358
UHM
I love how he or she unwillingly admits that atheism is the default setting.
12/7/2012 8:25:01 AM
#1479365
Papabear
And we wouldn't have the word "bald" if no one had hair. So what?
12/7/2012 8:30:39 AM
#1479367
Prager
So nobody prior to the death of Christ had a name? Interesting...
12/7/2012 8:31:58 AM
#1479388
dylanstrategie
So what ? If religion didn't exist atheism would have never existed either...
What's your point ?
12/7/2012 8:52:15 AM
#1479393
John
No, it's the other way around. "Theist" was back-formed from "atheist". And its present meaning isn't even the original one. Originally, it meant someone who believed in God but didn't accept miracles or the validity of scripture.
12/7/2012 8:56:37 AM
#1479398
Swede
Every religious person is a theist, stupid, not just the Christians. Christianity is a fairly new religion, if you compare it with Hinduism, Buddhism or Judaism.
If there were no religious people, then we would all just be people.
12/7/2012 9:01:15 AM
#1479407
D Laurier
No. The reason we have the name "atheists" is because pagan greeks needed a name for people who didnt believe in the gods.
12/7/2012 9:15:35 AM
#1479476
Nagol
Here's a news flash, there were other theists around before Christians because Christianity isn't the first religion.
12/7/2012 10:15:13 AM
#1479488
John_in_Oz
LMAO
12/7/2012 10:19:41 AM
#1479523
Horsefeathers
That's a special kind of stupid right there.
12/7/2012 11:21:24 AM
#1479571
Meeeh
"Atheist" is a label slapped on me for refusing to believe in Middle Eastern bronze age myths!
12/7/2012 12:34:18 PM
#1479602
Mattiedef
Polytheist and Monotheist. Guess which one came first?
12/7/2012 1:06:19 PM
#1479721
Raised by Horses
So, what you're saying is that if there were no theism, we wouldn't need the label 'atheism'?
You know, I think I can live with that.
12/7/2012 5:08:44 PM
#1479734
Old Viking
OK, but you'll have to admit that "atheist" sounds cool and edgy, "theist" not so much.
12/7/2012 5:26:25 PM
#1479852
Oi! Nutter!
Well, I guess that settles it.
Now don't forget your headgear for the ride home on the short bus.
12/7/2012 11:37:50 PM
#1479919
Ebon
No. Just no.
12/8/2012 4:13:06 AM
#1479971
"Da only reason dat you gotz a name (Atheists) is cuz Christians came up wit they name first (Theists)."
12/8/2012 6:16:29 AM
#1480078
Doubting Thomas
Before the first guy invented religion, there was no need for a word to refer to unbelievers.
12/8/2012 8:21:42 AM
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