Quote (Sioux @ Dec 21 2009 06:07pm)
What other belief systems don't believe in the mystical or the divine? Buddhism is not the answer as they believe in reincarnation and enlightenment as doled out by the universe.
Theres also a strong argument that buddhism is more of a philosophical system than a religion anyway.
He was referring to a 'God'.
Not a belief in the mystical or the divine.
Take agnostics for an example then.
They are simply undecided, or are welcome to the ideas of religion, but choose not to follow.
OR
They are believers, but are yet to find an institution which justifies their opinions.
Even wikipedia has this as a footnote on their Atheism page.
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Theism is used here in its most general sense, that is belief in one or more deities. This would then define atheism as the rejection of belief that any deities exist, regardless of whether the further conclusion is drawn that deities do not exist.