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Seriously, I'm not usually worried about spelling, but I'm pretty sure the following is the most misspelled word on this forum:

Atheist, root word theist, as in theism or theology.

It is not, I repeat not, athiest, which means absolutely nothing. If you are an atheist, at least be able to properly spell your own philosophy. If you are opposed to atheism, at least be able to spell the philosophy you are opposed to.

Ok, done.

Seriously, I'm not usually worried about spelling, but I'm pretty sure the following is the most misspelled word on this forum:

Atheist, root word theist, as in theism or theology.

It is not, I repeat not, athiest, which means absolutely nothing. If you are an atheist, at least be able to properly spell your own philosophy. If you are opposed to atheism, at least be able to spell the philosophy you are opposed to.

Ok, done.
you have angered teh gods of teh intarweb in not having at least nine misspellings in your post whining about a misspelling. :(

Five words, then:

y-o-u-r

o-w-n

l-a-c-k

o-f

r-e-l-i-g-i-o-n

There. Yes, I can. And so can you!

Yay!

Five words, then:

y-o-u-r

o-w-n

l-a-c-k

o-f

r-e-l-i-g-i-o-n

There. Yes, I can. And so can you!

Yay!
No say it backwards so we can all worship u

No say it backwards so we can all worship u

*ahem*

?noigiler fo kcal nwo ruoy

I'd've answered sooner but there was a knock at my front door three floors down.

I'd've answered sooner but there was a knock at my front door three floors down.
Hopefully the pizza man
*proceeds to worship DT*

Hopefully the pizza man
*proceeds to worship DT*

How did you get that pizza over here so fast, Sillyness?

How did you get that pizza over here so fast, Sillyness?
Spamming and pizzas is what I do

Spamming and pizzas is what I do
now that's just silly! blatantly silly! :rolleyes:

Seriously, I'm not usually worried about spelling, but I'm pretty sure the following is the most misspelled word on this forum:

Atheist, root word theist, as in theism or theology.

It is not, I repeat not, athiest, which means absolutely nothing. If you are an atheist, at least be able to properly spell your own philosophy. If you are opposed to atheism, at least be able to spell the philosophy you are opposed to.

Ok, done.

Who cares (apart from you)

Athiest athiest athiest!!!!!!

Oh no what have I done!?!?

Who cares (apart from you)

Athiest athiest athiest!!!!!!

Oh no what have I done!?!?
Made baby Jesus cry (possibly)

Made baby Jesus cry (possibly)

Yes I hear he gets quite upset when people can't spell athieieist!!!

Atheist means no belief. In anything. at all. therefore they technically believe that nothing truly exists. but meh. alcohol causes me to make stupid posts.

Atheist means no belief. In anything. at all. therefore they technically believe that nothing truly exists. but meh. alcohol causes me to make stupid posts.
Please tell us more *sits patiently on edge of seat*

Please tell us more *sits patiently on edge of seat*


about what? alcohol? its a godsend(though i probably shouldn't mention god here...).


Did i mention i make stupid posts when i'm drunk? at least i can still spell.

about what? alcohol? its a godsend(though i probably shouldn't mention god here...).


Did i mention i make stupid posts when i'm drunk? at least i can still spell.
Talk about anything- we are all listening.(try and spell athieeeeeast wrong a few times just to stay on topic tho)

should athiests drink at all? how does that work out with them not believing? in anything?

For lo, the Holy Book commandeth that Thou Shalt Not be athy, nay, not even a little bit athy.

Which is why even today athy people are not on good terms with organised religion.

It's just worse with the athier people among us. And as for the very athiest - well, I shudder to think.

should athiests drink at all? how does that work out with them not believing? in anything?
It gives us the ability to drink shitloads without getting drunk on account of us not believing in alcohol, in addition we can also levitate on account of not believing in gravity- its a fun life being an athIEst.

ok. first of all, i never said i was an athiest(misspelled). second of all, (ALL!) alcohol makes you forget stuff.

ok. first of all, i never said i was an athiest(misspelled). second of all, (ALL!) alcohol makes you forget stuff.
Toga Toga Toga!

ok. first of all, i never said i was an athiest(misspelled). second of all, (ALL!) alcohol makes you forget stuff.
tell us about the stuff alcohol doesnt make you forget.

.....i know i have a shitty job....



but i cant remember where i work.

.....i know i have a shitty job....
Whats the job? (maybe if you drank more you would forget it)

Nah, atheist doesn't mean believing in nothing. It means not believing in a god or gods. Good grief, I'm posting. I only came in here to see what CelebrityFrogs had written.

Agnostic, root word gnostic ("without knowledge," I believe it means that)

Seriously, I'm not usually worried about spelling, but I'm pretty sure the following is the most misspelled word on this forum:

Atheist, root word theist, as in theism or theology.

It is not, I repeat not, athiest, which means absolutely nothing. If you are an atheist, at least be able to properly spell your own philosophy. If you are opposed to atheism, at least be able to spell the philosophy you are opposed to.

Ok, done.
"Athiest" is teh superlative form of atheist. :D

From http://home.teleport.com/~packham/atheist3.htm


ETHICAL ATHEISM or EXISTENTIAL ATHEISM (Sartre, Camus):
Because life is absurd, there is no god. The idea of god is inconsistent with the idea of freedom.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ATHEISM (Feuerbach):
Ideas of god are simply of psychological origin.
SOCIOLOGICAL ATHEISM (Engels, Bakunin):
Ideas of god are false because they have caused social repression.
PRAGMATIC ATHEISM:
Ideas of god are not useful, therefore they must be false.
METAPHYSICAL ATHEISM (d'Holbach, Marx):
Since only matter exists, god - being immaterial - cannot exist.
EPISTEMOLOGICAL ATHEISM:
Knowledge of god is impossible. There are several subcategories:
SKEPTICAL ATHEISM: (based on Hume, although Hume was not atheist)
Since one cannot be certain of knowing anything, one cannot know of the existence of God.
LOGICAL-POSITIVE ATHEISM (Ayer):
Any statement about a transcendent being is fundamentally meaningless.
LINGUISTIC-ANALYSIS ATHEISM:
Since the term "god" cannot be defined, it cannot have meaning.
OBJECTIVIST ATHEISM (Ayn Rand):
Proof of anything about god has never been satisfactorily given.

It gives us the ability to drink shitloads without getting drunk on account of us not believing in alcohol, in addition we can also levitate on account of not believing in gravity- its a fun life being an athIEst.
sounds like being an athiest [sic] is fun
Where can I sign up ? ;)

Yes -

F - R - E - E - D - O - M

Atheist means no belief. In anything. at all. therefore they technically believe that nothing truly exists. but meh. alcohol causes me to make stupid posts.

Given that that's quite simply not what the word means, I'm going to have to ask for some kind of source or argument for this rather far out there claim.

Given that that's quite simply not what the word means, I'm going to have to ask for some kind of source or argument for this rather far out there claim.
Ok. so.
atheist.
a-the-ist.
a: greek negation or english word meaning 'a'
the: english article or french for 'tea'
ist: german for 'is'
-> atheist= a tea is / or: no tea is, means roughly 'tea does exist' or 'tea does not exist.
i'm very confused now.
...and I have no clue how that's supposed to back up Gran Togaland's claim...

This is why I'm an agnostic. I get to make fun of both sides of the argument as much as I want.

Only on Nationstates can a completely pointless thread go for 3 pages being completely pointless. =)

Seriously, I'm not usually worried about spelling, but I'm pretty sure the following is the most misspelled word on this forum:

Atheist, root word theist, as in theism or theology.

It is not, I repeat not, athiest, which means absolutely nothing. If you are an atheist, at least be able to properly spell your own philosophy. If you are opposed to atheism, at least be able to spell the philosophy you are opposed to.

Ok, done.
Actually Atheism is not a lack of religion. That spot is occupied by agnosticism. Atheism is the active belief that there is no god.

I *think* so, but now I doubtmyself.
Agnosticism.

Now I'm worried. That's not right, is it?

Seriously, I'm not usually worried about spelling, but I'm pretty sure the following is the most misspelled word on this forum:

Atheist, root word theist, as in theism or theology.

It is not, I repeat not, athiest, which means absolutely nothing. If you are an atheist, at least be able to properly spell your own philosophy. If you are opposed to atheism, at least be able to spell the philosophy you are opposed to.

Ok, done.

Had you bothered to look in a dictionary -

Atheist - from the Greek Atheos meaning without god [ a = not + Theos = God]

Concise Oxford Dictionary (4th Edition 1961)

Actually Atheism is not a lack of religion. That spot is occupied by agnosticism. Atheism is the active belief that there is no god.

In truth, the term "lack of religion" does not imply anything about a belief or lack of a belief in a god. A theist, agnostic, or atheist can all be devod of an actual religion.

However, militant atheists tend to get angry when you point out that their belief in no god is on par with the belief in a god, and I was making a point about how to spell it - not trying to start an argument.

Had you bothered to look in a dictionary -

Atheist - from the Greek Atheos meaning without god [ a = not + Theos = God]

Concise Oxford Dictionary (4th Edition 1961)

...which has nothing to do with the fact that athiest or athieist is a misspelling.

...which has nothing to do with the fact that athiest or athieist is a misspelling.

And this teaches a good lesson to us all....read before you post! DOH! LOL

*feels pretty stupid now!* LOL