X-Message-Number: 17779
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 06:08:51 -0700
From: Kennita Watson <>
Subject: Re: Science/Religion
References: <>

From: "Gurvinder Bagga" <>
> 

> ... one of the most rational philosophy that I have come across is 'objective 
philosophy' as explained in books by AYN RAND. Surprisingly she is a woman who 
defends science against religion and communism , two forces that have killed so 
many people in the world!

That 'objective philosophy' is called Objectivism.  I typed in 
http://www.objectivism.org and ended up at 
http://www.aynrand.org/ari_home.html.

Like any philosophy, it has its fanatical, even otrowistic, devotees and 
its detractors.
...
> >Otrowism -- belief that one's own way is the One True Right and Only Way.
> 
> Or Islam, christianity, hinduism, judaism, buddhism, sikhism.....
> 
Yes, all of those are (doctrinally, as far as I know) otrowistic.

> >I think we have a language problem here.  According to my American
> >Heritage Dictionary, the definition of "atheism" is "Disbelief in
> >or denial of the existence of God.".
...

> And it stuck. Anyway it's my fault I should have checked. I think I have not 
come across any word for a non-religious person who believes in GOD!  If there 
is one please let me know.

What kind of filters have you got on?  I went back to my post to
check it:
> think we have a language problem here.  According to my American
> Heritage Dictionary, the definition of "atheism" is "Disbelief in
> or denial of the existence of God.".  Similarly, the definition of
> "theism" is "Belief in the existence of a god or gods.".

Amazing as you may find it, I put in that last sentence just for you,
Gurvinder, because I knew you were searching for such a word. I would
describe you, most generally, as a "theist".  Any other descriptive term
would require knowing which god, that is, what is "GOD"?  And yes, there
are many forums that spend night and day discussing such topics.  If you
dipped your toe in a few of them and asked "What is a word for a 
non-religious person who believes in GOD?", I bet you'd come back (if 
you didn't drown) with some appropriate, more specific, words to 
describe you.  Try 


http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Web_Directories/

Enjoy!
-- 
May you live long and prosper,
Kennita
--
Kennita Watson          | Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
     |   None but ourselves can free our minds.
http://www.kennita.com  |           -- Bob Marley, "Redemption Song"

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