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am an atheist that lives in a very religious place, and i feel alone many times, i would like to correspond with people that have the same skepticism as i do, try as i may, i just can not bring my self to believe in a secular cult.
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Re: hi everyone
Hi calen, welcome!
What do you mean, secular cult?
What do you mean, secular cult?
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Welcome!
How is veganism viewed where you live?
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Re: hi everyone
that is the term i use for religion brimstone
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Cult I understand, religions can be cult-like, and they pretty much all start out that way and given the behavior of many it may be a fair charge.calen31 wrote:that is the term i use for religion brimstone
But "Secular"?
A secular cult would be like Ayn's Randroids. Or another political or pseudophilosophical personality cult.secular
[ ˈsekyələr ]
adjective
adjective: secular
1. denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis: Contrasted with sacred.
"secular buildings"
synonyms: nonreligious · areligious · lay · temporal · worldly · earthly · More
I don't know what you were getting at.
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Yeah, secular is the opposite of religious pretty much.
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