Originally Posted by
Paroxysm
1. Atheists don't "believe" in science.
atheists don't believe in Gods or Goddesses.
Saying atheists believe in science is like saying Muslims like the New York Mets, completely irrelevant.
2. Being scientific minded... sure you can call that belief, I BELIEVE in Physical Evidence And Logical Reasoning. (PEARLism)
3. But what you can't call science is faith:
(1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof
faith - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Refering directly to definition B1, the basis of science is evidence, there for science doesn't require faith.
To define someone based on what they don't believe is problematic. Would you prefer If i referred to you as an Invisible Pink Unicorn Denialist? IPUD? Or an Islam-denialist instead of calling you Jewish? (You are Jewish right?)
I wouldn't really care what you call me, as long if you're not trying and be a jerk about it.
I see your logic and accepts it.
I am Messianic Jewish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messianic_Judaism
A form of Christianity and Judaism to combine into one faith. :3
'Messianic Judaism is a religious movement that differs from mainstream Christianity and from Judaism by combining elements of each into a single faith.
Like other Christians, its adherents believe that Jesus of Nazareth, whom they call Yeshua, is the resurrected Messiah and often the Divine Savior.[1][2][3] Messianic Judaism adds to this some observance of Jewish Law, which is not generally practiced (and often discouraged) in Christian churches.[4] These observances include observing Jewish Shabbat, abstaining from pork, shellfish, and other foods banned by Jewish law, and observing Jewish holidays. As of 2003, there were at least 150 Messianic synagogues in the U.S. and over 400 worldwide.[5] By 2008, the number of Messianics in the United States was around a quarter million.[6] The number of Messianic Jews in Israel is reported to be anywhere between 6,000 and 15,000 members, including the mainly Messianic Jewish village of Yad HaShmona, near Jerusalem'.
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