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Definitions of Agnosticism & Atheism
by Pete Summers More on definitions of atheism: Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition Here is how the OED defines atheism: atheism Disbelief in, or denial… -
On Definitions
From: Maarten van den Driest The argument that the term ‘to exist’ is not well-defined and that therefore the question about God’s existence is meaningless… -
A Devil’s Dictionary Sampler, Part 3
by Ambrose Bierce Sabbath, n. A weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested… -
A Devil’s Dictionary Sampler, Part 2
by Ambrose Bierce Man, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought… -
Dictionaries get updated
by: JT I am fairly certain* all three definitions given in Meditation 796 were quoted accurately in October 2009 when the article was originally published.… -
The 1611 Meaning of “On”
by: Eric According to the very first Webster’s Dictionary published in 1828 in America (which defined many King James Version words), the sixth definition for… -
Two Definitions
by: Will Petillo A Miscellany 117, distinguishing “God” from “a supreme being”, makes an interesting point and my first instinct after reading it was to…