“Clearly you have no perception of religion apart from what the theist preachers tell you.”
No, i mean, I read the dictionary. Words have meanings.
“You have been indoctrinated into the belief that theism is the one true religion.”
um, no. THEISM includes Christainity, Hindu, Shinto, Islam, Greek, Norse, Any belief that there are gods and we can communicate with them. Members of these religions feel that THEIR belief is the one true one, but theism is the big category of all of them.
“If you were not a subject of theist religious authority you would not think all there is to religion is theism.”
Um, no. Religion is pretty much defined by a belief in one or more gods.
“To you religion = cult + doctrine.”
Do you know of any cults without doctrines? Your math sucks.
“You have no perception whatsoever of personal religion.”
Ah. New Age. Take what works for you out of every religion you know, and identify as ‘no pref’ on the census.
“As if bibles were dropped out of the sky or something.”
Know far too much about the Articles of Faith to think that. What’s your point?
“Think about where theism comes from, & you just might come to the realization that religion comes from people.”
I’m an atheist. OF COURSE i feel that all theism comes from people. Humans assign agency. To the car, the storm, the fire, the deer. We explain everything as if it was intentional. (Although this is absolute truth when it comes to that fucking printer down the hall from my desk….)
“To tell yourself your not religious is as absurd as telling yourself God doesn't exist.”
I have not adopted a set of doctrines or rituals to appease the divine, no. Your definition of ‘religion’ appears to be more of a made-up-shit sort of thing.
And I do not believe ANY gods exist.
“Your entire mindset is second hand prejudice about religion”
No, no one told me to reject my first church, that was me, and my direct experience with the assholes of my congregation.
Same with the next three churches.
“& God without any first hand reasoning about these things @ all to work with.”
No, sorry. Spent time making submarine patrols. LOTS of time on my hands to think all this shit out.
You’re showing YOUR bias, however.