A modern explanation of the terms "theist", "atheist" and "agnostic"

[Mr. G]

PinBallz:

I'm out here. You're needing the safety of the groupies.

Good job.

There's a reason not to ban me: I'm not an in-breeder.

 

[Mr. G]

The Universe, and the Internet, barely knows who you folks are.

Be more welcoming for a little notice.

 

[Mr. G]

"3. Trolling - attempting to provoke another member..."

Rich. My daily experience herein.

We have differences of opinion.

We have differences of expressing opinions.

We have differences of managing opinions.

We have differences assuming the fetal position.

 

[Mr. G]

Want Respect? Give some.

Refund.com

 

[Mr. G]

Why do I come here to terrorize you?

Because y'all need some more perspective.

 

[Mr. G]

Oh, and...

Language	Most common way to say goodbye	Pronunciation
Afrikaans	Totsiens	TOTE-seens
Albanian	Mirupafshim	meer-oo-PAHF-sheem
Amharic	Bayi (ባይ)	bai
Arabic	Mae alsalama (مع السلامة)	may ahsahlahmah
Armenian	Ts’tesut’yun (ցտեսություն)	ts-teess-uts-yun
Aymara	Jan mayampitaki	han-maym-pee-ta-kee
Azerbaijani	Sagol	saah-gohl
Basque	Agur	ah-goor
Bengali	Bidāẏa (বিদায়)	bi-dai
Bosnian	Zdravo	zdrah-voh
Bulgarian	Dovizhdane (Довиждане)	do-viz-DAH-neh
Burmese	Swarrtotmaal (သွားတော့မယ်)	swar-toh-meal
Cantonese	Baibai (拜拜)	bai-bai
Catalan	Adéu	ah-deh-ou
Cebuano	Paalam	pah-lahm
Chichewa	Bayi	ba-yee
Corsican	Avvedeci	aveh-deh-chee
Croatian	Doviđenja	doh-vee-JEN-ya
Czech	Ahoj	aa-hoi
Danish	Farvel	far-vel
Dutch	Tot ziens	tut-ZEENS
English	Goodbye or Bye	Gud-bai or Bai
Estonian	Nägemist	nahgehmist
Ewe	Hede nyuie	heh-deh-nwee
Farsi (Persian)	Khoda hafis (خداحافظ)	koo-dah ha-fiz
Fijian	Moce	mothay
Filipino	Paalam	pah-lahm
Finnish	Näkemiin	nah-keh-meen
French	Au revoir	oh-VWAHR
Gaelic (Irish)	Slán	slawn
Galician	Adeus	ah-deh-oos
Georgian	Ნakhvamdis (Ნახვამდის)	akhvamdis
German	Auf Wiedersehen	owf-VEE-der-zayn
Greek	Yasou	YAH-soo
Guarani	Jajohecha peve	ja-jo-echa-peh-veh
Haitian Creole	Orevwa	oh-reh-vwah
Hawaiian	Aloha	ah-loh-ha
Hebrew	Shalom (הֱיה שלום)	shah-lohm
Hindi	Namaste (नमस्ते)	nah-mah-stay
Hmong	Nyob zoo	niob-zoo
Hungarian	Viszontlátásra	vee-sohnt-la-tah-shrah
Icelandic	Bless	bleh-s
Igbo	Ka ọ dị	kah oh dee
Ilocano	Mapanen	mah-pah-nen
Indonesian	Selamat tinggal	sell-ah-maht teen-gahl
Italian	Arrivederci or Ciao	ah-ree-veh-DEHR-chee or CHOW
Japanese	Sayōnara (さようなら)	sie-yon-are-ah
Kazakh	Saw bolıñız (Сау болыңыз)	sahw-boh-lee-nees
Khmer	Leahaey (លាហើយ)	lee-ah-hai
Kinyarwanda	Muraho	moo-rah-hoh
Korean	Annyeong (안녕)	AN-nyeong
Kurdish	Bi xatirê te	by scat-er teh
Lao	Sabaidi (ສະບາຍດີ)	sa-bai-dee
Latvian	Ardievu	ar-die-voh
Lithuanian	Atsisveikink	at-sis-veik-ink
Luxembourgish	Äddi	ah-dee
Malagasy	Veloma	veh-loh-mah
Malay	Selamat tinggal	sell-ah-maht teen-gahl
Maltese	Addiju	a-dee-joh
Mandarin	Zàijiàn (再见)	tzai-JIEN
Maori	Kia koa	kee-yah koh-wah
Mongolian	Bayartai (Баяртай)	bah-yar-tyeh
Nahuatl	Ye niauh	yeah-nyah-uh
Navajo	Hágooshį́į́	hah-goo-shee
Nepali	Namaste (नमस्ते)	nah-mah-stay
Norwegian	Hade	HA-day
Pashto	Da khoday pa amaan (د خدای په امان)	dah khod-ay pah ah-mahn
Polish	Do widzenia	do-vids-enia
Portuguese	Adeus	ah-deh-ooSH
Punjabi	Alavidā (ਅਲਵਿਦਾ)	al-ah-vee-dah
Quechua	Tupanchikkama	too-pan-anchis-kama
Romanian	La revedere	LA-re-ve-DEH-re
Russian	Do svidaniya (до свидания)	do-sve-DAN-ya
Samoan	Tōfā	toe-fah
Sepedi	Šala gabotse	shah-lah-gah-bot-seh
Serbian	Zbogom (збогом)	z-boh-ghom
Sesotho	Sala hantle	sala hant-l
Slovak	Dovidenia	doh-vidjen-yeah
Slovenian	Nasvidenje	nas-vih-den-yeah
Somali	Nabad gelyo	nah-bad-jeh-lyoh
Spanish	Adiós	ah-DYOS
Swahili	Kwaheri	kwaheri
Swedish	Adjö	ah-YEU
Tagalog	Paalam	puh-AH-lam
Tahitian	Nānā	nah-nah
Taiwanese	Chài-kiàn	jaigen
Tamil	Piriyāviṭai (பிரியாவிடை)	pir-yah-vih-tai
Thai	Lā k̀xn (ลาก่อน)	laa-kawn
Tibetan	Kah-leh pheb	kah-leh pheb
Tongan	Alu a e	Ah-loo ah eh
Turkish	Güle güle	gooleh gooleh
Ukrainian	Do pobachennya (до побачення)	doh-poh-ba-CHAN-ya
Urdu	Khuda hafiz (خدا حافظ)	koo-dah ha-fiz
Uzbek	Xayr	hayir
Vietnamese	Tạm biệt	tahm bee-et
Welsh	Hwyl fawr	hwyl-fawr
Xhosa	Sala kakuhle	sah-lah kah-koo-leh

 

[billvon]

Talking to yourself is a sign of mental instability.

 

[Mr. G]

Introducing a corrective: "Over the years on sciforums, we have had several threads in which members have discussed what they understand to be the meanings of the terms "theist", "atheist" and "agnostic".

Meets the "Relevant" criteria, no?

I don't need defining,Thank You.

Talking to yourself is a sign of mental instability.

So is talking amongst yourselves.

Refund.com (may not be an actual web site. Funny, anyway.)

 

[James R]

Moderator note: Mr. G has been warned (again) for posting off-topic and for trolling.

Due to accumulated warning points, Mr. G will be taking another enforced break from sciforums.

I can't tell whether the verbal diarrhoea above is an attempt at a Grand Tramping Exit or not. I guess we'll find out in a week or so.

 

[ольга]

But exclusion of your term doesn't "exclude religion" from the package. I don't follow why you think it would.


I'm not saying it's irrelevant; I'm just saying it's a different kettle of fish. Which is fine; it just sort of blurs the line between a primary glossary of terms and a secondary glossary of terms.

I mean, I think churches ought to be collecting one-twentieth in taxes, rather than a tithe, and that should be enforced by law - but is my personal argument about what believers ought to be doing really a top-level glossary term in the discussion at-hand? See my point?

Anyway, I have no real objection, so I am happy to concede the point.

В православной церкви нет обязательных платежей, десятин и т.п. Она живёт на добровольные пожертвования.

 

[DaveC426913]

There are no mandatory payments, tithes, etc. in the Orthodox Church. It lives on voluntary donations.

It was a spurious example, to make a point to pinball. I'm not sure any modern churches have mandatory payments. It doesn't matter.