On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 3:31 AM, LizR <lizj...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the term has broadened out since it was first introduced. Nowadays > it appears to mean believing there are no supernatural forces of any kind. > It also seems to (often implicitly) mean believing that the "primitive > materialist" view of the physical world is correct, too. >
I thought the ancient Greek form was ἀθεότης, independent of the use that apparently established itself roughly in renaissance. So "denial of god, godlessness, unbelief" is translated origin. Complete negation after the box is part of that. If you weaken the form to include agnosticism, deism etc. it looses accuracy/intended meaning of origin. But yes, history of use is a mess, due to church perceiving any alternative positions as a threat, needing umbrella term. PGC > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
