XPost: alt.atheism, alt.consciousness.mysticism   
   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   In article ,   
    David Dalton  wrote:   
      
   > A while ago I said that if I didn't come out of the   
   > low years by April 4 full moon I would consider going   
   > atheist again.   Well for now I have decided not to,   
   > mainly because I have had such significant mystic   
   > experiences in the past.   
   >   
   > But what flavour of atheist have I been in the past?   
   >   
   > I think a strong atheist is someone who believes   
   > there are no gods.   
   >   
   > I think a weak atheist is someone who does not   
   > believe in any gods.   
      
   Those terms are discussed in more detail on the Wikipedia   
   page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_and_positive_atheism   
      
   --   
   David Dalton  dalton@nfld.com   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)   
   "Put your arms around me/Like a circle `round the sun   
   You know I'll love you, baby/When my easy ridin's done"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)