• Aqarius@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    No, secularists are nonbelievers, possibly apostates. A heretic believes in the same religion as you do, just the wrong kind of it.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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          2 days ago

          Where is the contradiction? Do you think a belief contrary to religious doctrine has to be religious?

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            2 days ago

            Yes, cause that’s what the dictionary means: belief contrary to the doctrine of the religious system the belief is embedded in.

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                  2 days ago

                  What definition am I coming up with here?

                  Are you saying the existence of a god is not part of the doctrine of any theistic religion?

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                    2 days ago

                    using the word heretic to describe an atheist. It’s just not what it’s about. You’re not part of a theistic religion if you don’t believe in God. And if you’re not part of it, you won’t be a heretic.

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        3 days ago

        On the contrary, from Wikipedia:

        Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, particularly the accepted beliefs or religious law of a religious organization.[1][2] A heretic is a proponent of heresy.[1]

        Heresy is distinct from apostasy, which is the explicit renunciation of one’s religion, principles, or cause;

        Atheism is not heresy. A heretic is a type of believer. You can argue you meant the colloquial usage as “divergent thought”, but that’s not the usage I used.

        Either way, the point stands: not all Islam is the same thing, and the Tehran regime quite clearly has an easier time stomaching cooperation with secularists than with Sunnis.

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          2 days ago

          Stop what… breathing? I will in four years. And you and all the other people who hate me can get together and throw a big party.