Posted by:
Nick Humphrey
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Date: April 30, 2011 06:59PM
MJ Wrote:
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> To define the scope of theism as the bible is just
> plain wrong. The majority of theist on the planet
> do not believe in the bible.
you have a good point. i made the mistake of limiting the definition of atheism to how christians seem to use it, that you "dont believe in god". they are so self-centered that they have hijacked the noun god and given it as an alternative name for YHWH, the god of the old testament. but this is semantics and an entirely different discussion...
but you're right, abrahamic religions only make up about 38-61% (low-high estimates) of religious belief in the world:
http://truthundertherazor.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-percent-of-religious-belief-is.html (my calculations according to numbers on wikipedia)