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you are very right about that, Dr. 
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"... free of what its inventors describe as "supernaturalism and mystical elements of all kinds".
What a pity.
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that's where I have a bit of trouble with it, too. I think that things can be mystical and sacred, without deifying a singular entity(other than existence itself). I am not a pan-theist, by any means, more the exact opposite. oops, I just realized this is beginning to skirt the edge of acceptable topic-ness...
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the edge of acceptable topic-ness...hehheh! Yes, indeed, my interest in this was the (socio-) linguistic rather than the substance of bee-leafs or lack of same, interesting as that topic can be (in the way that juggling with chainsaws is!) So, all-y'all got any answers for me, or is it class detention after Sinday school...
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> the substance of bee-leafs
would these bee-leafs be those held dear by WASPS?
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Well, I suppose bright would do. But what about some word with more "history" which sits between agnosticism and atheism? I don't think WW's "nontheism" quite works, although it's a good attempt. Agnosticism implies doubt; atheism implies overt opposition. How about a word which says "Don't give a damn?"
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> How about a word which says "Don't give a damn?"
Apatheistic?
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I'll second that, Nancy - for a good man he's a rogue, isn't he?!
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But doc, God is a guy with a white beard. Haven't you seen the pics?
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