10 December 2007

defining atheism as immorality

Among Dictionary.com’s search results for atheism, the American Heritage Dictionary’s definition stands out:

SYLLABICATION:a·the·ism
PRONUNCIATION:ā'thē-ĭz'əm
NOUN:1a. Disbelief in or denial of the existence of God or gods. b. The doctrine that there is no God or gods. 2. Godlessness; immorality.

That’s some nasty bias there.

[Ed.: Dictionary.com seems to have updated to a later, less biased edition.]

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