• idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Oh, sorry. I can explain what I meant.

    Earth, like all stars, contains elements.

    -doesn’t imply Earth is a star, it’s just comparing it to all stars. If I said “like all other stars,” I would be calling earth a fellow star.

    • ikt@aussie.zone
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      13 hours ago

      Yep got it, I don’t like it because people are literally confused and think Atheism is a belief system (as seen in the replies further down) and the wording doesn’t help that, but in terms of pedantry you win 😅