RE: Is atheism a belief?
March 1, 2019 at 10:02 am
(This post was last modified: March 1, 2019 at 10:06 am by bennyboy.)
Atheism-- a belief that God ideas do not represent real beings. If that's not your position, why mention it at all? How about just, "Hi. . . my name's Dave"?
I lack a belief in magic space monkeys, but I don't go around claiming to be an a-magic-space-monkeyist. I wouldn't come up with that term until someone said, "Hey. . . have you heard about the Magic Space Monkey who died for your banana?" Then I'd say, "Ermmm. . . based on my knowledge of space and monkeys, and my general disbelief in magic, I believe that this Magic Space Monkey you are talking about is probably not real." And if I had to choose between Space Monkeyist or a-space-monkeyist on a form, I'd choose the latter.
I really don't see the semantic advantage in saying it with kid gloves: "Well. . . I happen to lack that belief in Magic Space monkeys. Not saying I believe it's false, but definitely not saying I believe it's true. Just a general lacking in my sense of space-monkey-ness." It really doesn't make sense to me.
I lack a belief in magic space monkeys, but I don't go around claiming to be an a-magic-space-monkeyist. I wouldn't come up with that term until someone said, "Hey. . . have you heard about the Magic Space Monkey who died for your banana?" Then I'd say, "Ermmm. . . based on my knowledge of space and monkeys, and my general disbelief in magic, I believe that this Magic Space Monkey you are talking about is probably not real." And if I had to choose between Space Monkeyist or a-space-monkeyist on a form, I'd choose the latter.
I really don't see the semantic advantage in saying it with kid gloves: "Well. . . I happen to lack that belief in Magic Space monkeys. Not saying I believe it's false, but definitely not saying I believe it's true. Just a general lacking in my sense of space-monkey-ness." It really doesn't make sense to me.