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Poll: Can atheism ever be based on faith?
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Possibly because atheism could be based not only on evidence but also on preference or intuition, this would be faith in atheism.
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Never, atheism always contradicts faith. There is no faith without belief in the supernatural.
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Is atheism ever a faith?
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Is atheism ever a faith?
If, for example someone believes there is no God 100% and he has no (does not know any) evidence to support or dismiss his claim, isn't his atheism based on faith? And if this is true, despite the fact he believes 100% there is no God; isn't it possible that that is in fact quite a weak stance because if his belief is based on faith; which is based on preference and 'intuitive predictons' rather than evidence; couldn't he quite easily, atleast over time be converted to another faith? And therefore isn't his belief less strong than the 99% recurring belief - of the De Facto Atheist -against God because of evidence?

I believe I once had a faith in atheism for the sake of atheism and the sake of the vague intuitive likely hood I had of evolution, and for the sake of an anti-religious attitude. Also my belief was based on say the hatred of the God of the Old Testement and the Wars caused and finished by religion.

Now I have a belief (not a faith) in atheism that is entirely based on my belief in evidence. Also I still for moral reasons - that I thank for my genes and have developed through my memes and the conscious thought processes I have and the goals I have set -disagree on religion and hope to continue to argue against it in a verbal manner.
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Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - September 22, 2008 at 8:02 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Meatball - September 22, 2008 at 11:42 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - September 22, 2008 at 11:56 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Ace Otana - September 23, 2008 at 7:18 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - September 23, 2008 at 8:35 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Tiberius - September 23, 2008 at 8:30 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - September 23, 2008 at 10:17 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - September 23, 2008 at 10:38 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - September 23, 2008 at 9:11 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by starbucks - September 23, 2008 at 11:58 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - September 24, 2008 at 12:13 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - September 24, 2008 at 10:36 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - September 24, 2008 at 12:13 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Abaddon - October 2, 2008 at 4:06 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 3, 2008 at 11:53 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by imans - October 3, 2008 at 12:26 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 5, 2008 at 10:02 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 8, 2008 at 1:27 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Kyuuketsuki - October 8, 2008 at 5:10 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 8, 2008 at 10:30 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Kyuuketsuki - October 9, 2008 at 4:31 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 9, 2008 at 10:51 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 9, 2008 at 3:16 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Bungy - October 19, 2008 at 12:19 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 19, 2008 at 12:27 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Bungy - October 19, 2008 at 12:40 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 19, 2008 at 12:58 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Bungy - October 19, 2008 at 6:03 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 20, 2008 at 6:52 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 20, 2008 at 8:11 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 21, 2008 at 4:18 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 21, 2008 at 6:43 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 22, 2008 at 12:48 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 22, 2008 at 7:41 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Bungy - October 23, 2008 at 9:48 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 24, 2008 at 8:52 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 23, 2008 at 12:57 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 23, 2008 at 5:56 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 24, 2008 at 12:47 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 24, 2008 at 4:39 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Bungy - October 24, 2008 at 7:01 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 24, 2008 at 9:27 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 29, 2008 at 12:28 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 29, 2008 at 12:54 pm
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 31, 2008 at 10:41 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 31, 2008 at 10:50 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 31, 2008 at 11:04 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by leo-rcc - October 31, 2008 at 11:08 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 31, 2008 at 11:10 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by chatpilot - October 31, 2008 at 11:10 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 31, 2008 at 11:13 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by leo-rcc - October 31, 2008 at 11:15 am
RE: Is atheism ever a faith? - by Edwardo Piet - October 31, 2008 at 11:18 am

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