RE: The Case for Atheism
August 13, 2013 at 3:56 pm
(This post was last modified: August 13, 2013 at 4:01 pm by AnaMejiaP.)
(August 13, 2013 at 3:52 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Well, the main thing is lack of sufficient reason to think any of them are real. But some of us are curious to know by what criteria theists believe one or only some of them are real and the rest are not, but find some people not believing in any of them unfathomable.
We know why we (atheist rationalists) don't think they're real: lack of good evidence, lack of falsifiability, and lack of arguments in favor of at least one that are both sound and valid.
We don't know why you don't think the ones you agree with us aren't real, aren't real. Well, I personally think it's because that's what your religion teaches you, but a lot of theists don't seem to want to come right out and say that (understandably so, I think).
Actually I totally agree with you. I think a lot of theist today, or so-called theist just simply believe because they were either brought up in that environment, and like you said it's what our religion teaches us. You will be surprised how many "Christians" don't know why they believe in a God. I believe blind faith is utter bullshit.
(August 13, 2013 at 3:49 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:(August 13, 2013 at 3:26 pm)AnaMejiaP Wrote: What type of burden of proof?
Its been stated several times: demonstrable evidence and valid/sound logic.
I'll bet there are many supernatural claims (alien abductions, existence of Jinn, crystal healing, shapeshifting, etc, etc) that you disbelieve for the exact same reason why we disbelieve that a god exists. Lack of demonstrable evidence and valid/sound logic.
So here's another question: I have atheist friends who claim if God demonstrated he was real they will believe? Others have said that they will still not believe...what if you were given that demonstrable evidence and valid reasoning to believe?