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RE: Believers!! Don't mislead people
June 21, 2014 at 5:48 pm
(June 21, 2014 at 5:42 pm)Muslim Atheism Wrote: Nope. . I want to know what it really means.
If it is "lack", then there is believe in god and deity
It is okay, I have no intention to laugh or mocking anyone.
I just want to know the truth in any contention or conclusion.
You are misunderstanding the word lack. Forget the word lack.
Atheism means not believing in any god, not even a little tiny bit.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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RE: Believers!! Don't mislead people
June 21, 2014 at 5:51 pm
(June 21, 2014 at 5:23 pm)Muslim Atheism Wrote: (June 21, 2014 at 5:13 pm)Losty Wrote: Lacking faith means that you don't have enough, not you don't have any.
You don't have enough means, there is "faith", but it is not enough.
Therefore, there is "faith".
That is exactly what I said. Feel free to refer back to the definition of the word lack which I posted for your convenience.
Quote: (June 21, 2014 at 5:13 pm)Losty Wrote: Lack, when used in defining the word atheism, means without. An atheist is simply a person who is without a belief in any gods.
So does it means. . .
= Without a belief in any gods
= Lack of belief in any gods
= No belief in any gods
or it means something else ? Does what mean something else? What word are you trying to define?
(June 21, 2014 at 5:22 pm)Esquilax Wrote: In this case, atheist means "lack of belief in god," as in "has zero belief in a god."
Okay, so according to you
Lack of belief = No belief
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Lack can mean without or not enough.
When used to define atheism it means without.
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RE: Believers!! Don't mislead people
June 21, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Okay, but I confused . . there are contradicting opinions.
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RE: Believers!! Don't mislead people
June 21, 2014 at 6:05 pm
(June 21, 2014 at 5:55 pm)Muslim Atheism Wrote: Okay, but I confused . . there are contradicting opinions.
Yours is the only differing opinion. Atheism is very simple to define.
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RE: Believers!! Don't mislead people
June 21, 2014 at 6:06 pm
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(June 21, 2014 at 5:48 pm)Jenny A Wrote: Atheism means not believing in any god, not even a little tiny bit.
How about those who believe 1% in the existence of some god or deities, they are not an Atheist?
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RE: Believers!! Don't mislead people
June 21, 2014 at 6:06 pm
(June 21, 2014 at 5:36 pm)Muslim Atheism Wrote: So you believe in god or deities (but lack of belief) ?
lack
lak/
noun
noun: lack; plural noun: lacks
1.
the state of being without or not having enough of something.
See? Two uses: either not having a thing, period, or not having enough of a thing. With regards to atheism, we use lack, meaning not having belief at all.
Just because it can mean something else, doesn't mean it does mean something else in every context.
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RE: Believers!! Don't mislead people
June 21, 2014 at 6:09 pm
(June 21, 2014 at 6:05 pm)Jenny A Wrote: Yours is the only differing opinion. Atheism is very simple to define.
I'm not differing. . I'm verifying the truth in any contention or conclusion.
If there is no contradiction , then the contention is the truth.
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RE: Believers!! Don't mislead people
June 21, 2014 at 6:12 pm
(June 21, 2014 at 6:06 pm)Muslim Atheism Wrote: (June 21, 2014 at 5:48 pm)Jenny A Wrote: Atheism means not believing in any god, not even a little tiny bit.
How about those who believe 1% in the existence of some god or deities, they are not an Atheist?
How can you believe 1%
You can be agnostic atheist, you don't believe in any gods but you don't know that there aren't any. I think most atheists are agnostic. If you believe in a god you might be a deist or a theist but not an atheist.
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RE: Believers!! Don't mislead people
June 21, 2014 at 6:29 pm
Thank you Losty.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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RE: Believers!! Don't mislead people
June 21, 2014 at 6:33 pm
(June 21, 2014 at 6:06 pm)Muslim Atheism Wrote: (June 21, 2014 at 5:48 pm)Jenny A Wrote: Atheism means not believing in any god, not even a little tiny bit.
How about those who believe 1% in the existence of some god or deities, they are not an Atheist? Are you maybe confusing belief, with the belief in a possibility?
Those are two separate things, and many atheists believe a god is at least, however remotely, 'possible' in the technical sense.
Hence... agnostic atheist.
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