RE: Defining "Atheism"
November 2, 2010 at 10:56 am
(This post was last modified: November 2, 2010 at 10:57 am by Ace Otana.)
Quote:1)A person who believes in God I would label them a believer in GodIn other words 'Theist'. One who believes that there is a god.
Quote:2) a person that doesn't believe in God I would label as believer in no God theoryIn other words 'Atheist'. One who lacks belief in god. One who rejects the claim that theists make (god exists).
As an agnostic atheist, I don't claim to 'know' that there is no god. I as an agnostic atheist simply reject the claim. I lack belief in god because there is no evidence to suggest that there is such a thing.
Lacking belief does not equal a belief. Lack of belief is lack of belief.
Belief is not lack of belief. Belief is belief. Try not to confuse these two.
Quote:Anyway I still believe that you need belief in order to be an atheistYou need to have belief in order to lack belief? Please explain.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
