deep thinker Wrote:Quote:Are you not capable of deep thinking? Atheists always hide behind a damn word when they are questioned to state their belief system instead of simply attacking the belief system of others. It is very easy to attack the faith of others when you are too afraid to even decide what you believe. Just because you are an atheist doesn't mean you are not capable of thinking about abstract concepts.
It is not our fault that it is so rare to encounter someone who is not an atheist who thinks deeply enough to enquire, when told that atheism is not a belief system, what beliefs do we actually hold? Perhaps that's because they instinctively understand that atheists are potentially as diverse as theists, and then they would have to deal with us as individuals instead of as examples of a group they want to stigmatize and mischaracterize. Someday, maybe theists will be willing enough to ask an atheist, 'what kind of atheist are you?' that we'll need forums for Rational Skeptics, Bare-bone Buddhists, Humanists, communists, and so forth. But I won't hold my breath.
As a rule, we dissect arguments. If the argument is flawed, that doesn't mean that what is being argued for isn't true, but it does mean the argument isn't actually a reason to believe it. One sound argument in favor of your belief system would be a game-changer. So would being content with your faith and not trying to support it with arguments in the first place.
BTW, it seems you walked into our house, opened by insulting us, and attacked what you supposed was our 'belief system'. Not only did you miss the mark, you did what you're complaining about us doing. Hypocrite much?
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
