(April 4, 2015 at 4:11 am)robvalue Wrote: It is annoying. While there are contradictory definitions present in dictionaries and in a significant number of people's minds, all we can do is agree at the start of the discussion with them what terms mean.
If they want atheism to mean "belief there is no God" then I say fine, I'm not an atheist. And we establish what I am, whether or not they have a word for it. They don't get to tell me what I am, using their definitions, then strawman me. Well they can, but they'll be talking to Mr. Chainsaw pretty quickly.
(April 4, 2015 at 4:14 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: The Christian definition of atheism seems to include:
1: Believes in evolution religiously (coz the only alternative is obviously Yahweh)
2: Hates god.
3: Loves satan.
4: just wants to sin.
5: Has a closed mind, not willing to accept that bronze age goat farmers knew more about the universe than all those people with scientific equipment and PHds
6: Has replaced religion with "scientism" the belief that science can answer all questions about things by using "evidence" and "facts".
7: Had some sort of experience that separated them from god.
8: Say atheists miss the point that there are a lot of false gods but obviously theirs is the correct one coz it says so in the bible
9: Scientific knowledge breaks down at the beginning of the universe therefore god, atheists just can't accept that.
10: we don't have fossils of the first life form therefore god, atheists just can't accept that
Did I miss anything?
Actually #10 is not entirely true. There have been found in rocks ±3.6*10^4 years old the oldest fossils of viruses or some sort of fossil life. Mostly in Australia and Canada.
Robert
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