(February 7, 2016 at 5:47 am)robvalue Wrote: Not believing in God (weak atheism) and believing there is no God (strong atheism) are both states of mind, and as such are descriptive. You can of course state these to be the case, but that doesn't make them more or less true about yourself.
They're not a philosophical position, as they aren't a conscious choice. They don't require any justification either, since they just "are the case". Of course, anyone who values rational thought would want to be able to justify how they reached such a state of mind.
Claiming to have knowledge that there is or isn't a god is more of a claim, and should require justification if it's to be taken at all seriously.
That is bizarre rob.
First you say that a weak or strong atheism do not require justification and then say that .............. to have knowledge that there is or isn't a god is more of a claim.....
It is interesting to know how weak or strong atheists get a weak or strong belief that there is no God?
Do they use their brain to work that out (knowledge) or the belief come as per magic?
So if they use their brain then it is a claim which contradict your own story.
