(March 19, 2016 at 7:53 pm)comet Wrote:(March 18, 2016 at 4:10 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: As a believer I still like to follow the musings of the "opposition". Occasionally I find positions with which I agree. Even before reading this article, I adopted a signature mocking the idea that atheism is simply a lack of belief. I have posted this link as an invitation to discuss the points raised by the author who just so happens to be an atheist:
https://philosophersgroan.wordpress.com/...we-can-do/
for me, it's not a lack of belief. that usually means a lack of understanding. And that's ok as long as one says that. I think they have the traits wrong and I don't think we have anything else to go on other than "something" is more reasonable then "nothing". There is no Omni dude pointing his fingure. Nor is this fall back position of "random" real. there is no random and thus 'random" as the first cause is a "blind faith statement". people are holding on to this position due to an emotion response to "not them"; And that's religious.
Lack of belief doesn't mean a lack of understanding, I can not believe a lot of things and understand them.
