RE: My siblings are agnostic, should I try discussing atheism with them?
April 8, 2016 at 2:50 pm
It's probably worth discussing with them.
You might want to approach it by first defining the terms "atheist" and "agnostic" with them.
If you explain the formal definition of the words, instead of the colloquial definitions, it might get them to accept that they are already atheists.
You could also show them this:
![[Image: agnostic.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=content.science20.com%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2Fagnostic.jpg)
You might want to approach it by first defining the terms "atheist" and "agnostic" with them.
If you explain the formal definition of the words, instead of the colloquial definitions, it might get them to accept that they are already atheists.
You could also show them this:
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
