(March 20, 2011 at 10:14 pm)sun Wrote: I am sick and tired of atheists justifying atheism through religious doctrines, words, and cock-and-bull stories. How can I consider you an atheist when you are using manmade religion as a means of explaining your position or refuting a theist’s position? Many atheists explain things by means of whatever religion they were brought up with; e.g. they invoke the bible, god, and ones religious history or background when justifying their point of view. If god is fake then all that is related to god is false.
What have you been smoking?
I don't justify atheism through religious doctrines, I justify atheism by way of epistemology, there is no way to obtain justification for theistic beliefs so to believe in some form of theism is irrational - If that is the case then Atheism (being without belief in god) is the only position worth holding.
What is wrong with using a theists beliefs to refute their position? They are often self-defeating, pointing that out to refute their position is perfectly reasonable.
And what the hell do you mean by 'Many atheists explain things by means of whatever religion they were brought up with'? What is an example of where an atheist invoking God to justify their position?
It seems to me you have no idea of what you're talking about, but feel free to show me wrong.
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