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Edwardo Piet Away
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RE: Back to Theism
March 27, 2009 at 5:25 am
(March 26, 2009 at 4:27 pm)Edward Wrote: I can't do it. I've tried. I've tried to be an atheist, but it doesn't work.

Indeed it doesn't work. You can't TRY to be an atheist if you believe in God any more than I, an atheist (who therefore doesn't believe in god), can TRY to be a THEIST, (be it Christian, Muslim, Jew or whatever) or deist.

If you don't believe in God you are an atheist.
If you believe in God but are TRYING to be an atheist but to no avail - you are still NOT an atheist...
If you are an atheist and you TRY to believe in God but you don't - you are still an atheist....

Because belief is not a matter of policy. I can't choose to believe in God any more than I can CHOOSE to believe that the earth is flat and the moon is spiral shaped and aliens live on Mars that are all rainbow coloured...
If I don't believe I don't believe - and I'm an atheist.
If you believe in God then you are are a theist or deist, etc. 'Trying' to not believe does no good if you DO believe for whatever reason(s) you still think is(are) valid.

If you believe in Jesus and the Christian God but you are TRYING to be an atheist - if you actually believe God exists and think there is good reasons to believe/think faith is relevant reason - then that won't do any good...
And its not good labelling yourself an atheist if you are TRYING to be an atheist and actually aren't one.

It's got nothing to do with trying - trying won't do any good. If you believe in God for whatever reason(s) you are NOT an atheist - despite if there are any efforts to be an atheist (for whatever reason).
If you believe in God you are not an atheist.

if you DON'T believe in God for whatever reason(s) you ARE an atheist - despite if there are any efforts to be a theist (for whatever reason).
If you don't believe in God you are an atheist

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Back to Theism - by Edward - March 26, 2009 at 4:27 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - March 26, 2009 at 4:38 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Tiberius - March 26, 2009 at 4:41 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Demonaura - March 26, 2009 at 4:55 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by WWLD - March 26, 2009 at 5:21 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Tiberius - March 26, 2009 at 6:35 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by padraic - March 26, 2009 at 7:19 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Edward - March 27, 2009 at 12:47 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - March 27, 2009 at 7:08 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Demonaura - March 27, 2009 at 3:01 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Edward - March 27, 2009 at 12:54 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - March 27, 2009 at 2:05 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Edwardo Piet - March 27, 2009 at 5:25 am
RE: Back to Theism - by leo-rcc - March 27, 2009 at 5:44 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Tiberius - March 27, 2009 at 7:42 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - March 27, 2009 at 8:09 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Giff - March 27, 2009 at 9:41 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Edward - March 27, 2009 at 3:04 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - March 28, 2009 at 3:58 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Edward - March 28, 2009 at 2:29 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by LukeMC - March 28, 2009 at 4:02 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Edward - March 28, 2009 at 5:19 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by LukeMC - March 28, 2009 at 5:49 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - March 29, 2009 at 7:18 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Edward - March 29, 2009 at 3:44 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by LukeMC - March 29, 2009 at 4:32 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - March 28, 2009 at 4:49 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Eilonnwy - March 28, 2009 at 5:42 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Rockthatpiano06 - March 27, 2009 at 9:51 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Eilonnwy - March 27, 2009 at 1:39 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Tiberius - March 27, 2009 at 1:59 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Eilonnwy - March 27, 2009 at 2:02 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Tiberius - March 27, 2009 at 4:43 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Eilonnwy - March 27, 2009 at 5:27 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Edward - March 28, 2009 at 2:34 am
RE: Back to Theism - by leo-rcc - March 28, 2009 at 5:27 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Edwardo Piet - March 28, 2009 at 10:23 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Eilonnwy - March 28, 2009 at 10:54 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Tiberius - March 28, 2009 at 8:05 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Tiberius - March 28, 2009 at 4:28 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Demonaura - March 28, 2009 at 9:43 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by padraic - March 29, 2009 at 6:59 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - March 30, 2009 at 3:33 am
RE: Back to Theism - by athoughtfulman - March 30, 2009 at 7:37 am
RE: Back to Theism - by leo-rcc - March 30, 2009 at 9:39 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Rob - March 31, 2009 at 7:22 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Demonaura - March 31, 2009 at 8:51 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Demonaura - March 31, 2009 at 2:18 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - March 31, 2009 at 4:15 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Ace Otana - March 31, 2009 at 6:30 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Eilonnwy - April 1, 2009 at 8:39 am
RE: Back to Theism - by athoughtfulman - April 1, 2009 at 8:45 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - April 1, 2009 at 9:23 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Eilonnwy - April 1, 2009 at 9:52 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Eilonnwy - April 1, 2009 at 9:13 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Tiberius - April 1, 2009 at 11:35 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Eilonnwy - April 1, 2009 at 11:57 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Edward - April 1, 2009 at 2:18 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - April 2, 2009 at 7:06 am
RE: 4qaet sry 5 w47 eg - by Rob - April 1, 2009 at 3:13 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by athoughtfulman - April 2, 2009 at 11:39 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by padraic - April 3, 2009 at 1:48 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Tiberius - April 3, 2009 at 1:13 am
RE: Back to Theism - by fr0d0 - April 3, 2009 at 3:55 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Eilonnwy - April 3, 2009 at 8:48 am
RE: Back to Theism - by padraic - April 3, 2009 at 4:44 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - April 3, 2009 at 5:09 am
RE: Back to Theism - by fr0d0 - April 3, 2009 at 3:59 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by Kyuuketsuki - April 3, 2009 at 4:20 pm
RE: Back to Theism - by athoughtfulman - April 3, 2009 at 9:20 am
RE: Back to Theism - by Tiberius - April 3, 2009 at 11:46 am

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