RE: I don't understand it: Why am I not confietable with the label "Atheist"
April 27, 2016 at 2:21 pm
(This post was last modified: April 27, 2016 at 4:13 pm by Simon Moon.)
There is no reason that you have to label yourself. If you don't like the word, don't use it.
But just be clear, if you answer anything except "yes" to the question, "do you currently accept the premise, that at least one god exists, to be true?", by definition, you are an atheist.
The position of disbelief exists, no matter if the label does, or does not.
But just be clear, if you answer anything except "yes" to the question, "do you currently accept the premise, that at least one god exists, to be true?", by definition, you are an atheist.
The position of disbelief exists, no matter if the label does, or does not.
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.
