RE: Help needed with essay on atheism
April 23, 2011 at 4:09 pm
(This post was last modified: April 23, 2011 at 4:10 pm by Garmston Ansell.)
(April 23, 2011 at 1:30 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:So is it not acceptable to you for a theist to even talk about their views? In what ways does that make you feel uncomfortable?
Talk? Yes. Preach? No.
Do you understand the difference?
Telling others is talking about it. I gather there's a line which for you must not ever be crossed, is that correct?
(April 23, 2011 at 1:35 pm)theVOID Wrote:(April 23, 2011 at 11:40 am)Garmston Ansell Wrote: I appreciate what you're saying however that's your definition, and it's fair. Would you say that atheists appreciate being defined by non atheists, or do they find it irritating?
It's not my definition and I take no credit for it, it comes directly from the original Latin term: A Theos, "A" meaning "Without" and "theos" meaning "belief/believes in a deity" - That's the very definition of Atheism.
If they call me an atheist because they have identified that I do not believe in a god then I have no problem with it, if they misuse the word to talk about something else, like "Atheism is a worldview" then I get a little irritated.
I've heard some atheists refer to atheism as a worldview. Does that irritate you?
