(June 17, 2016 at 3:32 pm)Rhythm Wrote:(June 17, 2016 at 2:34 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: In the sense that making a positive assertion about a possibility without support ("there is no god" springs to mind), it could be argued that that is a statement of faith ... whether or not the person admits as much or not.Again, anything can be argued...especially when you get to determine what the other person will say. As a strong atheist, I'd tell you that the statement is mechanically absurd and fundamentally uninformative. There are thousands upon thousands of gods...but that's not what we're talking about, eh?
Quote:I try to be careful not to impute things to others, so I use phrases like "it could be argued".
I know that some strong atheists make the positive assertion that there are no god(s). It's been my experience that they don't seem to get so butthurt by challenges to that assertion.
.........lol?
You don't understand. I'm not telling anyone what they say. I'm taking what some atheists say and analyzing it. I'm not talking about you, personally, and am happy to take your statements at face value, too. *shrug*
