(July 12, 2016 at 4:26 pm)KevinM1 Wrote:(July 12, 2016 at 4:19 pm)purplepurpose Wrote: To me, atheism is materialism or wish to life comfortably. I wish for comfort.
Theist goes beyond comfort in to irrational realm of self-sacrifice. I dislike such idea.
It doesnt matter what you believe, because it doesnt require effort. To be called a theist, you have to live a very bitter lifestyle.
You do realize that you're using a definition no one else uses, right?
Atheist = lack of belief in god/gods
Theist = belief in god/gods
That's it. Any lifestyle choices beyond that may be informed by where one is on the atheist <----> theist line, but they're not attributes of that belief or the lack thereof.
Put another way, if you believe in a god, you're a theist. It doesn't matter how you choose to live. The belief in a higher power makes you a theist. Period.
Yes I think this puts it better ..... you are among the theists that live as they want and if you think you are about to die you will suddenly ask for forgiveness


Religion is the top shelf of the supernatural supermarket ... Madog