(June 1, 2011 at 7:08 am)diffidus Wrote: To not believe in God implies the belief that God does not exist.
Wrong, lacking a belief in god is not the same as claiming that there isn't one. I as an agnostic atheist am not claiming anything. No assertion made, I simply lack belief. It's not to difficult to understand.
Gnostic atheists are those who claim there is no god.
Agnostic atheists admit to not knowing whether there is a god or not but ultimately reject the idea.
If what you are saying is true, then we all here poses a belief (assertion according to you) that Santa does not exist.
Atheism is not a religion, it isn't faith-based. Atheism in it's most basic sense is the lack of belief in the existence of god. Nothing more, nothing less.
I do not believe in god, it doesn't get much simpler than that.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
