(November 14, 2016 at 2:43 am)robvalue Wrote: It is true that atheism is a pre-emptive position. I'm probably going to say I lack belief in what someone eventually describes as being "God". But they may say something like "The universe is God", in which case I obviously believe in it. So whether I believe, disbelieve, believe to the contrary or just push the person into the nearest trash will depend entirely on their attempts to define "God". Apatheist covers it rather better really. I don't give a shit about anyone's "God", real or imagined.
This is my position, ignosticism. I have a problem with the question. I feel I always require clarification. So it's fair to say I'm not technically an atheist because I don't yet understand what I'm being asked, in the general case. But this is too much detail for most people
I'm sorry for such a late reply.
Richard Dawkins made a good point about the idea of the universe being God/sentient. The gist of it is that many people confuse the things that are in the universe being alive for the universe in whole being alive, and yes, while I agree that we cannot know for sure, I have to say it's a bit presumptuous and strange to say that the universe, all combining together, forms one God. I don't dismiss the idea, however, but there's a big difference between factors of the universe being alive and the universe being alive. Except for that, I completely agree.
