(March 8, 2017 at 5:14 pm)Jesster Wrote:(March 8, 2017 at 5:11 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: So then under that definition, an atheist can be one who believes in God... correct?
Wrong. How did you conclude that?
Theist = believes in a god
Atheist = not a theist = does not believe in a god
(March 8, 2017 at 5:21 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:(March 8, 2017 at 5:11 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: So then under that definition, an atheist can be one who believes in God... correct?
Do you ever get tired of being wrong?
Theism - Belief in the existence of a god or gods, especially belief in one god as creator of the universe, intervening in it and sustaining a personal relation to his creatures.
Atheist - one who does not have the above belief.
Here is the reasoning, based on the definition given (Not a theist)
A deist is not a theist.
A deist does believe in God
Therefore one who is an atheist can believe in God, and still be an atheist.
Frankly, I preferred when the term "atheist" was more specific, and had more meaning.
