(November 28, 2017 at 3:30 pm)Tizheruk Wrote:Quote:If I was not a theist I would be a deist. To me, atheism makes the least logical sense out of all 3.Too bad atheism is not a position on the origins of the universe .
My favorite explanation of that point is this:
The word "atheist" is such a pointless word. We're basically doing the equivalent of calling ourselves non-racists, and non-astrologers. Such a label is not needed and contains no content . . . the only reason such a word exists is because of the ridiculous opposite - theism - being so rampant. It's a pity that when asked if we believe in God and we say "no" theists have to say "Oh so you're an atheist then blah blah blah [insert bullshit assumptions about atheists here]". Yes, we're atheists because not believing in gods is what atheism is, but that's all it is, and it's completely empty. We don't need to call ourselves atheists or label ourselves anything. We're atheists, and so are theists with regard to all the countless other gods they don't believe in . . . it's kind of funny that 'atheist' even exists as a label. It's possible to believe in some really crazy things and still be an atheist.
