(November 28, 2017 at 3:11 pm)Cyberman Wrote:(November 28, 2017 at 3:07 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: If I was not a theist I would be a deist. To me, atheism makes the least logical sense out of all 3.
And I don't mean this as an insult to y'all (I'm sure y'all feel the same way about what I am).
I just mean it would take some serious, serious faith and dishonesty to myself to believe there exists NO force, not bound by the laws of nature, that could have created the first physical thing to ever have existed.
Nope, atheism is the position of not believing that there is this force, not necessarily that this force is not. Regardless, we see no justification for painting a face on it and praying for rain.
Thats what many folks here say, but based on my observation over the past 2 years, it seems very much like for most people here it is indeed a strong disbelief, not simply a lack of belief.
Nonetheless, my point still stands, whether it's worded as lack of belief or disbelief.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
