(February 22, 2018 at 3:44 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:(February 22, 2018 at 3:31 pm)JMT Wrote: Ok,, I was under the impression that atheism was a worldview, so that it has a total way of looking at the world without a god or gods, (which is why I posted in the philosophy section). If I'm wrong about this, I'd like to know. If it is a worldview, it has to have an explanation or justification for the way the world is now. Language is one of the components of the world now, and I am researching language origins from the standpoint of different worldviews, so I wanted to know.
Out of curiosity, how did you conclude that it was a worldview? I doubt an atheist told you that.
I assumed that a belief in no god would point in a certain direction toward other 'attendant', as you call them, beliefs. One reason I'm here is to hear what atheists have to say. That helps me get rid of false assumptions, so thanks...
Just from the forum itself, it looks like there are many other topics discussed besides atheism. I guess that's just the nature of a forum, and you're saying they are not directly tied to atheism. E.g. philosophy, science...
