RE: Atheism
June 26, 2018 at 4:30 pm
(This post was last modified: June 26, 2018 at 4:34 pm by Silver.)
(June 26, 2018 at 12:14 pm)SteveII Wrote: This is great. Kit actually found a meme about atheism that contradicts itself in just 12 words.
Reject = dismiss as inadequate
Considering the evidence of anything and dismissing it as inadequate for a conclusion is itself an assertion.
In no way does it contradict itself.
Correct, atheism rejects theism because atheism dismisses theism as inadequate, because theism has yet to succeed in proving any of its assertions.
If there was any real evidence upon which theism could lean, only then would the meme be an assertion.
(June 26, 2018 at 2:22 pm)SteveII Wrote: The position that there is no evidence for God is nonsense and those that make it are confusing the definition of evidence and proof.
Evidence refers to pieces of information or facts that help us establish the truth of something. Proof is a conclusion about the truth of something after analyzing the evidence. Evidence is suggestive of a conclusion. Proof ranges from probabilistic to conclusive.
Are you saying there are no "pieces of information or facts" that are available to analyze on the proposition: God exists?
If there was sufficient evidence for the existence of god, there would be no need for atheism, but of course you prefer to use an apologetic blame wrapped in semantics to cover the fact that theists are prone to boldly misusing dictionary definitions to suit their theistic needs.
There is, in fact, absolutely no "pieces of information or facts" available to prove the existence of god.