RE: Is atheism a belief?
December 11, 2018 at 11:31 pm
(This post was last modified: December 11, 2018 at 11:40 pm by Bucky Ball.)
A-theism is one thing. A LACK of something.
A lack of one thing.
Just like a-symmetry. No symmetry.
Just like a-symptomatic. No symptoms.
A-theism. No belief in the gods.
It's really not that difficult.
(Your values really aren't "Christian". "Do unto others ..... " and "Love your neighbor as yourself" did not originate with Christianity.)
How ignorant you are.
I realize you are totally ignorant of history ... but since the 1950's when "atheistic Communism" was the name of the day, and Madelyn Murray O'Hare was demonized,
humans have found their opinions of the deities derided, and equated with being evil. The fact they find value in an organization, is not really surprising.
IF you equate atheism with religion, you seem to have a VERY POOR opinion of religion, and what constitutes it. Is a golfing organization a religion ? Apparently you think so.
A lack of one thing.
Just like a-symmetry. No symmetry.
Just like a-symptomatic. No symptoms.
A-theism. No belief in the gods.
It's really not that difficult.
(Your values really aren't "Christian". "Do unto others ..... " and "Love your neighbor as yourself" did not originate with Christianity.)
(December 9, 2018 at 12:03 pm)Huggy74 Wrote:(December 9, 2018 at 10:22 am)Rahn127 Wrote: Atheism is a response to a single question. That question is "Do you believe that a god exists ?"
If you answer Yes, you are a theist. If you answer No, you are an atheist.
That is the only thing that makes anyone an atheist.
Atheism contains no positive beliefs. It is not a belief. It is a rejection of a claim.
"Do you believe in bigfoot ?"
No. The answer of no would make me an abigfootist if such a term existed.
The non belief in bigfoot is not a belief.
Also I would say that all agnostics are also atheists. They don't have a belief in a god and as such, that makes them an atheist, by definition.
They may not like the label of atheist, but that is what they are.
What beliefs do you think atheism is based on ?
Atheism is undoubtedly a belief, don't delude yourself.
Belief in this case is referring to an ideology / idea. Atheism is an ideology, ("ism" in 'atheism' means "a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice") hence why you guys are constantly trying to form tactics to try and actively counter theist arguments...
How many "abigfootist" forums have you joined?
How ignorant you are.
I realize you are totally ignorant of history ... but since the 1950's when "atheistic Communism" was the name of the day, and Madelyn Murray O'Hare was demonized,
humans have found their opinions of the deities derided, and equated with being evil. The fact they find value in an organization, is not really surprising.
IF you equate atheism with religion, you seem to have a VERY POOR opinion of religion, and what constitutes it. Is a golfing organization a religion ? Apparently you think so.
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. - Joseph Campbell 
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