RE: Is atheism a belief?
February 25, 2019 at 5:16 pm
(This post was last modified: February 25, 2019 at 5:17 pm by Simon Moon.)
(February 25, 2019 at 1:49 pm)900ft j Wrote:(December 9, 2018 at 10:22 am)Rahn127 Wrote: "Atheism contains no positive beliefs. It is not a belief. It is a rejection of a claim."
that's the most accurate, clear, and concise definition.
If I could get theists to understand one thing about atheism, this would be it.
The only hurdle that needs to be cleared in order to be an atheist, is to not be convinced that gods exist.
The fact that some atheists go further and claim that no gods exist, does not alter the fact that not being convinced that gods exist defines one as an atheist.
Those that claim no gods exist, are still clearing the hurdle of not being convinced that gods exist.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
