Is atheism a belief?

[bennyboy]

Yeah you told me what your unsupported meaningless opinion is about your woo mind, and then you said I shared it, and I knew it.

I don't think that happened. Quote me doing that, please.

I already told you how subjective experiences arise. It's actually very simple.

That for sure never happened. What you did is wave toward the brain and mumble about evolutionary advantages. You seem to have trouble with the meaning of the word "how."

There is no 'science of mind".

Yes, there is. It's called "psychology."

There is no such thing as "mind".

Sure there is. It's the subjective experience of ideas and sensory information.

It's an ancient out-dated term, and is meaningless, except for old philoso-babble types who aren't really atheists or agnostics, but need to hide their gods in a box so they can lie to themselves about what they really are.

Hmmmmmm. . . if there's no mind, then the many thousands of psychologists, including neurologists, are really wasting their time. They should consult you as soon as possible!


Now, you keep ALL-CAPS-ing about how little I know about the brain. Would you like to put this to the test? I have a Psychology degree (B.A. only, I'm not bragging), a dictionary, an internet connection, and a pretty fair mind. I'm willing to pit those against whatever you think you can bring, any day of the week. Therefore, I hereby challenge you to a formal 1:1 debate: the winner-takes-all, soul-crushing deathmatch that you seem to want. The gauntlet has been thrown, and I look forward to mortal combat.

Bring it, big mouth. Let's see what you've really got!