Best argument for Atheism in my view

[Peebothuhlu]

Thank you, I appreciate this. I've been surprised at the resistance this brings when I've typed it out before. It's as if some people want to claim that they have no good reasons to be atheists. 

For example, suppose we hear the claim "God is love." You can think about that -- I know what the word "God" means, more or less. That guy in the Bible. And I know what "love" means, more or less. It's the way I feel about my family. And "is" should be easy enough. And I also know that in the Old Testament, God does all kinds of things that aren't loving. So I reject the claim that God is love, for those reasons. 

My atheism, then, is not simply a lack but a lack derived from knowledge and reasons. 

If you figure out what seems "off" to you please let me know.

Ah! Now that you've re-wroded it I think it's because there's a kind of 'reversal' in how the words/terms fit together in my head.

So. For me, it's not;


A reason(s) to not belive in dieties exists for me.

It is, instead;

No current reason(s) to believe in dieties exist for me.

I know I've seen more knowledgable folks express 'P' and 'Not P' in meaningful ways but I'm not all there with that to be able to grok it quite propperly to reply with something it.

Cheers.

Not at work.