(May 15, 2020 at 4:56 pm)Belacqua Wrote:(May 15, 2020 at 10:07 am)Gwaithmir Wrote: I see no reason to mince words. I'm an atheist, and that's that.
But you do have beliefs -- by which I mean things which you hold to be true about the world. And if you are a naturalist you have a metaphysical belief which can't be proved by science.
Focusing instead on one particular belief you DON'T have -- your atheism -- means that your beliefs go unexpressed, unexplained, and possibly unexamined.
I don’t see how. My lack of belief in gods - and focusing on that as the defining issue of atheism - doesn’t stop me from expressing, explaining or examining my beliefs regarding science, art, the value of friendship, social issues, etc.
Boru
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