Atheism: The True Path?

[Kyuuketsuki]

Your argument holds true from a scientific perspective, which is all you will consider, dismissing theology with science as you do. A person who cannot dismiss theology rationally, such as myself, because I understand science to be limited to describing the physical universe, has to consider God's existence.

OK .. explain how someone coming from an entirely different POV (such as Buddhism) can be considered as having the same philosophy as me.

I don't think it's scientific philosophy resulting in atheism. I think it's scientific method resulting in the philosophical stance of atheism. But perhaps that's just splitting hairs.

I think it's more than simply splitting hairs because it's wrong ... you see what you and Dagda don't seem to get is that if the scientific evidence indicated the existence of a god I would become a theist (granted I would not, probably could not, worship but I would believe).

I can easily consider atheism a path. You guys seem to be saying as much using other words. I think it's more what you would consider vile connotations associated with calling it a path that you have a problem with. I can see why you don't like it in other words.

I don't agree because, as I've said before, both atheism and theism are labels ... specific philosophies lead people to atheism (science, Buddhism even communism maybe) and specific philosophies lead people to theism (Christianity, Islam, Judaism). I'm genuinely surprised that you cannot see the difference ... I mean it's not even like I insist theism is (of itself) a philosophy.

Kyu