RE: A question about atheistic “beliefs” (opinions, guesses, etc.)
June 25, 2021 at 3:53 pm
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2021 at 3:54 pm by Frank Apisa.)
(June 25, 2021 at 3:48 pm)Nay_Sayer Wrote:(June 25, 2021 at 12:25 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Do you currently believe in a god?
if no then you are an atheist.
You see its binary, either you are a theist i.e .you believe in a god or you are an atheist because you don't. Those are your options and its true whether or not you self identify as an atheist or not.
Agnostics are a sub branch of atheist.
Like Catholic is a sub branch of christianity.
Agnostic and Gnostic Refer to knowledge. Theist and Atheist refer to belief.
Yeah...theists "believe" there is at least one god; atheists "believe" there are none.
Two sides of one coint.
(I know, I know...the atheist fiction comes out here. "All we are doing is lacking 'belief.'")
Horseshit. You people do "believe" there are no gods...or you "believe" it is more likely that there are no gods than that there is at least one."
People who call themselves "atheists" are as much "believers" as people who designate themselves theists.
(June 25, 2021 at 3:48 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(June 25, 2021 at 3:45 pm)Frank Apisa Wrote: Correct, I have no beliefs. I do make guesses, which I call guesses. I also make estimates, which I call estimates. I do not disguise what I am doing.
Enough with the nonsense questions. I've told you that when the words "believe" or "belief" are used in a discussion about whether gods exist or not...it is a disguise for a guess.
"I believe there is at least one god" IS NOTHING BUT A BLIND GUESS. The word "believe" is used as a disguise.
"I believe there are no gods" IS NOTHING BUT A BLIND GUESS. The word "believe" is used as a disguise.
Okay. Anything else you want to get off your chest, or…?
Not really. Are you about to drop the axe?
