(November 1, 2021 at 7:05 pm)brewer Wrote:Okay so first of all I’d like to clear this up with you that I don’t have any absolute proof on the existence of God. This is an existential question of the ages so if we knew the answers one way or another we wouldn’t be having this eternal discussion.(November 1, 2021 at 6:47 pm)GaryAnderson Wrote: Thank you ! Would you say that a more appropriate answer would be “I don’t know”?
No. It's my same lack of belief for all supernatural claims. I've not been presented any credible evidence that those concepts exist as anything more than concepts.
If you like you can supply me with what you consider evidence for souls and afterlife and then I'll tell you if you've changed my mind. You should know that I don't consider ancient writings, stories, anecdotes, testimony or arguments as evidence.
Also, I have no issue's with you personally believing anything you like, as long as that belief does not negatively impact me IRL.
I just want to discuss definitions here for the moment and what those definitions allow you to say about your stance/position.
I think “I don’t know” is a perfectly reasonable answer here which aligns with your position but you’ve described it in a similar way. Cool. Thank you for that. It seems to me you’re the dictionary definition of an atheist.