RE: The Sects of Atheism
November 2, 2021 at 1:51 pm
(This post was last modified: November 2, 2021 at 1:53 pm by Simon Moon.)
(November 2, 2021 at 12:26 pm)Ahriman Wrote: The definition of "atheism" should be broadened to include a lack of belief in supernatural things period, not just gods. I mean, why stop at gods.
You have that exactly backwards.
The term skepticism encompasses the disbelief in all supernatural claims.
Disbelief in: Gods, ESP, ghosts, Tarot card reading, spiritual surgery, etc, etc, all fall under the umbrella of skepticism.
The disbelief in gods is a special form of skepticism that gets it's own category and definition.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
