(July 19, 2022 at 11:39 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(July 19, 2022 at 11:25 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Your statement is bullshit:
Wikipedia -- Spectrum of theistic probability
Please, tell me why I am wrong in your own words. Is there any atheist who does not believe that the proposition "God(s) exist is false? And how could the term atheist apply meaningfully to anyone not taking that stance?
Atheism is not the claim that gods do not exit. It is the disbelief that gods do exist.
Atheism is the response to a claim, not a claim in itself.
Theists claim a god exists, I am unconvinced their claim is true, so I disbelieve it.
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.
