(September 5, 2022 at 3:47 am)Ahriman Wrote:(September 5, 2022 at 3:42 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: See: no true Scotsman.Ok then what's the point of being an atheist if you believe in all sorts of silly stuff? Wouldn't believing in gods just be one more silly thing? Why make an exception for that one thing?
Not sure if you’re being sarcastic or not but, in case not, there are probably thousands of threads on here from atheists that believe in all sorts of silly stuff.
Probably has to do with the fact that the word "atheism" refers specifically to the idea of gods being extant.
As a young atheist, I was someone who did not believe in gods but believed in stuff like psychic powers etc. That's because being atheist is no guarantee of being rational.
The unspoken premise of your point here is that all atheism arises from the application of rationality by the atheist to all aspects of his or her life. It's not correct.
