RE: Argument against atheism
December 19, 2011 at 11:47 am
(This post was last modified: December 19, 2011 at 12:03 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Yes, some atheists believe in many fantastic things. These things are not gods, though they do have a sort of similarity in that they do not exist, or are beliefs based in something other than evidence. The reason that this is so is that atheism merely denotes a lack of belief in gods. It says nothing about leprechauns, for example. Whether or not an atheist believes in leprechauns has nothing to do with atheism, and nothing to do with whether or not there is a god. Is this the point where the train went off the track for you? Is a belief in leprechauns most correctly termed a belief in a monotheistic deity for you as well? I hope not, because that's an idiotic thing to say........[looks back at the last few pages and sighs]
Here, I think I may be able to reorder your argument for you.
Atheists claim to derive their beliefs (or lack thereof) from logic.
Atheists believe in illogical things.
Ergo atheism is contradictory.
Does that work for you? Let's see how we can make this a more accurate representation of reality.
Some atheists claim to derive their lack of belief from logic.
Some atheists believe in illogical things.
Ergo some atheists hold contradictory positions.
No argument against atheism there, simply an argument against some positions that some atheists hold. (that has very little to do with atheism).
The rest of your "most correctly termed as" is just fluff and garbage. It's obviously some sort of chant that sounds good to you. A platitude that is irrelevant to the discussion in the first place.
Here, I think I may be able to reorder your argument for you.
Atheists claim to derive their beliefs (or lack thereof) from logic.
Atheists believe in illogical things.
Ergo atheism is contradictory.
Does that work for you? Let's see how we can make this a more accurate representation of reality.
Some atheists claim to derive their lack of belief from logic.
Some atheists believe in illogical things.
Ergo some atheists hold contradictory positions.
No argument against atheism there, simply an argument against some positions that some atheists hold. (that has very little to do with atheism).
The rest of your "most correctly termed as" is just fluff and garbage. It's obviously some sort of chant that sounds good to you. A platitude that is irrelevant to the discussion in the first place.
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