fidel castronaut:
"atheism= the lack of belief in God or gods."
- You do know that definition is the most passive aggressive load of horseshit regardless of whether or not it's found in a dictionary or not right?
The very definition commits the fallacy of invincible ignorance.
If you are aware of an idea, regardless of what that idea is, you are automatically forced to form beliefs about it. It's unavoidable.
"afoiweuroij"
- you just formed a belief about the string of letter above. You have formed a belief about every letter and word in this sentence, including the .
- by the mere fact that you have been introduced to the idea of God you have formed a belief about it. You either believe God exists, believe God does not exist, or believe in the possibility of God but are unsure of God's existence or non-existence.
Those are the only three options you have regarding God's existence, because you are aware of the idea of God.
Only if you have never heard the word "God" or gods, AND were never made aware of what God is or isn't, AND personally had not considered anything relating to purpose, meaning, mortality, life, death, and a host of other ideas, could you be regardes as "lacking belief in God or gods". Of course, you could never be aware of the fact that you "lacked belief," being aware of that would mean you had formed a belief.
Beliefs are not physical things, you can not lack them like you can lack a brain. They can be strong, they can be weak, they are beliefs nonetheless. I have heard that my words are trying to tell atheists "What they believe". No. . They aren't. I have no idea what any of you believes. I just know you believe something. Even if you think you don't believe anything... that's still a belief.
What is even more interesting is that so many of you "atheists" believe in observable physical reality, which is predicated on a belief in "God". Think for yourselves, and think critically. But first, learn how to think correctly.
All it takes believe or not believe in something is blind faith. Many people have it. Atheists and theists alike. Words are just labels, the have no meaning besides that which we personally ascribe them. Religions are nothing more than groups of people who think the same way about "God" (I know, YOUR definitions of atheism and religions conveniently make it so atheism is not a religion because atheism is "not a belief" but a "lack of belief"... convenient for you, and utterly ridiculous and aggravatingly passive aggressive as I have said before). Not all Christians believe exactly the same thing, neither do all Atheists. Both are religions. One has faith that "God" exists and tries to define God, one makes believes that no definition of "God" exists, so has faith that nothing called "God" exists either. Some atheists then make the additional leap of making fun of the word "God". And yet we all believe the Sun rises in the East...and the world goes 'round.
"atheism= the lack of belief in God or gods."
- You do know that definition is the most passive aggressive load of horseshit regardless of whether or not it's found in a dictionary or not right?
The very definition commits the fallacy of invincible ignorance.
If you are aware of an idea, regardless of what that idea is, you are automatically forced to form beliefs about it. It's unavoidable.
"afoiweuroij"
- you just formed a belief about the string of letter above. You have formed a belief about every letter and word in this sentence, including the .
- by the mere fact that you have been introduced to the idea of God you have formed a belief about it. You either believe God exists, believe God does not exist, or believe in the possibility of God but are unsure of God's existence or non-existence.
Those are the only three options you have regarding God's existence, because you are aware of the idea of God.
Only if you have never heard the word "God" or gods, AND were never made aware of what God is or isn't, AND personally had not considered anything relating to purpose, meaning, mortality, life, death, and a host of other ideas, could you be regardes as "lacking belief in God or gods". Of course, you could never be aware of the fact that you "lacked belief," being aware of that would mean you had formed a belief.
Beliefs are not physical things, you can not lack them like you can lack a brain. They can be strong, they can be weak, they are beliefs nonetheless. I have heard that my words are trying to tell atheists "What they believe". No. . They aren't. I have no idea what any of you believes. I just know you believe something. Even if you think you don't believe anything... that's still a belief.
What is even more interesting is that so many of you "atheists" believe in observable physical reality, which is predicated on a belief in "God". Think for yourselves, and think critically. But first, learn how to think correctly.
All it takes believe or not believe in something is blind faith. Many people have it. Atheists and theists alike. Words are just labels, the have no meaning besides that which we personally ascribe them. Religions are nothing more than groups of people who think the same way about "God" (I know, YOUR definitions of atheism and religions conveniently make it so atheism is not a religion because atheism is "not a belief" but a "lack of belief"... convenient for you, and utterly ridiculous and aggravatingly passive aggressive as I have said before). Not all Christians believe exactly the same thing, neither do all Atheists. Both are religions. One has faith that "God" exists and tries to define God, one makes believes that no definition of "God" exists, so has faith that nothing called "God" exists either. Some atheists then make the additional leap of making fun of the word "God". And yet we all believe the Sun rises in the East...and the world goes 'round.
