RE: Atheism is a religion
January 7, 2012 at 4:19 am
(This post was last modified: January 7, 2012 at 4:27 am by dloubet.)
(January 6, 2012 at 7:38 pm)amkerman Wrote: You cant "lack belief" in something you have formed thoughts about. That atheists "lack belief in God or gods" commits the fallacy of invincible ignorance.
These two statements do not intersect. You can form thoughts about something and not possess the belief that it exists.
The belief -- that god exists -- is not in my head. Therefore I lack that belief.
The belief -- that Darth Vader exists -- is not in my head. Therefore I lack that belief.
I additionally hold the belief that Darth Vader does not exist.
The lack of belief in Darth Vader is a report of my subjective state. The belief that Darth Vader does not exist is a claim concerning objective reality. These are two entirely different things.
Quote:The invincible ignorance fallacy is a deductive fallacy of circularity where the person in question simply refuses to believe the argument, ignoring any evidence given.-- Wikipedia
Have atheists ignored any and all evidence of gods? I haven't. I've merely examined what's been presented and found it lacking. Hence my lack of belief.
