RE: Please present positive arguments why you think atheism is true
April 23, 2012 at 10:54 am
(This post was last modified: April 23, 2012 at 11:04 am by Mister Agenda.)
(April 23, 2012 at 6:40 am)Jireh Wrote: There is quit a substantial difference between
God created the universe from nothing, and
nothing created the universe......
You have stated God is omnipresent. Where was the 'nothing' you claim God created the universe from?
(April 23, 2012 at 7:51 am)fr0d0 Wrote:(April 23, 2012 at 5:23 am)Ace Otana Wrote: Theism = Belief in god
Atheism = Lack of belief in god.
Why would atheism need evidence if it makes no claims? It's a stance.
Theism is a cover all term for believers in deity/ies, just as atheism is a cover all term for those lacking said belief. That does not mean that atheists lack any belief, or cannot be subdivided into "denominations" covering all kinds of superstitious and pseudo rational bullshit idealisms. As an atheist, just as me as a theist, you should be able to present rational evidence of your stance. I couldn't defend 'theism' either - because it's too wide a subject. I only defend Christianity.
Now stop playing games and answer the questions!
Christianity isn't a version or denomination of theism. Christians are a particular type of theist. Your theism is easily defended: you believe in God and we should reasonably take your word for that. Christianity makes rather more claims, and some of them are about more than your personal convictions.
On a site like this where the vast majority of atheists are rational skeptics and humanists there is a tendency to engage us on that level and we have a tendency to allow 'atheism' to be used as a short hand for those positions. It would be more accurate to use such terms instead of 'atheism', though.
