If atheism is incoherent, in what does the incoherence lie?
Following a related thread at the bottom of the "New Theism" thread I found an exchange that raised this question for me. From October 22, 2011 (http://atheistforums.org/thread-8981-page-13.html) I read:
Seems obvious to me that the only thing incoherent about the atheist's position is its being about God. The concept of God, at least the Christian god, is indeed a troubled one.
Perhaps the statement "unicorns did not trample my garden again today" is a meaningless one and therefore lacking in a truth value. Nonetheless if people start coming to my door and urging me to join them in worshiping unicorns I have grounds for announcing my lack of belief. Atheism is only a response to an irrational circumstance. I don't think the taint of incoherence belongs to the atheist.
Following a related thread at the bottom of the "New Theism" thread I found an exchange that raised this question for me. From October 22, 2011 (http://atheistforums.org/thread-8981-page-13.html) I read:
(October 22, 2011 at 9:42 am)Mister Agenda Wrote:(October 11, 2011 at 9:32 am)sonofodin Wrote: Because of the ambiguous nature of the word "god", atheists assume far too much and hold an illogical standpoint.
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Unless you define god as an alien being(not supernatural) that exists in nature, atheism is logically incoherent.
Sorry, dude, theological noncognitivists are a subset of atheists.
Seems obvious to me that the only thing incoherent about the atheist's position is its being about God. The concept of God, at least the Christian god, is indeed a troubled one.
Perhaps the statement "unicorns did not trample my garden again today" is a meaningless one and therefore lacking in a truth value. Nonetheless if people start coming to my door and urging me to join them in worshiping unicorns I have grounds for announcing my lack of belief. Atheism is only a response to an irrational circumstance. I don't think the taint of incoherence belongs to the atheist.
