RE: I can feel your anger
July 6, 2012 at 2:52 pm
(This post was last modified: July 6, 2012 at 2:55 pm by Skepsis.)
I spent some time trying to get into Clive's head, and I think I understand the point he is trying to make.
He is trying to say that atheism is a lack of belief in a God or Gods like theism, and so any thought process that necessarily lacks a God should be included under "atheism".
However, the fatal flaws here are glaring-
1. It over complicates the issues, because
2. No belief system puts atheism as its cornerstone, that is, no belief system looks to a lack of belief to inform the actions of an individual. In fact, I don't even think it's possible to look to a position of nonbelief as the primary informant of your actions.
I guess it could be, maybe... But I sure as Jehova's nonexistence don't see it happening.
He is trying to say that atheism is a lack of belief in a God or Gods like theism, and so any thought process that necessarily lacks a God should be included under "atheism".
However, the fatal flaws here are glaring-
1. It over complicates the issues, because
2. No belief system puts atheism as its cornerstone, that is, no belief system looks to a lack of belief to inform the actions of an individual. In fact, I don't even think it's possible to look to a position of nonbelief as the primary informant of your actions.
I guess it could be, maybe... But I sure as Jehova's nonexistence don't see it happening.
My conclusion is that there is no reason to believe any of the dogmas of traditional theology and, further, that there is no reason to wish that they were true.
Man, in so far as he is not subject to natural forces, is free to work out his own destiny. The responsibility is his, and so is the opportunity.
-Bertrand Russell
Man, in so far as he is not subject to natural forces, is free to work out his own destiny. The responsibility is his, and so is the opportunity.
-Bertrand Russell
