(July 12, 2012 at 6:04 am)Ace Otana Wrote: Wrong yet again, atheism simply means without theism. It's got fuck all to do with anything else. Why do you guys insist on adding things to it? Seriously?
Strawmen are much easier to argue against.
(July 12, 2012 at 6:04 am)Ace Otana Wrote: How does someone stating "I don't believe in god" make it a claim, how is a lack of belief a belief?
The only claim is that you don't believe in god. Following the law of charity and knowing that I'm not in a position to argue with you about what your opinions are, I'm inclined to take your word for it.
(July 12, 2012 at 6:04 am)Ace Otana Wrote: Going to try and make it as easy and simple as possible. My 7 year old cousin had no trouble understanding, I never needed to go this far with her.
Your cousin doesn't have an agenda. I tend to be trusting of people's motives, that's why I picked a user name to remind me that is also something I should be skeptical about.
(July 12, 2012 at 6:04 am)Ace Otana Wrote: Ok, now moral, which means someone with a sense of what's right and wrong. Amoral - which means without a sense of right and wrong. Following me so far? Ok, now theism - which means belief in a god. Atheism - which means without said belief in god. Understand now?
And the funny thing is, I don't think he is just pretending to not understand. His need for atheism to be something he can poke holes in is so great that he is not able to understand.