RE: A different definition of atheism. Atheism isn't simply lack of belief in god/s
August 1, 2012 at 12:15 pm
(This post was last modified: August 1, 2012 at 12:16 pm by Simon Moon.)
(August 1, 2012 at 3:31 am)fr0d0 Wrote: I've been speaking with RaphaelDrake, and he disagrees with the common definition of atheism that is strictly adfhered to on AF: that atheism simply means: lack of belief in god/s.
Raphael states that atheism is also this:
Atheism is the lack of belief in anything unproven/ Atheists don't believe anything supernatural without proof
So what do you think?
Is the above statement accurate for all atheists?
Is a-theism: literally not a(without) theism(belief in god/s)?
Is atheism also anti anything supernatural?
It is not an accurate statement.
Atheism is only the disbelief in the existence of gods. Since for the vast majority of atheists, their atheism stems from their overall skepticism, it is true that atheists also tend not to believe other supernatural claims.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
