(November 2, 2009 at 11:54 am)Rhizomorph13 Wrote:(October 30, 2009 at 5:29 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: What, the "What do you believe question?"
Well, atheists, by definition, believe in anything but God.
That doesn't mean they necessarily can't/won't change their minds of course...just that if they do they, by definition, won't be atheists any more.
EvF
Hmm, well I am a little more selective than what is in bold! I would dissagree strongly with defining atheism as believing in ANYTHING but god!Of course you REALLY meant that the only thing that defines atheism is a lack of belief in god with strong being identified with the statement, "There is no god." and weak being identified with the statement, "I reject the notion of god." or even, "There probably is not a god."
Rhizo
If you can say no to the question 'do you believe in God?' you are an athiest. No other replacement belief is needed.
I however prefer 'I know of no convincing evidence to support the theory there is a god, therfore on the balance of probabilty, I reject it'
Clumsy I know, but at least it doesnt leave me open to accusations of being closed minded.
An accusation that was put to me when I queried the validity of the belief in spiritualism.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
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