(April 25, 2013 at 2:21 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(April 25, 2013 at 7:29 am)bladevalant546 Wrote: 1. What makes you all different from any enitity believing world views, when in all technical (if you're intellectually honest) are merely replacing *insert enitity here* with nature.
That would be naturalism, not atheism. Atheism is replacing *insert deity here* with **. Atheists are not necessarily naturalists.
(April 25, 2013 at 7:29 am)bladevalant546 Wrote: 2. In truth and honesty how do you claim objectivity when inductive reasoning use as a means to justify a full naturalist point of view?
I don't claim objectivity. I also don't claim to hold a 100% naturalist view. I do hold that natural things are all we are able to perceive with out senses. I'm happy to say "I don't know" regarding any non-natural entities or phenomena.
(April 25, 2013 at 7:29 am)bladevalant546 Wrote: 3. My Final question is simple, when inductively we know things do not spring out of nothing (ex nihilio) how is taking the stance nature did still not considered faith in it most general definition?
I don't take that position. I take the position of "I don't know" (and neither does anyone else, probably). As far as I know, we don't know enough about existence to indicate that creation ex nihilo is even necessary.
Thanks for the response, I think I understand atheism better now. And your statement on Ex Nihilo is correct.
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I would be a televangelist....but I have too much of a soul.