(May 4, 2013 at 6:30 am)Esquilax Wrote:(May 4, 2013 at 4:18 am)Undeceived Wrote: Atheism is the belief that there is not one single god. Every atheist has his own reason(s) for this belief.
Wrong-o! Atheism is the rejection of currently extant theistic beliefs. There's no requirement that one believe in no creators at all, just that those religions that have a specific image of the creator of the universe haven't yet fulfilled their burden of proof: I can, for instance, believe in a creator of the universe and still be an atheist, so long as that creator is not a theistic god. I don't- the most intellectually honest position is to simply say "I don't know"- but I could if I wanted to.
See the bold, there may not be requirements, but every atheist put standards to their non belief, so what is the difference.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
