Sorry to back this thread up, but...
I would say that we can't make a claim within the context of the bible that God is an atheist. He mandates that his people not worship "other gods". Does he ever make an explicit statement regarding other gods being false? Does he ever explicitly acknowledge his own power? Belief in yourself as a god is still theism.
What about Satan? Satan fits a lot of definitions of a deity and we know for certain that God acknowledges his existance.
Again, my position is that within the bible we don't have enough support to say God is an atheist. If anything there is more support in the opposite direction.
(January 10, 2010 at 4:28 pm)Purple Rabbit Wrote: You're right. God is an atheist, he has no belief in a god who created him.A deity is not defined as a creator and theism is not defined by believing in a creator.
I would say that we can't make a claim within the context of the bible that God is an atheist. He mandates that his people not worship "other gods". Does he ever make an explicit statement regarding other gods being false? Does he ever explicitly acknowledge his own power? Belief in yourself as a god is still theism.
What about Satan? Satan fits a lot of definitions of a deity and we know for certain that God acknowledges his existance.
Again, my position is that within the bible we don't have enough support to say God is an atheist. If anything there is more support in the opposite direction.
- Meatball
