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[split]Atheism is based of ignorance.
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RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest?
(October 8, 2013 at 1:52 pm)Sword of Christ Wrote: Dawkins has every bit as much conviction as the most fundamentalist of Christians or whoever else. He does have a bit of ignorance as well though he hasn't studied theology or philosophy.

Hello, I am a 22 year old Australian writer, who is definitely not Richard Dawkins. That being out of the way, my atheism is based on an internal skepticism coupled with a study of religious claims and arguments for the existence of god, a background in university-level philosophy courses, and an understanding that one cannot prove existential things by means of theology and philosophy, no matter how deeply or piously one thinks about them.


Quote:There isn't a burden of proof to meet if it's a faith not a scientific hypothesis. The proof has to be internal within you kind of thing. You can't prove God with science anyway I keep saying this.

Okay, great! In that case, I am in no way justified in believing in your god without having that internal, faith based experience myself, and I have not. Moreover, without that experience, I cannot deem you or any other religious person to be justified in their belief either, and you need to ask yourself why your god won't grant me that experience, if this is the case.

Scientific hypotheses aren't the only things that have burdens of proof either, because that concept is not purely scientific; logic dictates that existential claims- like the ones you make about god- also require a burden of proof before anyone is logically justified in believing them. In support of this, I show merely the fact that the opposite, wherein we are required to accept every claim sans evidence, is ludicrous.

Happily, science isn't the only way you might fulfill that burden of proof; I require no scientific tests at all to have the existence of a dog proven to me.


Quote:I'd call it a cynical mindset tbh.

Yes, I imagine a reality based worldview would look that way, from your seat in candyland.

Quote: It's not like you know anything more than anyone else as to whether God exists or not you're just saying he doesn't and expect to be taken as humanities leading authority on the question.

We don't know more than anyone else? I agree. Are you then saying that you see the same complete lack of evidence for one that I do, or did you misspeak?

If you do know more than me about this subject, then you need to ask yourself why you can't convince me of the claim; I follow the facts, not any internalized role I need to fill. So does every other atheist here. Funny, how we still exist despite your presence, with your knowledge of god.

Incidentally, poisoning the well with that little "humanity's leading authority" crack won't work, because someone with even an ounce of logic in them will see immediately that the one group of people who feels that the question has no merit at all, are the atheists.
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[split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Sword of Christ - October 7, 2013 at 3:28 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by LastPoet - October 9, 2013 at 1:14 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by pocaracas - October 9, 2013 at 1:31 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by max-greece - October 9, 2013 at 2:23 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Brian37 - October 9, 2013 at 2:25 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Brian37 - October 9, 2013 at 2:34 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Esquilax - October 9, 2013 at 3:50 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Brian37 - November 7, 2013 at 8:56 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Minimalist - October 9, 2013 at 7:48 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Ryantology - October 9, 2013 at 9:25 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Faith No More - October 9, 2013 at 10:02 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Esquilax - October 9, 2013 at 11:56 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Faith No More - October 10, 2013 at 4:46 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Ryantology - October 10, 2013 at 6:08 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Ryantology - October 11, 2013 at 2:47 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Faith No More - October 11, 2013 at 5:14 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Ryantology - October 11, 2013 at 6:50 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Faith No More - October 11, 2013 at 11:24 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Chas - October 11, 2013 at 11:30 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Faith No More - October 11, 2013 at 11:41 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Bucky Ball - October 11, 2013 at 5:54 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Faith No More - October 11, 2013 at 6:10 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Bucky Ball - October 11, 2013 at 6:32 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Esquilax - October 11, 2013 at 2:52 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Minimalist - October 11, 2013 at 6:23 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Bad Writer - October 9, 2013 at 9:29 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by pocaracas - October 11, 2013 at 3:58 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by pocaracas - October 11, 2013 at 10:10 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Gilgamesh - October 11, 2013 at 5:16 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Dunno - October 13, 2013 at 7:21 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by downbeatplumb - October 14, 2013 at 1:58 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Esquilax - October 16, 2013 at 4:36 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Bob Kelso - October 16, 2013 at 9:01 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Esquilax - October 17, 2013 at 2:36 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Esquilax - October 17, 2013 at 3:00 am
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RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by FallentoReason - October 17, 2013 at 10:03 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Bob Kelso - October 17, 2013 at 10:03 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Cinjin - October 17, 2013 at 3:05 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by max-greece - October 17, 2013 at 9:29 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by downbeatplumb - October 17, 2013 at 3:03 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by pocaracas - October 17, 2013 at 10:47 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Darwinian - October 17, 2013 at 3:05 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by downbeatplumb - October 20, 2013 at 9:30 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Darwinian - October 20, 2013 at 9:33 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by downbeatplumb - October 20, 2013 at 9:35 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by ManMachine - October 19, 2013 at 8:32 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Polaris - October 19, 2013 at 10:12 pm
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RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Polaris - October 24, 2013 at 9:24 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Esquilax - October 20, 2013 at 3:28 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Bad Wolf - October 19, 2013 at 11:18 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Darwinian - October 20, 2013 at 9:36 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Polaris - October 25, 2013 at 11:12 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Cato - October 25, 2013 at 11:35 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Polaris - October 25, 2013 at 11:42 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Bob Kelso - October 25, 2013 at 11:48 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Owlix - October 25, 2013 at 2:08 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Brian37 - October 25, 2013 at 3:30 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Whateverist - October 25, 2013 at 2:36 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Bob Kelso - October 25, 2013 at 11:24 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Polaris - October 25, 2013 at 11:56 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Bob Kelso - October 26, 2013 at 12:13 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Owlix - October 26, 2013 at 12:07 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Polaris - October 26, 2013 at 12:16 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Bob Kelso - October 26, 2013 at 12:18 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Whateverist - November 1, 2013 at 11:18 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Whateverist - October 31, 2013 at 1:42 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Pretzel Logic - October 31, 2013 at 4:44 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Walking Void - November 2, 2013 at 10:18 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by justin - November 2, 2013 at 10:21 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Ayen - November 5, 2013 at 7:53 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Polaris - November 5, 2013 at 10:00 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Esquilax - November 5, 2013 at 10:24 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Esquilax - November 6, 2013 at 10:32 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 12:12 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by downbeatplumb - November 7, 2013 at 3:06 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Whateverist - November 7, 2013 at 4:07 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Whateverist - November 6, 2013 at 11:15 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Cyberman - November 5, 2013 at 11:30 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Whateverist - November 6, 2013 at 2:38 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Walking Void - November 8, 2013 at 8:50 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Whateverist - November 8, 2013 at 10:26 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Walking Void - November 8, 2013 at 2:40 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Walking Void - November 8, 2013 at 3:07 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Cyberman - November 8, 2013 at 3:12 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Walking Void - November 8, 2013 at 4:07 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Whateverist - November 8, 2013 at 9:07 pm
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by Esquilax - October 7, 2013 at 3:36 pm
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by Zazzy - October 7, 2013 at 3:44 pm
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by Bad Wolf - October 7, 2013 at 3:45 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Ryantology - October 9, 2013 at 3:44 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Chas - October 9, 2013 at 4:27 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Ryantology - October 9, 2013 at 6:23 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Chas - October 9, 2013 at 6:37 pm
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by Esquilax - October 8, 2013 at 2:15 pm
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by Esquilax - October 8, 2013 at 4:17 pm
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by Esquilax - October 9, 2013 at 4:13 am
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by Tonus - October 9, 2013 at 6:06 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Tonus - October 9, 2013 at 1:28 pm
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by Esquilax - October 9, 2013 at 7:52 am
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Esquilax - October 9, 2013 at 2:16 pm
RE: [split]Atheism is based of ignorance. - by Mister Agenda - November 7, 2013 at 5:33 pm
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by Bad Wolf - October 9, 2013 at 12:21 pm
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by Simon Moon - October 9, 2013 at 12:22 pm
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by Esquilax - October 9, 2013 at 12:25 pm
RE: Is It Hypocritical Of Me To Be Athiest? - by LastPoet - October 9, 2013 at 12:56 pm

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