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Can an Atheist know anything?
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RE: Can an Atheist know anything?
December 23, 2013 at 7:52 pm
(December 23, 2013 at 12:01 am)orangebox21 Wrote: Given that atheists don't believe in absolute truth.
Without absolute truth no one can discern a lie.
Knowing something requires discerning truth from lies.
Atheists can't know anything.

Discuss.



All atheists I know (I'm including myself) accept that there is an absolute truth. They maintain that science is beginning to understand this absolute truth. They merely do not claim to completely understand this absolute truth. I have never heard of anyone who completely rejects absolute truth. I think you are confusing divine truth with absolute truth.

You second proposition is complete bullshit. Even if we assume that nothing is objectively true (which would be ridiculous) we can still assume things to be relatively true.

No, because you can know something that is wrong if you truly believe it. Christians for example know that god is true.

Your last proposition is hilarious.
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Can an Atheist know anything? - by orangebox21 - December 23, 2013 at 12:01 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by pocaracas - December 23, 2013 at 12:37 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Neo-Scholastic - December 23, 2013 at 12:44 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Minimalist - December 23, 2013 at 12:46 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Esquilax - December 23, 2013 at 12:50 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Whateverist - December 23, 2013 at 1:07 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Brakeman - December 23, 2013 at 1:26 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Rayaan - December 23, 2013 at 2:35 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Nineteen - December 27, 2013 at 6:03 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Jacob(smooth) - December 27, 2013 at 6:08 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Nineteen - December 27, 2013 at 6:10 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Esquilax - December 23, 2013 at 3:15 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Rayaan - December 23, 2013 at 3:20 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by là bạn điên - December 23, 2013 at 3:53 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Angrboda - December 23, 2013 at 4:02 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Esquilax - December 23, 2013 at 4:32 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Angrboda - December 23, 2013 at 6:26 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by là bạn điên - December 23, 2013 at 4:37 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 23, 2013 at 4:37 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by là bạn điên - December 23, 2013 at 5:18 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 23, 2013 at 6:35 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Marvin - December 23, 2013 at 7:43 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by EgoRaptor - December 23, 2013 at 7:52 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by orangebox21 - December 24, 2013 at 12:16 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Faith No More - December 24, 2013 at 12:35 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Whateverist - December 24, 2013 at 12:41 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by ThomM - December 25, 2013 at 8:08 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Ksa - December 23, 2013 at 8:09 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Tonus - December 23, 2013 at 9:34 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by max-greece - December 23, 2013 at 11:16 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Jackalope - December 23, 2013 at 11:28 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by ThomM - December 25, 2013 at 1:49 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Angrboda - December 25, 2013 at 2:01 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Crossless1 - December 25, 2013 at 2:04 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Jackalope - December 25, 2013 at 8:11 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by MindForgedManacle - December 26, 2013 at 10:31 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Jacob(smooth) - December 27, 2013 at 6:16 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Nineteen - December 27, 2013 at 6:24 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Zen Badger - December 27, 2013 at 6:31 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Nineteen - December 27, 2013 at 11:37 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Whateverist - December 27, 2013 at 12:33 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Nineteen - December 27, 2013 at 12:55 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Jacob(smooth) - December 27, 2013 at 1:36 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Nineteen - December 27, 2013 at 2:13 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Jacob(smooth) - December 27, 2013 at 6:27 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Nineteen - December 27, 2013 at 6:34 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Zen Badger - December 27, 2013 at 6:37 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Esquilax - December 27, 2013 at 6:39 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Jacob(smooth) - December 27, 2013 at 7:19 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Esquilax - December 27, 2013 at 8:03 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Zen Badger - December 27, 2013 at 6:58 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by pineapplebunnybounce - December 27, 2013 at 7:12 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by KichigaiNeko - December 27, 2013 at 7:06 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Whateverist - December 27, 2013 at 7:24 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Nineteen - December 27, 2013 at 9:15 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Esquilax - December 27, 2013 at 11:18 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by KichigaiNeko - December 27, 2013 at 7:44 am
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Bad Writer - December 27, 2013 at 1:04 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Nineteen - December 27, 2013 at 1:20 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Jackalope - December 27, 2013 at 1:24 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Crossless1 - December 27, 2013 at 1:36 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by pineapplebunnybounce - December 27, 2013 at 1:43 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Jacob(smooth) - December 27, 2013 at 2:17 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by Mister Agenda - December 27, 2013 at 4:07 pm
RE: Can an Atheist know anything? - by jesus0.5 - December 27, 2013 at 7:54 pm

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