RE: Worst atheistic argument?
February 23, 2010 at 1:02 pm
(This post was last modified: February 23, 2010 at 1:13 pm by objectivitees.)
Tiberius Wrote:Atheism doesn't presuppose Naturalism.
Really?? Then how did everything get here? Come on, give me a supernatural explanation that doesn't invoke the ontological definition of God.
(February 18, 2010 at 8:36 pm)Darwinian Wrote: No, many atheists may presuppose these things but atheism itself is simply a lack of belief and nothing else.
It sounds like your confusing the word atheism with your personal experience of atheism.
Actually, most don't presuppose them, but only because they are not aware of them. My claim is not what an individual Atheist may or may not know with respect to the presuppositions, but what Atheism itself presupposes. No confusion here. If an Atheist thinks the belief God does not exist (or the "lack" of belief) has no bearing on the issues of Morality (ethic), Epistemology (theory of knowledge) and Metaphysics (the nature of reality) then he is ignorant, or intentionally distorting the problem to avoid rational debate.
Your "lack of belief" claim is standard fare, and a dishonest attempt to avoid having the discussion.