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Where's the line between atheist and oppressor?
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RE: Where's the line between atheist and oppressor?
(June 26, 2014 at 8:16 am)Knowledge of God Wrote: To be able of having non-belief in a deity, there must be one, right?

Can you have non-belief in a deity if the deity does not exist? I find it kind of weird going around claiming not to believe in something which does not exist.

No, you're messing up your boolean algebra. Whether or not a thing exists, a person can have a positive belief in it or not have a positive belief in it. A person can also hold a negative belief that the thing doesn't exist. Here: lets try an exercise on a different, but similar concept regarding belief.

Do you have a positive belief in unicorns? Yes or no.

Do you have a negative belief that no unicorns exist? Yes or no.


Personally, I don't make the positive claim that God exists and I don't make the negative claim that he doesn't exist. I don't see enough evidence for either. I just don't let the notion of the possibility of any particular non-falsifiable god affect my day-to-day decision making.


(June 26, 2014 at 8:16 am)Knowledge of God Wrote: The God created this earth and your butt. Everything on earth is created by God and is His.

Prove it.


(June 26, 2014 at 8:16 am)Knowledge of God Wrote: Daniel 9;9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him;

No one cares.
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RE: Where's the line between atheist and oppressor? - by RobbyPants - June 26, 2014 at 9:40 am

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