1. How would you define atheism?
The lack of a belief in any deity.
2. Do you act according to what you believe (there is no God) in or what you don't believe in (lack belief in God)?
I don't understand this question, what is difference between acting on what you believe and not acting on what you don't believe? Both, I guess.
3. Do you think it is inconsistent for someone who "lacks belief" in God to work against God's existence by attempting to show that God doesn't exist?
When the people are pushing their terrible believes onto others, NO. I don't care what Hindu's believe because they're not making religiously based laws that I have to follow.
4. How sure are you that your atheism properly represents reality?
At least 5 sigma.
5. How sure are you that your atheism is correct?
At least 5 sigma.
6. How would you define what truth is?
What comports to reality.
7. Why do you believe your atheism is a justifiable position to hold?
It's the default position when it comes to any supernatural claims. So far no supernatural claims are justifiable or plain wrong.
8. Are you a materialist or a physicalist or what?
physicalist
9. Do you affirm or deny that atheism is a worldview? Why or why not?
Deny because it answers only one question the belief in God. It doesn't address how
10. Not all atheists are antagonistic to Christianity but for those of you who are, why the antagonism?
Christian say terrible things about atheist. So when atheist fight back, christians then claim persecution.
11. If you were at one time a believer in the Christian God, what caused you to deny his existence?
Contradictions.
12. Do you believe the world would be better off without religion?
Yes
13. Do you believe the world would be better off without Christianity?
Yes
14. Do you believe that faith in a God or gods is a mental disorder?
No
15. Must God be known through the scientific method?
No, but that would prove it.
16. If you answered yes to the previous question, then how do you avoid a category mistake by requiring material evidence for an immaterial God?
This question makes too many assumptions.
17. Do we have any purpose as human beings?
Only the one we decide to make.
18. If we do have purpose, can you as an atheist please explain how that purpose is determined?
By us.
19. Where does morality come from?
From our empathy, and understading the consequences of our actions
20. Are there moral absolutes?
I don't know.
21. If there are moral absolutes, could you list a few of them?
I would think a human owning another human would be an absolutely immoral.
22. Do you believe there is such a thing as evil? If so, what is it?
Yes. Evil is the conscience actions that causes unnecessary harm upon others.
23. If you believe that the God of the Old Testament is morally bad, by what standard do you judge that he is bad?
By my definition.
24. What would it take for you to believe in God?
Evidence.
25. What would constitute sufficient evidence for God’s existence?
Logical or scientific.
26. Must this evidence be rationally based, archaeological, testable in a lab, etc., or what?
Definitely rationally based, the rest are extras.
27. Do you think that a society that is run by Christians or atheists would be safer? Why?
Atheist because they would more likely base their policy on reason and evidence.
28. Do you believe in free will? (free will being the ability to make choices without coercion).
Yes
29. If you believe in free will, do you see any problem with defending the idea that the physical brain, which is limited and subject to the neuro-chemical laws of the brain, can still produce free will choices?
They are still not coerce, so no.
30. If you affirm evolution and that the universe will continue to expand forever, then do you think it is probable that given enough time, brains would evolve to the point of exceeding mere physical limitations and become free of the physical and temporal and thereby become "deity" and not be restricted by space and time? If not, why not?
I'm going to have to say no, because I don't think there is anything beyond the physical.
31. If you answered the previous question in the affirmative, then aren't you saying that it is probable that some sort of God exists?
Good thing I answered no. But if I did answer yes, this would mean that there are Gods that exist not God.
The lack of a belief in any deity.
2. Do you act according to what you believe (there is no God) in or what you don't believe in (lack belief in God)?
I don't understand this question, what is difference between acting on what you believe and not acting on what you don't believe? Both, I guess.
3. Do you think it is inconsistent for someone who "lacks belief" in God to work against God's existence by attempting to show that God doesn't exist?
When the people are pushing their terrible believes onto others, NO. I don't care what Hindu's believe because they're not making religiously based laws that I have to follow.
4. How sure are you that your atheism properly represents reality?
At least 5 sigma.
5. How sure are you that your atheism is correct?
At least 5 sigma.
6. How would you define what truth is?
What comports to reality.
7. Why do you believe your atheism is a justifiable position to hold?
It's the default position when it comes to any supernatural claims. So far no supernatural claims are justifiable or plain wrong.
8. Are you a materialist or a physicalist or what?
physicalist
9. Do you affirm or deny that atheism is a worldview? Why or why not?
Deny because it answers only one question the belief in God. It doesn't address how
10. Not all atheists are antagonistic to Christianity but for those of you who are, why the antagonism?
Christian say terrible things about atheist. So when atheist fight back, christians then claim persecution.
11. If you were at one time a believer in the Christian God, what caused you to deny his existence?
Contradictions.
12. Do you believe the world would be better off without religion?
Yes
13. Do you believe the world would be better off without Christianity?
Yes
14. Do you believe that faith in a God or gods is a mental disorder?
No
15. Must God be known through the scientific method?
No, but that would prove it.
16. If you answered yes to the previous question, then how do you avoid a category mistake by requiring material evidence for an immaterial God?
This question makes too many assumptions.
17. Do we have any purpose as human beings?
Only the one we decide to make.
18. If we do have purpose, can you as an atheist please explain how that purpose is determined?
By us.
19. Where does morality come from?
From our empathy, and understading the consequences of our actions
20. Are there moral absolutes?
I don't know.
21. If there are moral absolutes, could you list a few of them?
I would think a human owning another human would be an absolutely immoral.
22. Do you believe there is such a thing as evil? If so, what is it?
Yes. Evil is the conscience actions that causes unnecessary harm upon others.
23. If you believe that the God of the Old Testament is morally bad, by what standard do you judge that he is bad?
By my definition.
24. What would it take for you to believe in God?
Evidence.
25. What would constitute sufficient evidence for God’s existence?
Logical or scientific.
26. Must this evidence be rationally based, archaeological, testable in a lab, etc., or what?
Definitely rationally based, the rest are extras.
27. Do you think that a society that is run by Christians or atheists would be safer? Why?
Atheist because they would more likely base their policy on reason and evidence.
28. Do you believe in free will? (free will being the ability to make choices without coercion).
Yes
29. If you believe in free will, do you see any problem with defending the idea that the physical brain, which is limited and subject to the neuro-chemical laws of the brain, can still produce free will choices?
They are still not coerce, so no.
30. If you affirm evolution and that the universe will continue to expand forever, then do you think it is probable that given enough time, brains would evolve to the point of exceeding mere physical limitations and become free of the physical and temporal and thereby become "deity" and not be restricted by space and time? If not, why not?
I'm going to have to say no, because I don't think there is anything beyond the physical.
31. If you answered the previous question in the affirmative, then aren't you saying that it is probable that some sort of God exists?
Good thing I answered no. But if I did answer yes, this would mean that there are Gods that exist not God.
