RE: Your stance on Hard Atheism
October 27, 2014 at 9:14 pm
(This post was last modified: October 27, 2014 at 9:17 pm by Whateverist.)
(October 27, 2014 at 6:08 pm)trmof Wrote: By hard atheism I mean those who claim the non-existence of a God or gods as fact. They do in fact exist, and they are for the most part insufferable to have a conversation with.
As for the characteristics, a lower-case "god" would be a being which possesses power which would appear as incomprehensible magic to humans. This would apply to any being such as a demon or angel.
The creator God would be distinguished by his ability to, if not outright create, at least mold and shape universes to his liking.
Well at least you give me something to work with. Most people babble on about gods as if anyone really knew what they were. I do think your definition is inadequate to differentiate gods from advanced races of aliens. Or suppose there was a being of gigantic proportions whose scat consisted of galaxies? Would that count as a creator god by your reckoning?
Anyway I voted no to the poll. I personally am a very soft and accommodating atheist. I have as little belief in gods as anyone else but I have less settled opinions about what other people ought to believe and what they ought to base that on. That goes for hard atheists as well as hard theists. I don't see where I'm in any position to say either of them is whack. My choice is to take people as they come .. you're all so fascinating.
