RE: What came first, the atheist or the theist?
July 30, 2010 at 2:24 pm
(This post was last modified: July 30, 2010 at 2:34 pm by Paul the Human.)
*chuckles*
Alright. I think we're saying the same thing, just in different ways, sorta. I think it's safe to say that we all agree that no one believed in god(s) prior to someone making the claim that god(s) exist... so 'atheists' came first. As in... people that did not believe in gods came before those that did.
(EDIT: Adrian clarified for me, in a way. By 'disbelief', I meant the act of actively disbelieving a claim... as opposed to simply lacking belief due to a lack of awareness that a claim has been made.)
Alright. I think we're saying the same thing, just in different ways, sorta. I think it's safe to say that we all agree that no one believed in god(s) prior to someone making the claim that god(s) exist... so 'atheists' came first. As in... people that did not believe in gods came before those that did.
(EDIT: Adrian clarified for me, in a way. By 'disbelief', I meant the act of actively disbelieving a claim... as opposed to simply lacking belief due to a lack of awareness that a claim has been made.)
