(January 12, 2015 at 2:40 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:(January 12, 2015 at 2:36 pm)Drich Wrote: Ok then, I'm a God believing Atheist! Or does Atheism have rules that prevent me from both believing in God and calling myself an atheist?
Because there is literally one definition of atheist, not a code or set of beliefs or a canon. Saying you're a god-believing atheist is like saying you're a married bachelor, it's not a question of doctrinal differences or anything vague, it's literally a definition of one stance on one question for one person.
It's very easy to "test" someone to see if they're an atheist or not.
(January 12, 2015 at 2:38 pm)Drich Wrote: Yet, i'm willing to bet there is a test to be deemed an atheist. Other than what a person claims for themselves.
Yeah, it's a really easy test actually.
"Do you hold a belief in a god?"
"No"--> Atheist
Anything else --> non-atheist
There is a very simple test to determine whether one is a Christian or not. 1st do the claim to be? 2nd do they follow the canonical teaching of Jesus Christ?
Those are the only two requirements Per the Apstole Paul, and his letter to the Galations.
Why are their requirements for atheism who has no rules, and no requirements for those who claim Christianity who does have rules?
