(August 8, 2010 at 11:30 pm)padraic Wrote:Quote:well from an atheist point of view you've missed the point and live shadowed by a belief that doesn't allow reason or logic.
Oh dear,ANOTHER apologist who hasn't grasped the meaning of the word 'atheist'.
There is no such thing as an atheist point of view,except on one topic: BY DEFINITION an atheist is merely a person who does not believe in gods. NOTHING ELSE is implied or may be inferred. ATHEISM IS NOT: a belief system,a philosophy, an ideology,a moral code or a club.
I assert only "I do not believe due to lack of evidence" I reject the notion that God may be be argued into or out of existence. His existence may only be proved or falsified. IE logic does not guarantee truth. That means I use logic and reason supported by evidence,unlike theology,which uses sophistry unsupported by evidence..
The word Atheism is defined that way, and I am in complete agreement I should not have spoken in that wide of a generality. Your point is well taken, however I do think that wider interpretation of atheism is permitted in the larger context of religious debate, of course agreement is never guaranteed.
My religion is the understanding of my world. My god is the energy that underlies it all. My worship is my constant endeavor to unravel the mysteries of my religion. 
