RE: Q about arguments for God's existence.
February 1, 2015 at 3:28 pm
(This post was last modified: February 1, 2015 at 3:31 pm by robvalue.)
An atheist can also choose to make a claim of knowledge, and then we shorthand that as a strong/gnostic atheist. That doesn't mean all atheists are strong atheists, so unless you also make that claim, you have no burden of proof. All you have to do is say, "I refuse to believe the claim based in insufficient evidence".
If you want to continue with your definition, that's totally fine, but you'll be at odds with just about everyone else.
I would say that atheism is a state of mind, it's the state of mind of not being convinced by God claims. Belief or non belief is a state of mind. But we don't have to claim to know things in order to believe them or not believe them. You can however also claim knowledge that the claim is false. Optionally
If you want to continue with your definition, that's totally fine, but you'll be at odds with just about everyone else.
I would say that atheism is a state of mind, it's the state of mind of not being convinced by God claims. Belief or non belief is a state of mind. But we don't have to claim to know things in order to believe them or not believe them. You can however also claim knowledge that the claim is false. Optionally
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