RE: If I were an Atheist
March 14, 2015 at 12:42 pm
(This post was last modified: March 14, 2015 at 12:42 pm by Ravenshire.)
Hey, Drew. Care to comment on this? Or will you just keep ignoring it?
(March 12, 2015 at 8:07 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote:(March 12, 2015 at 7:53 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote: I'm very familiar with the distinction. What I'm arguing in this thread is the distinction does more harm than good.
First it redefines atheism in such a way you might as well drop the A. Theism means God the A in atheism mean not or without God. Weak atheists share more in common with a theist than an atheist who actually claims not or without God. A theist doesn't deny God exists either does the weak atheist! There is no point in debating the existence of God between a weak atheist and a theist since the weak atheist doesn't deny (even as a mere opinion) that God exists. Whats to argue? Lastly if the atheists who subscribe to the A in atheist can't convince weak atheists God doesn't exist then there case must be pathetic.
Ok, I see the problem now. You're confused about the meaning of the word.
This should clear that up:
theism
[thee-iz-uh m]
noun
1. the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
2. belief in the existence of a god or gods (opposed to atheism).
You could also add:
3. the belief in any god(s)
Theism does not mean gawd, but the belief in one (or more). If you want to continue making up your own definitions for words, there's absolutely no sense in conversing with you since we won't be using the same language.
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