(March 7, 2015 at 9:45 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote: 1. Drop the ‘I’m a weak-atheist’ strategy.
What you mistake for a strategy is just me not having a dog in the belief in god fight. Silly stuff doesn't command my attention.
(March 7, 2015 at 9:45 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote: If I were an atheist (a real atheist that actually believes and claims God doesn’t exist)
Because if there is anyone who understands what a real atheist is it has got to be someone who isn't one.
(March 7, 2015 at 9:45 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote: I would clearly state such a belief is an opinion. It’s what I think is true but acknowledge I’m not certain of it. That’s what an opinion is, a statement you have reason to believe is true but can’t be certain is true.
Out in the wider world, everyone has their own reasons for believing as they do and no one is obliged to interpret every word as you do. As you define it, what I would otherwise call my opinion just seems too dignified for the god proposition. At best, on your terms, I have the off-hand opinion that gods taken literally is silly stuff. I lack sufficient shits to give to work up a full fledged, well considered opinion. Based on the initial findings, I've decided not to bring the case to the bench for an official opinion. The matter just doesn't warrant the effort.
That doesn't mean I think you're stupid or crazy. I'm quite sure that it is possible to believe in gods without being either of those things. But a literal god with all the attendant fundamentalist tendencies? No, you're definitely a flawed human being if you want to argue for those things. I won't go out of my way to tell you that. But if you want to come to my club and talk all this shit then fine, you're a moron. Happy?
