(March 7, 2015 at 9:45 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote: First I would have to come to grips with the fact that in spite of a decline in religious attendance and participation atheism isn’t a growing movement. It’s not just an issue of popularity. There are many unpopular beliefs and facts that are believed because of a preponderance of evidence in their favor, not because the belief is popular. Many popular beliefs have been abandoned do to evidence against them. Considering many atheists equate belief in God with belief in Santa Claus how is it they’re not gaining any traction? If the existence of God were as implausible as the existence of Santa Claus then there should be as many atheists as those who don’t believe in Santa Claus. If atheists know something that leads them to conclude belief in God is equivalent to belief in Santa they are keeping it a well-guarded secret or they are dismal failures in communication. The question is what are atheists doing wrong? Why aren’t they expressing their viewpoint in a way that actually persuades people? I suspect some atheists enjoy being contrary and being part of a small often loathed minority. Some atheists just like to think there much smarter than most and therefore their belief isn’t for the gullible masses.
-Evolution appears to account for how living things developed on going complexity.
Therefore was I an atheist I would argue from those facts God doesn’t exist which ironically means I’m making a better argument than most atheists make. I wouldn't antagonize anyone, bash them over the head, question their sanity, just make the case and let it go at that.
If I were one?
match the words. 1-(Atheist/theist), 2-(militant/fundie), 3-(agnostic), 4-(agnostic atheist).
-this type works with logical fallacies. Data/facts don't really come into play for them.
-these don't know what they don't know so they just go on thinking what they know is enough.
-they just don't know so they don't know.
-these, probably 15 - 20 of the population know what they don't know.
If I were an atheists, It all starts with honesty in the mirror. And like personality descriptions is only a general base to start understanding ourselves. We are all mixtures of each I should think.