RE: The meaning of Atheism.
September 11, 2010 at 9:31 am
(This post was last modified: September 11, 2010 at 9:32 am by Existentialist.)
(September 11, 2010 at 2:07 am)Entropist Wrote: it simply means I simply have no belief
(September 11, 2010 at 12:48 am)Shell B Wrote: Atheist=don't believe in god(s). It is really that simple.
(September 11, 2010 at 1:44 am)everythingafter Wrote: It means simply to disbelieve
(September 11, 2010 at 8:41 am)Ace Wrote: it simply means that they do not believe
When somebody feels the need to add a statement like "simply" and "simple" to any definition, it tends to suggest that it is not quite as simple as is being suggested, otherwise the simplicity would be self-evident and the statement would be unnecessary. Am I being ungenerous? It could of course mean that the matter is very simple. The question is, do I believe the people when they claim they see it as simple? I cannot help feeling it is simple in the same way that a bottle top screwed down on a pressurised liquid is simple. It hides terrible potential beneath. It has the feel of the lady doth protest too much. Methinks.
