RE: Nature's Laws
May 20, 2015 at 8:45 pm
(This post was last modified: May 20, 2015 at 9:08 pm by Simon Moon.)
(May 20, 2015 at 8:24 pm)YGninja Wrote: Words define you, not theists. Atheists don't get to choose their definition any more than a bank robber gets to choose the definition or robbery. Christians all abide the same definition : followers of Christ. Denominations merely have a different interpretation of what it means to follow Christ. If you don't give a rats ass whether God exists, why call yourself an atheist, what are you doing here?
I don't care what label is put on my position. In fact, when I was young, I did not even know there was a label. My position came before I learned of labels.
Here is my position:
I do not believe the claims made by theists, that a god or gods exist. My position is entirely provisional, and will change if the existence of a god is demonstrated to exist, via the proper use of demonstrable evidence, reasoned argument and valid/sound logic to support the claim.
This position is a byproduct of properly applied skepticism toward the claim that gods exist. My correct use of skepticism lead to my disbelief that gods exist.
I do not take this position because I want to shirk the BOP. I take it because I am unconvinced.
What label would you use to describe my position?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.