(July 6, 2015 at 10:17 am)excitedpenguin Wrote: @pool, that's an epistemological distinction right there. You say you can't believe in something unless it's real. Gods are not real therefore one cannot believe in gods. I agree. People only think they believe in gods. Fine. But then the word evolves as well. Now a theist is a person who thinks he believes in God. And an atheist is a person who doesn't think he believes in God. Ergo, not thinking you believe in something that is not real is logical, and thinking you believe in something that is imaginary is illogical and a flaw in your thinking.
Please let me know if there's any other questions.
How is thinking you believe something, different from believing something?