(July 7, 2015 at 10:51 am)Neimenovic Wrote:(July 7, 2015 at 7:29 am)pool Wrote: I just want to point something out.
Many people here think that the default position of every human being is as an atheist.
Some have argued that -
If a baby has no information about the concept of a god then she automatically doesn't believe in a god.
The problem with this argument is that you yourself have forgotten the definition of atheism - Which is an ism that basically rejects the claim made by theism.
Atheism is not a ism that believes in the non-existence of a god.
If the concept of a god is not known to a person.
Then it means that they are unaware of theism.
If you say that this person is an atheist by default.
Then you are making the assumption than this person is aware of the concept of a god & theism and rejects this claim.
Which contradicts your first statement.
That is,a person can be an atheist only after this person is aware of the concept of theism.
Atheism = don't believe in god
Don't know about god = don't believe in god = atheist
Like I said, atheism is the default position. It's the term, the name, the word atheism that exists because of theism. Even if there was no theism, we'd all be atheists, we just wouldn't have a word for it, like we don't have words for people who don't believe in Santa.
C'mon bro,
Atheism = Rejection of the claim made by theism.
Atheism =/= Disbelief in god.
