(July 16, 2015 at 7:57 pm)Jenny A Wrote:(July 16, 2015 at 7:24 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: About.com? Right, well you can use all of the user-generated websites you want to try and support your position, I'll stick to the actual philosophical standards.
Just what might "actual philosophical standards" be? Words mean what people use them to mean. Atheism among most atheists today means a lack of belief in a god or gods. It is a single position on a single issue, not a philosophy. Therefore, I don't give a rat's ass what the editors of a philosophers' dictionary think it m
Something written and edited by actual philosophers would be a good start. I have quoted from the two most prominent encyclopedias of philosophy. You have given me nothing in return. Given your logic, theists could simply define their position as, "The true belief that God exists" and then say, "See! God does exist!". No, that is not how it works, atheists try to redefine the word atheism because they are trying to avoid sharing the burden of proof, unfortunately for them it simply does not work that way. Once you have heard the concept of a god, you now either put forth positive belief or disbelief in this god, there is no longer a lack of belief. I ask you to please demonstrate that groups of people are allowed to redefine the meanings of words for the purpose of personal gain. If a married man thinks he is a bachelor it does not make it so.
