RE: Opinion on this Creed
July 17, 2015 at 9:57 am
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2015 at 10:00 am by robvalue.)
You can define atheism however you want, and dictionaries differ.
The agreed definition in the atheist community is lacking a belief in God, or disbelief in God. We think of them as the same. If you want to use different words for those two things, then fine. But we only need to agree on one set of definitions. I personally like default atheist (has no concept of a god) and cognitive atheist (has heard claims about Gods and doesn't believe them)
"Do you have an active belief in God?"
Yes- Theist
Any other answer- Atheist
It does not necessarily mean you believe there is no God, that is a seperate statement. Is the difference between a weak and a strong atheist. Please see my website for more details (link in signature).
As for the creed, I have not much of an opinion on it. Trying to lump atheists together is a common mistake. There is no atheist belief system.
The agreed definition in the atheist community is lacking a belief in God, or disbelief in God. We think of them as the same. If you want to use different words for those two things, then fine. But we only need to agree on one set of definitions. I personally like default atheist (has no concept of a god) and cognitive atheist (has heard claims about Gods and doesn't believe them)
"Do you have an active belief in God?"
Yes- Theist
Any other answer- Atheist
It does not necessarily mean you believe there is no God, that is a seperate statement. Is the difference between a weak and a strong atheist. Please see my website for more details (link in signature).
As for the creed, I have not much of an opinion on it. Trying to lump atheists together is a common mistake. There is no atheist belief system.
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