RE: What made you become an atheist?
December 11, 2019 at 3:37 am
(This post was last modified: December 11, 2019 at 3:43 am by Succubus.)
(December 10, 2019 at 9:46 pm)Atomic Lava Wrote:(December 10, 2019 at 3:08 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: So, as a follow up to my post #19, let me ask you a question. This will relate to belief, not knowledge.
Given that 'belief' is defined by cognitive scientists and philosophers of mind as, the psychological state in which one accepts a premise or proposition as being true. In other words, if one accepts a premise or proposition as being true, they can be said to believe said premise or proposition.
Also, given that belief is a binary mental state*, i.e., one either accepts a premise or proposition as being true, or they don't accept it as being true, do you accept the premise that a god exists as being true?
*I have yet to have someone coherently explain how one could possibly be in some middle ground between accepting a premise as being true, and not accepting it as being true, simultaneously.
Quote:Very interesting. I don't think I am arguing that there is a God. However all I am saying is I am not all knowing - therefore I don't know everything. So how can I possibly know for sure if there is one or not? Of course that is my attitude towards it. And I have mets lots of people throughout my lifetime that share this same approach as well. You make some great points. I respect your thoughts. You seem like a good guy.
Rather than restate your opening post why not respond to the rebuttals to the agnostic position?
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.