(October 2, 2010 at 2:06 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:(October 2, 2010 at 6:01 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: I asked you for your evidence for your assertion. You sidestepped my question and made the same assertion once again.No I gave a concise reply. Let me try to explain it more thoroughly:
I believe because I understand what it is I believe in. I choose to conclude what I must, based on knowledge I have.
A non believer doesn't believe because they are forced to conclude what they know, which in this case is a lack of information of the subject... ie they are ignorant of the subject.
Any clearer?
Ignorance used here isn't a slur... more an assertion of fact. Adrian acknowledged when we last talked about this that the default position on faith is ignorance. You're born not knowing/ giving intellectual assent. Personally, and I think you would agree, I think a person cannot believe against what they rationalise to be true. Hence all atheism must be ignorant of theism.
Does it hurt your knowledge when research proves that atheists know more about religion than theists do?
Anyway Hi Diamond and welcome to the forum
