RE: Anti-Theism
December 4, 2017 at 12:58 am
(This post was last modified: December 4, 2017 at 1:00 am by vulcanlogician.)
(December 4, 2017 at 12:09 am)Khemikal Wrote: As Min has already said...irrespective of whether or not we believe, others do, and they act upon those beliefs. Anti-theists would be mal-theists if there were a god. To sum it up, we think that the very -idea- is shitty, regardless.
Do you consider yourself an anti-theist? If so, I'm curious as to what constitutes anti-theism in your view. As a regular ol' run of the mill atheist, I think that the very -idea- is shitty, thou if God did turn out to exist, I guess I'd have to be a theist, unless he was a malevolent god or something.
But then again, we all know that everyone is pretty much fucked in the "malevolent god" scenario...
(December 4, 2017 at 12:17 am)Kernel Sohcahtoa Wrote: Have you considered that anti-theism may be as diverse as any given label? IMO, if you are willing, perhaps the community here could clear up any misconceptions/misunderstandings that you may have, sir.
I, too, would be curious to hear about anti-theism from those who adopt the view. Not due to any misconceptions, per se, but I don't know very much about anti-theism or what diversities exist within it.
I should also add that many Christians are "anti-atheist" but they don't seem to feel the need to categorize themselves as such; maybe they should.