(May 15, 2020 at 5:01 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(May 15, 2020 at 4:56 pm)Belacqua Wrote: But you do have beliefs -- by which I mean things which you hold to be true about the world. And if you are a naturalist you have a metaphysical belief which can't be proved by science.
Focusing instead on one particular belief you DON'T have -- your atheism -- means that your beliefs go unexpressed, unexplained, and possibly unexamined.
I don’t see how. My lack of belief in gods - and focusing on that as the defining issue of atheism - doesn’t stop me from expressing, explaining or examining my beliefs regarding science, art, the value of friendship, social issues, etc.
Boru
Gwaithmir said that calling himself an atheist was enough. That expressing his positive beliefs, in addition, was "mincing words."
I hope he'll correct me if I'm wrong.