RE: I have some questions for the posters here.
June 24, 2021 at 10:56 am
(This post was last modified: June 24, 2021 at 10:59 am by Frank Apisa.)
(June 24, 2021 at 6:42 am)pocaracas Wrote:(June 24, 2021 at 5:49 am)Frank Apisa Wrote: I live my life without a care about divine punishment, divine commands and divine intervention.
I do not "believe" any gods exist...just as I do not "believe" there are no gods.
That is all it takes to qualify for the atheist descriptor.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction...sh/atheist
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atheist
noun [ C ]
religion
uk
/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/ us
/ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/
someone who does not believe in any God or gods
not believing in any God or gods, or relating to such beliefs
American Dictionary:
someone who believes that God does not exist
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All these descriptions of "atheist" are valid and all you need is to fit in one of them for it to apply to you.
(June 24, 2021 at 5:49 am)Frank Apisa Wrote: AND I AM NOT AN ATHEIST.
I do not care if I "qualify" to be an atheist or not. I AM NOT AN ATHEIST.
An atheist is someone who uses the descriptor atheist. I do not...and I would not.
I do not "believe" any gods exist...and I do not "believe" there are no gods.
If a descriptor must be used for me, I guess "agnostic" would apply. But I think descriptors often do a poor job of describing a position, so I actually state my position. Once again, it is:
I do not know if any "gods"** exist or not;
I see no reason to suspect gods CANNOT EXIST...that the existence of gods is impossible;
I see no reason to suspect that gods MUST EXIST...that gods are needed to explain existence;
I do not see enough unambiguous evidence upon which to base a meaningful guess in either direction...
...so I don't.
**For the purposes of this discussion, when I use the word "god" I mean "The entity (or entities) responsible for the creation of what we humans call 'the physical universe'...IF THERE IS SUCH AN ENTITY."
(June 24, 2021 at 6:43 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: @Frank Apisa
If you are not an atheist then you are a THEIST. So, which god do you believe in?
If you suppose one MUST be either a theist or atheist...you are poorly informed.
I AM NOT AN ATHEIST...I ALSO AM NOT A THEIST.