RE: Atheism's Definition - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
December 3, 2011 at 9:36 am
(This post was last modified: December 3, 2011 at 9:38 am by lucent.)
(December 3, 2011 at 9:31 am)Ace Otana Wrote:(December 3, 2011 at 9:20 am)lucent Wrote: Atheists need to stop trying to redefine the definition of atheism. To say you lack a belief in something is a meaningless statement. It is simply an attempt by the atheist to redefine the parameters of the debate and escape any burden of proof for their position.
Bullshit. I lack belief! I'm not claiming anything. I lacked belief since birth. You can't stand that because it means the burden of proof is not on me, it's on you.
I'm not claiming that a god or god's don't exist, I don't know if they do or not. I just don't believe that any god exists. Lack of belief. An atheist is one who does not believe in god. Get used to it.
Rocks lack belief. You have a belief about God based on your concept of God and the evidence you're aware of. Based on the evidence, from the default position of either yes or no, you believe the evidence leans more towards the positive or negative. In your case it is towards the negative, and therefore you have a belief about it.
Atheists are trying to redefine atheism as the default position and it isn't. It is a positive claim that God does not exist. If you want to say you don't know, you're an agnostic.