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The definetion of atheism
October 17, 2013 at 12:09 am
Since some users on here seem to have a hardon for a alternate definition of this word, I am going to repeat as I have heard every atheist I have encountered use it
Atheism- The lack of belief in god or gods
Atheist- A person that lacks belief in god or gods
If you are a atheist who disagrees with this, then please elaborate.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
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That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
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RE: The definetion of atheism
October 17, 2013 at 12:21 am
I just hate that schizophrenic fuck, Jesus. The devil's ok in my book.(I voted for him twice now.)
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RE: The definetion of atheism
October 17, 2013 at 12:52 am
I doubted the existence of this thread until it was created, and look where that got me.
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RE: The definetion of atheism
October 17, 2013 at 10:59 am
Actually, instead of using the word "lack," which implies that something is missing, I prefer "a person without beliefs in a god or gods."
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RE: The definetion of atheism
October 17, 2013 at 11:02 am
It's actually both... but not at the same time and on the same person.
And most atheists associate with one or the other definition.
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RE: The definetion of atheism
October 17, 2013 at 11:09 am
I'm also an apatheist. I don't have any belief, and I also don't care if any of the gods available are real. What if they're ALL real? Who wins in a Jehovah vs Allah battle?
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RE: The definetion of atheism
October 17, 2013 at 2:15 pm
(October 17, 2013 at 12:09 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: Since some users on here seem to have a hardon for a alternate definition of this word, I am going to repeat as I have heard every atheist I have encountered use it
Atheism- The lack of belief in god or gods
Atheist- A person that lacks belief in god or gods
If you are a atheist who disagrees with this, then please elaborate.
I view atheism in its simplest form: a disbelief of the
claims made by theists regarding deities. In the absence of a claim being made about the existence of a god, there is nothing to lack belief "in".
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RE: The definetion of atheism
October 17, 2013 at 2:53 pm
I don't regard it as a "lack" of anything. Rather, I see it as the failure of theists to demonstrate that their bullshit is true.
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RE: The definetion of atheism
October 17, 2013 at 3:06 pm
(This post was last modified: October 17, 2013 at 3:07 pm by Doubting Thomas.)
(October 17, 2013 at 2:53 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I don't regard it as a "lack" of anything. Rather, I see it as the failure of theists to demonstrate that their bullshit is true.
That's what I say. If we call it a "lack" of God belief, the theists will see it as "lack of God" and will hound us to "fill that hole in your hearts."
I don't lack God any more than I lack dysentery.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
