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Negative Atheism: A Defense

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Negative Atheism: A Defense
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Negative Atheism: A Defense
January 10, 2010 at 5:15 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvix0ggEcjA

DasAmericanAtheist responding to "Rational Dawn", a group of theists trying to dismiss atheism as irrational. They fist set out against negative atheism. Presumably the case against positive atheism will follow.
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RE: Negative Atheism: A Defense
January 10, 2010 at 5:40 pm
There is seriously a theistical argument against negative atheism?

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RE: Negative Atheism: A Defense
January 10, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Yes of course. In order to make theism look more rational they have to make atheism look irrational.
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RE: Negative Atheism: A Defense
January 10, 2010 at 5:52 pm
??? But how can you get more rational than skepticism??? Huh
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RE: Negative Atheism: A Defense
January 10, 2010 at 6:12 pm
For me personally, I do not like labeling myself as a "Negative or Positive" ..."Atheist"....

The second you do this, it only makes those who do not share your "Non-Belief" label you even more than you already are.....

I am a "Non-Believer" simple as that....Everything else is a number/label game....
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RE: Negative Atheism: A Defense
January 10, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Well but there are differences, and non-believer to me is way too broad of a label.
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RE: Negative Atheism: A Defense
January 10, 2010 at 10:42 pm
The word "Atheist" is not broad... However, when you start putting "Negative or Positive" with it, is when it starts growing labels.. .

My fault, I didn't clarify my comment more.... I don't label myself as a either P or N.. Simply "Atheist"....
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RE: Negative Atheism: A Defense
January 11, 2010 at 2:00 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W45DnGeFjI

A follow up.
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RE: Negative Atheism: A Defense
January 12, 2010 at 12:49 am
Ah I get it now. Now I know what else I have to learn. Hopefully the road won't be to tretreous. Confused

I would say all ready I am a positive atheist.

But I am not sure where I stand at this moment in time.

I will say this the bible is getting really interesting every time I read it.
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