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RE: Is it logical for a Theological Noncognitivist to identify as an atheist?
September 4, 2015 at 2:45 am
I also believe that the notion of "God" is intentionally kept mysterious.
You can't kill or eliminate something if you don't know what it is or what it's weak point is.
Therefore God will always be a "boogy man type figure".
You can never get any better focus, as it will all begin to fall apart under scrutiny.
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.
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RE: Is it logical for a Theological Noncognitivist to identify as an atheist?
September 4, 2015 at 2:55 am
(This post was last modified: September 4, 2015 at 2:57 am by robvalue.)
You're right! People can't afford to define it properly, because then you might be able to try and test for it. It must remain out of reach. When our reach gets longer, it has to move even further away.
You know, the last thing religious theists should be doing is trying to actually find God. The probability of him being the slightest bit like what they've been telling everyone is virtually zero.
He's safe from tests when housed in the imagination.
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RE: Is it logical for a Theological Noncognitivist to identify as an atheist?
September 4, 2015 at 10:28 pm
(September 1, 2015 at 2:57 pm)abaris Wrote: Why is it even important? You are you and it's up to you to identify youself with what you see as appropriate.
I like that position. Not sure why we have to define ourselves, why we have to be either this or that. I use atheist as the closest description for me. If I delve into details with others (and I don't want to do that here) I may fall into other descriptive categories on certain specific points of view.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
