There are more American Atheists than we thought

[Silver]

It is only logical that as time and people progress that there will be less people believing in fairy tales.

It does, after all, require that older generations die out in order for younger generations to take their place.

[Pat Mustard]

From that perspective 100% of people are atheists.

Well, not quite, unless you count deists as atheists. They somehow seem capable of imagining all contradictory beliefs as true at the same time.

Well in the second century the Roman state considered christians atheists, and before that jews, all because both groups were unwilling to allow any validity to differing religious views.

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The study is flawed.  From what I've read, America is a Christian nation.  Ever since Jesus sailed to the New World from Spain, subdued the heathen Indians, built the Transcontinental Railroad, won the gunfight at the OK Corral, and invented the Apple Watch, NO ONE in America has been an atheist.  So there.

Boru

Here's a picture of Jesus driving a herd of cattle to Abilene, KS, for slaughter.

I love how he taught raptors how to suck cock, personally. They've got great jaw manipulation.

[Thumpalumpacus]

I love how he taught raptors how to suck cock, personally. They've got great jaw manipulation.

I'll definitely take your word for that.

[ComradeMeow]

A lot of this has to do with the fact that what we call atheists are just metaphysical naturalists. Atheism is a VERY bloated word that means a lot more than what it sounds and at the same time means less than what it sounds.

For example, try spotting the actual definition versus the bloated definitions:

*A person who does not believe in a deity's existence.

* a person who believes there is no god. Is very immoral because he/she wants to be and lives a depraved life.

*A person who knows there is a god yet denies him. Is a liberal or some sort of communist who wishes to destroy American and makes us all gay.

[LostLocke]

For example, try spotting the actual definition versus the bloated definitions:

*A person who does not believe in a deity's existence.

This is an atheist. Nothing more nothing less.

* a person who believes there is no god. Is very immoral because he/she wants to be and lives a depraved life.

*A person who knows there is a god yet denies him. Is a liberal or some sort of communist who wishes to destroy American and makes us all gay.

Those are "definitions" theists use to smear atheists. They have zero fuckall relevance outside of theists. "Real" atheists could care less about those usages, and would just point and laugh at anyone trying to use them as legitimate definitions.

[Aoi Magi]

A lot of this has to do with the fact that what we call atheists are just metaphysical naturalists. Atheism is a VERY bloated word that means a lot more than what it sounds and at the same time means less than what it sounds.

For example, try spotting the actual definition versus the bloated definitions:

*A person who does not believe in a deity's existence.

* a person who believes there is no god. Is very immoral because he/she wants to be and lives a depraved life.

*A person who knows there is a god yet denies him. Is a liberal or some sort of communist who wishes to destroy American and makes us all gay.

An atheist is someone who is not a theist.


If it appears bloated, that's cause theism is a well-bloated carcass in itself

[vorlon13]

Retaining for oneself the right to be the final arbiter in comportment or non-comportment with all of Scripture doesn't seem to me to be included in the definition of 'theist'.


LOL, maybe I'm a 'big tent' atheist ??