No problems with atheism then...

[Welsh cake]

A problem is something that exists in the mind. So if you say it is a problem then it is a problem.

Unless you're explicitly talking about mental health problems, then no.

My late-aunt's terminal cancer was not a problem that existed only in her mind.

[Godnose]

There is no evidence that atheism is correct - along with theism - and that's a bit of a problem actually, isn't it?

Only a problem for those that claim something exists.

Exactly, just because a ton of people say there is some god doesn't make that true, either, nor is it evidence.

It would be rather nice if people would at least try to make some attempt to address the topic of the thread rather than merely bicker about irrelevancies such as evidence for and against religion, which is a topic more than amply covered elsewhere.

[Paul the Human]

I'm not voting in the poll for two reasons.

1. The question is stupid. Atheism is simply the lack of belief in the existence of deities. The only problem is the way society (especially in the U.S.) oppresses/suppresses the expression of that lack of belief. That is not a problem with atheism. It is a problem with religious bigotry.

2. I strongly suspect that "Godnose" was once known as "Godhead".

[Godnose]

A problem is something that exists in the mind. So if you say it is a problem then it is a problem.

Unless you're explicitly talking about mental health problems, then no.

My late-aunt's terminal cancer was not a problem that existed only in her mind.

The cancer was a condition. The problem was how to deal with it.

[Shell B]

It would be rather nice if people would at least try to make some attempt to address the topic of the thread rather than merely bicker about irrelevancies such as evidence for and against religion, which is a topic more than amply covered elsewhere.

Happy you could interject with your opinion. My response was in support of an argument that that there is only a problem with atheism for those who are not atheists, which is directly in line with your topic. You can lash out for no reason, if you want, though.

[The Grand Nudger]

I voted that there a some problems in atheism. I think I made it pretty clear what those problems were.

[Godnose]

I'm not voting in the poll for two reasons.

1. The question is stupid. Atheism is simply the lack of belief in the existence of deities. The only problem is the way society (especially in the U.S.) oppresses/suppresses the expression of that lack of belief. That is not a problem with atheism. It is a problem with religious bigotry.

You are entitled to your opinion. But if religious bigotry is the only is the only problem that it faces, is it not a rather sad reflection upon the atheist community that it has thus far managed so ineffectively to extend itself?

2. I strongly suspect that "Godnose" was once known as "Godhead".

Not so far as I know. Of course, it may not always be possible for me to be aware of any particular name that I might be known by. As to why that should affect your decision as to whether to vote, that is entirely beyond my comprehension.

[The Grand Nudger]

You are entitled to your opinion. But if religious bigotry is the only is the only problem that it faces, is it not a rather sad reflection upon the atheist community that it has managed so ineffectively to extend itself?

To be fair, theists had a head start, and we have laws against the kind of tactics that they employed.

[Shell B]

You are entitled to your opinion. But if religious bigotry is the only is the only problem that it faces, is it not a rather sad reflection upon the atheist community that it has thus far managed so ineffectively to extend itself?

Are you aware of how silly that sounds? A. No one mentioned bigotry. The comment was that religious people are the only ones who have problems with atheism, for obvious reasons. It doesn't mean they have problems with atheists themselves, though many do. B. You think that atheism can only "extend itself" by having problems and that should reflect on the atheist community?

[The Grand Nudger]

Believe Paul used the word bigotry.