Atheism is a belief.

[S.A.M.]

If I said I love you, it's only because I am weeping with joy at your awakening to reality. Kind of like having a new born baby. You are now one of us. Welcome our new sister in cosmic despair.

Of course, we abandon this causeless universe everytime we put on a labcoat because it makes no sense that things could be random and causeless. Then we search for the beginnings the ends and everything in between and pat ourselves on the back for our acuity in discerning knowledge.

 

[superluminal]

Of course, we abandon this causeless universe everytime we put on a labcoat because it makes no sense that things could be random and causeless. Then we search for the beginnings the ends and everything in between and pat ourselves on the back for our acuity in discerning knowledge.

We are cool, aren't we?

 

[lightgigantic]

After all this time and all this arguing, you really don't know where I stand on this?

*SL takes on form of his avatar*

let me guess

You're the only one allowed to contextualize others beliefs?

 

[S.A.M.]

We are cool, aren't we?

Yeah, we use our reason to argue ourselves into or out of beliefs we think we support, while fully exercising our rights to practise the opposite of what we preach.

 

[superluminal]

let me guess

You're the only one allowed to contextualize others beliefs?

What does this have to do with knowing where I stand on the issue of belief as it relates to atheism?

 

[lightgigantic]

What does this have to do with knowing where I stand on the issue of belief as it relates to atheism?

illustrating that just as you have ways and means to contextualize the beliefs of others, so to others unto yourself

it may be your belief that you are beyond scrutiny ..... but welcome to sciforums

 

[superluminal]

it may be your belief that you are beyond scrutiny

Not at all. My position has been made clear many times. I do not believe in gods.

Is that a belief? No.

 

[lightgigantic]

Not at all. My position has been made clear many times. I do not believe in gods.

Is that a belief? No.

hence roll out the red carpet for ontological naturalism and/or representational naturalism

 

[Enmos]

Actually we're just specks on a sphere in the middle of nowhere for no reason, but we feel compelled to spend all our time thinking of things to do because we're all gonna die but right now we're alive so why not?

Coming from you !?

 

[w1z4rd]

Numquam ponenda est pluralitas sine necessitate.

 

[(Q)]

It would help if you actually got around to expounding your points rather than imposing your beliefs.

Since the indoctrinated cultist is only able to accept beliefs, they begin categorizing everything accordingly and filtering that which agrees with their indoctrination and that which doesn't.

 

[sowhatifit'sdark]

Numquam ponenda est pluralitas sine necessitate.

Wow. So many oddities in this post.
1) Atheism is not a theory
2) You are misusing and/or misunderstanding O's R.
3) The diagrams function as propaganda but do not represent the two 'theories'.

And I mean, I truly dislike Christianity, but this is sloppy thinking. It's like a TV commercial against Christianity but nothing that will teach anyone about critical thinking except if they tear it apart using critical thinking.

I suggest you start by going back to O's R and see what he really said and intended his idea to be used for. I'll give you a hint: methodology (and not as a litmus test for truth).

 

[w1z4rd]

Wow. So many oddities in this post.
1) Atheism is not a theory
2) You are misusing and/or misunderstanding O's R.
3) The diagrams function as propaganda but do not represent the two 'theories'.

And I mean, I truly dislike Christianity, but this is sloppy thinking. It's like a TV commercial against Christianity but nothing that will teach anyone about critical thinking except if they tear it apart using critical thinking.

I suggest you start by going back to O's R and see what he really said and intended his idea to be used for. I'll give you a hint: methodology (and not as a litmus test for truth).

Satire

 

[S.A.M.]

Numquam ponenda est pluralitas sine necessitate.

You must have missed the branches of atheism in India. Not to mention ALL the arguments over definitions and meanings of atheism on this site.

 

[sowhatifit'sdark]

Satire

Ah, well.
But it becomes a satire of arguments against Christrianity, rather than a satire of ....whatever I am guessing it was meant to be a satire of.

 

[superluminal]

Is there a universally acceptable definition of atheism?

 

[S.A.M.]

godless

 

[(Q)]

Is there a universally acceptable definition of atheism?

There shouldn't have to be. Theism is not the default position.

 

[(Q)]

godless

Silly in the extreme. Can you demonstrate that you are not godless?

 

[S.A.M.]

Not to the godless, that would be like explaining color to the blind.