Is not believing in Unicorns nihilistic?Belief is a champion in every way. I would just stay away from both of these nihilistic nothings. Neither give hope.
What about not believing in Santa Claus, is that nihilistic too?
Is not believing in Unicorns nihilistic?Belief is a champion in every way. I would just stay away from both of these nihilistic nothings. Neither give hope.
I am sure there are honest religious folk out there who have as decent morals as myself.
I am following the teachings laid out in the new testament of encouraging faith and hope in my thinking.Wit-out evidence i call Bull-Sht on that.!!!
Well personaly... i dont know of any religious/spirititual person who has beter morals than any demon ive read about... much less beter than your's... and definately not beter than mine... so wit-out you even givin the name of such a person i will remain a non-believer.!!!I am following the teachings laid out in the new testament of encouraging faith and hope in my thinking.
Alex
"No survivors eh? Then I wonder where all the stories come from?"
Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean.
What do you mean?
Do non-chess players consider themselves as non-chess players?
Is not believing in Unicorns nihilistic?
What about not believing in Santa Claus, is that nihilistic too?
Atheists say they don't have a "set of common beliefs" for one simple reason: they actually don't.And that's why I'm just curious because it would appear that the majority believe that Atheists have a set of common beliefs, but the "Atheists" say that they don't.
If you do believe in "god/s" you're not an atheist.For myself I believe in everything but I have no interest in being bound by none of them, so I can also say I believe in nothing. Again, many might consider that as Atheist.
Exactly.I would imagine they wouldn't consider it at all. I know I don't. It's not even a thought really.
I don't care in the slightest, unless the believer tries to teach their personal choice/belief in an educational setting (like creationism or intelligent design)Atheism, polytheism, agnosticism, theism, etc are all personal choices.
I do not understand:
Why would anyone care about someone else's personal choice in this matter?
I agree that one should be free to make such choices. But I'm interested in the choices of other people because these beliefs have effects throughout society.Atheism, polytheism, agnosticism, theism, etc are all personal choices.
I do not understand:
Why would anyone care about someone else's personal choice in this matter?
No. Because people have misconceptions about what atheism is. It's about how atheism is defined among most atheists. Which is also the academically correct one.Do Atheists attach their self to the Atheist label as defined and perceived by most non-atheists?
No one is required to believe in a supernatural power or become religious, in order to find hope. Atheists have hope, just not hope in what a religious person might have hope in.Would you believe for hope?
Many atheists are out and proud.So I'm curious. Do Atheists consider their self as an Atheist?
Is your comment intended as an oblique reference to the idea that if lots of people believe in religions/gods, then it somehow makes it more likely that religions/gods are real/true?"No survivors eh? Then I wonder where all the stories come from?"
Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean.
Do you care whether your own religious beliefs are true, or only whether they have the capacity to give you hope?Belief is a champion in every way. I would just stay away from both of these nihilistic nothings. Neither give hope.
As Dywyddyr said, the only thing atheists can be guaranteed to have in common is that they lack a belief in god(s).Well from what I gather from the article Atheism isn't a religion and Atheists each have their own different beliefs and believe in different things, and they do not all congregate together towards a centralized belief.
Again, it's dangerous to generalise. Many educated atheists are skeptical of the supernatural in general, but there's no guarantee that any particular atheist you meet will automatically be a rationalist. You can be an atheist and still believe that Elvis is a alive, that the government is run by alien lizards, that pyramids have special powers, and so on.But nevertheless, they are grouped into a category and slapped with a label. The common conception of most non-atheists is that Atheists believe that God does not exist, that life comes to an end, and that there is nothing more than the physical universe.
I regularly come across religious people, in particular, who insist on using their own particular definition of the term "atheist", rather than using the kinds of definitions that atheists themselves use. In fact, I've seen many insist that their preferred definitions are the correct or only acceptable ones, even in the face of protests from actual atheists.Usually a belief or a set of beliefs are identified by a label, and normally a group of people are placed under the label that identifies that group that are attached to the beliefs the label describes. Do Atheists attach their self to the Atheist label as defined and perceived by most non-atheists?
That's a strange thing to say. Atheists obviously have many beliefs about all kinds of things. They simply do not believe in god(s).Also, I may be misunderstanding, but I get the impression from the article that Atheists in general have no beliefs at all, which non-atheists would probably also consider as Atheism.
For most atheists, the test is simple: if you lack a belief in god(s), then you're an atheist.So again my question is, do Atheists consider their self as an Atheist and place their self within this label based on the perception of most non-atheists or do Atheists consider their self as an Atheist because of what they believe or the lack thereof?
"The majority" also has a set of beliefs regarding, say, Muslims, contrary to what many Muslims say about themselves. You realise that the majority aren't always right ... right?And that's why I'm just curious because it would appear that the majority believe that Atheists have a set of common beliefs, but the "Atheists" say that they don't.
If you believe in nothing, then you lack a belief in god(s), so you're an atheist. But it would be a very strange thing indeed for a person to claim honestly that they believe in nothing. To function effectively in the world, everybody has to believe in lots of things.I can easily say I believe in nothing, and many people might consider that as being Atheist, and anyone can use whatever label they wish.
So, let me ask you directly: do you believe that any god(s) exist?For myself I believe in everything but I have no interest in being bound by none of them, so I can also say I believe in nothing. Again, many might consider that as Atheist. But like I said I also have zero interest in labels. I don't consider myself as Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, New Ager, Conspiracy Theorist, Atheist, Satanist, etc. I don't consider myself as anything. Nothing more than just an individual experiencing life on Earth.
Do you care whether your own religious beliefs are true, or only whether they have the capacity to give you hope?
Would you still believe just to cling on to the hope, even if you knew your religion wasn't true?
So, let me ask you directly: do you believe that any god(s) exist?
If you believe in nothing, then you lack a belief in god(s), so you're an atheist. But it would be a very strange thing indeed for a person to claim honestly that they believe in nothing. To function effectively in the world, everybody has to believe in lots of things.
Is not believing in Unicorns nihilistic?
What about not believing in Santa Claus, is that nihilistic too?
Yes they are.Unicorns, and even Santa Claus are not as fundamentally believable as God.