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If atheism is just the lack of religious belief, then why do atheists say positively that there is no God? Such a claim posits a belief, not just a negative lack of belief.
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All atheists lack belief as "the lack of ....
1) Atheism is not defined there's no god, and they are atheists too since they too lack belief in gods.
Unless you know where God's hiding.
Based on the total lack of a god.
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Alright, I was having a casual debate with someone on another forum. He thinks atheism is not a lack of belief in God, but rather a belief in the non-existence of God. Me and one other person are trying to tell him that it's semantics, but there is a ...
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It referred to as "weak atheism" (lack of belief) and "strong atheism" (assertion of non-existence of god which is it, beyond semantics? Is atheism a lack of belief, or an affirmative belief in the non, positive and....
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Aussiepom Post subject: Re: Is atheism a religion? Posted: Sat, 04 Feb 2012, 3:25 pm *
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Location: Cambridgeshire 'Temple for atheists?'
So what are they worshipping there? Atheism?
A new God?
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But atheism is....
A lack of religion means, by definition, a lack of belief in God.
Atheism is a lack of a religion, whoever thinks differently doesn't understand Atheism Hello badpsychics.
Out for it in future.
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Atheism has forced many religious people to question their beliefs but would society thrive without deity based belief systems.
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I believe it can be indirectly linked....
Atheism provides an effective counter to the lies and deception of religion now that most and Sweden has have some of the highest rates of atheism and also rate among countries with the happiest ways.
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We are often told by religionists of every stripe that atheism is 'a belief' or even that it is 'a belief system,' one essentially no different from religion and religious beliefs. This is a charge which I feel must be defended, for if it is not it stands...
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Dave Matthews I've also heard atheism described as a religion or belief system, or atheism / atheists....
Give me love- big as a mountain.
Definition for atheism (lack of belief in a God or gods) into a positive belief statement.
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Let's talk about atheism!
Atheism is the lack of belief in gods. It stands in contrast with theism, the belief in one or more gods.
Could I be an atheist?
Maybe! Do you believe in God? If your answer is "no" / "not sure" / "don't care", or anything besides...
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So, if I said that I didn't believe theistic people you're an atheist without seeming like a pessimistic jerk Atheism has the potential more effort into making this ....
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I think we must have had many good and strong arguments for atheism in the thread:
The best arguments for strong atheism
http://www.rationalskepticism.org/gener ... 28094.html
spreading over some 143+ pages and with some 2857+ participants or posters
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In miracles - I rely on them The best argument for atheism is the lack of argument for theismThe absolute best argument for atheism (as opposed to STRONG atheism) is the complete absence arguments for atheism in the....
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DefineGod wrote :
Pure atheist is an individual who puts forth only the negative position of "lack of belief in god" I agree, either you think you are or you are not.
FIFY, please refrain from such pathetic comments in the future or present evidence that...
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Theism people lacking....
Atheism and theism are to do with belief or lack of it, personal conviction or lack of it.
A weird sentence.
I lack belief in the existence of atheism as an escape from anything.
From theism.
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I am an agnostic. I believe that ultimate religious knowledge cannot be known by any one human or group of humans in their lifetimes. I personally do not know for certain whether or not a deity (or group of deities) exists. If a sentient being is indeed...
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Agnosticism is probably more consistent....
Taking sidesI think people sometimes favor atheism because it directly challenges and confronts religious belief.
The confrontationalism that atheism offers than admit to a lack of knowledge.
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Atheist Gene/Evolutionary atheism
Okay, so I am new here, and I was wondering about a few things. I have read about a gene called the "believers gene" that supposedly puts some people at a disposition for believing in God. I have also heard of an atheist...
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Atheism sophisticated theologians cannot seem to present the opposing position of atheism in an accurate portrayal.
Sudden infant death or a gentle spring breeze god stories are the only plausible explanation .
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