Atheism is a belief.

Discussion in 'General Philosophy' started by Tht1Gy!, Nov 3, 2007.

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I know how to use a dictionary.

  1. Yes, and I incorporate its info.

    57.1%
  2. Yes, but I still like to make up definitions as I go along.

    20.4%
  3. No, I believe in "Truthiness"

    34.7%
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  1. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    I'm just showing how atheism is a belief. :shrug:

    If you are so supportive of evidence based reasoning why do you refrain from backing up your own statements?
     
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  3. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    WTF?

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    Look at your own definition sam. Faith is Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. Some beliefs (as in my example) DO rest on logical proof or material evidence. As per my example.

    No. It's a certainty, since by definition, all mass posesses the property of gravitation.

    Yes. As far as we know. There may be CP violations that explain the absence of antimatter in the universe (i.e. why there's matter in the first place and it wasn't all self annihilated with equal amounts of antimatter).

    Dropping shit on my foot! What else? Repeatable, hard evidence? Are you really going to go to the philosophical bitter end with this nonsense?

    Sam, this really is diverting from the contention that atheism is a belief, and just what beliefs are. If you have a point, why not just make it?
     
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  5. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    Have you ever heard yourself, honeybuns?

     
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  7. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    Atheism is a word that means "lack of belief". I've already provided definitions to that effect. So unless you contend that antimatter is matter, or that not dying is dying, or that non-belief is belief, you'd be wise to rethink this absurd position.
     
  8. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    Belief rests on logical proof?
    :roflmao:
    So you do believe that all planets have gravity.


    Is that a yes or a no?


    Repeatable hard evidence that relies on the infallibility of natural laws.
     
  9. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    Does it?

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    Do I?

    Is it?

    Is it?

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  10. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    Have you?
     
  11. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    Do I?
     
  12. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    Do you?
     
  13. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    Do we?
     
  14. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    So what you are saying sam, is that you think we atheists are the most enlightend people you've run across on this forum? That's what you're saying, right?
     
  15. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    Are we?
     
  16. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    So what you are saying is that blind people can't detect wavelengths of light?

    :roflmao:
     
  17. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    Editing your posts again after I've already answered them? Is that what you're doing?
     
  18. greenberg until the end of the world Registered Senior Member

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    I can hardly believe such exchanges are taking place.
    In fact, I am so befuddled by them that I try to take them seriously - because I can hardly believe this is happening. On a forum like this. From people who consider themselves "rational" and "scientific".

    Q, do you even want to be taken seriously?
     
  19. (Q) Encephaloid Martini Valued Senior Member

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    Cultists who are so far detached believe they are actually contributing to a discussion when they are merely monologuing their hypocrisy.
     
  20. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    I cannot perceive, hence it does not exist

    "lack of belief" is a misnomer. Semantically or etymologically or even by basic standards of epistemology it makes NO sense
     
  21. (Q) Encephaloid Martini Valued Senior Member

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    It's a result of your childhood indoctrination, your befuddlement is quite normal.
     
  22. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    No he does not. When he wants to be taken seriously, he does not use verbosity to hide behind.

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  23. superluminal I am MalcomR Valued Senior Member

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    So what you're saying is that perception is dependent on existence?
     

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