A belief system...that there is no God. Hence Epistemologically it would sound as if the beliefs of this system would state "I know there is no God."
Thats what Christians have been arguing for years.
ok, since you seem so bent on insisting that atheism is a belief system, has doctrines, is a philosophy etc, can you please list all of these specific beliefs and "doctrines" (aside from having no belief in god)? I'm curious.
A belief system...that there is no God. Hence Epistemologically it would sound as if the beliefs of this system would state "I know there is no God."
Thats what Christians have been arguing for years.
And that is one view that some atheists hold. Others do not. It is really that hard to understand?
One, a knowledge there is no god.
Two, Evolution/Naturalism is true.
Three, morality is relative.
Four, truth is relative.
These are fundamental to the system of Atheism. Purpose is hard one usually for Atheists to grasp, as to where this comes from, so thats usually attempted to be done away with too.
How many times do I have to explain to you about #1? That one if false (for most atheists). What does evolution have to do with whether or not you believe in god? There are theists and atheists who believe or don't believe in evolution. Morality is relative? As opposed to what?. As for #4, I don't even know what you are talking about, so I can't say I believe or disbelieve that one.
Just like I can't assume what your beliefs are just because you are a theist (other than you believe in god), you cannot assume what my beliefs are as an atheist (other than I do not have a belief in god).
Also, as I said in the other thread, you can call me an 'agnostic' if you don't want to call me an atheist. I consider both terms to fit my beliefs, so you are free to choose.
Hhmmm ... decisions, decisions. Anyway I don't like or accept any of the definitions of Faith in the OP. Is there an atheist who is not a proponent of Ev theory? I think atheism has a much more specific worldview than any care to admit. Is there an atheist that's not a materialist? (I think Buddhism gets a special pleading in this category)
I think atheism should be recognized as a religion - brotherhood of the third eye blind?
Is there an atheist who is not a proponent of Ev theory? I think atheism has a much more specific worldview than any care to admit. Is there an atheist that's not a materialist? (I think Buddhism gets a special pleading in this category)
I think atheism should be recognized as a religion - brotherhood of the third eye blind?
I have heard of atheist who don't feel that Evolution is the best description of our current world.
Atheist who are not materialistic? Sure!!!
Living with and observing an atheist, I would find it difficult to categorize his atheism as a religion.
You'd have to ask the atheists.
I am sorry that I didn't write it down so that one day I could have examples ready for you.
I'm not interested in accepting logical fallacies as truth XDenax. Sorry.
Evolution is something that is ALWAYS associated with Atheism.
I'm not sure how many Atheists I need to ask before I can just accept this as a conclusion.