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In reply to the discussion: Is Atheism a Belief? [View all]
Is Atheism a Belief? [View all] trotsky Mar 2017 OP
I've always found this topic fertile ground for pedantry and equivocation. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2017 #1
It's biodegradable! nolabels Mar 2017 #2
Short answer Lordquinton Mar 2017 #3
this dude atheists. n/t trotsky Mar 2017 #4
Used to be able to ............. Angry Dragon Mar 2017 #5
yes ........... atheists believe there is no god ............. that is a belief Angry Dragon Mar 2017 #6
That is not a 'belief'. AtheistCrusader Mar 2017 #7
and atheist and agnostic are NOT the same Angry Dragon Mar 2017 #8
No one suggested they were, until you protested about it. AtheistCrusader Mar 2017 #9
When is an unprovable belief not a belief? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #13
First I would have to invest in, or hold, the unprovable belief. AtheistCrusader Mar 2017 #14
I believe that there is a Creator. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #17
there is no evidence of a Creator edhopper Mar 2017 #21
Fortunately that hill isn't mine to defend. AtheistCrusader Mar 2017 #25
I have seen no evidence for a creator... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #48
How exactly is a lack of belief a belief? How is nothing something? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #49
As to your examples: guillaumeb Mar 2017 #56
Nice try but I want to know if it's a belief to NOT believe the earth is flat. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #57
Belief is not necessary for something that is provable. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #58
Can you prove the Easter Bunny doesn't exist? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #59
I have faith that a Creator exists, thus I believe in the Creator. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #60
That doesn't answer my question. Why is lack of belief in your god special? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #61
My belief is special to me. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #62
That's nice. Can you answer the question? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #63
I have never met anyone who claimed to have no beliefs. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #68
You have 'met' plenty in this forum who told you they have no belief in gods. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #72
"Met" in a literal sense. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #74
So because you haven't 'met' us in meat space we don't get to define our own atheism? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #78
If you reads the post that I referenced, a current post, guillaumeb Mar 2017 #80
You linked to the op. Which is odd because I don't see where it includes a different definition. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #82
I am defining atheism for myself, guillaumeb Mar 2017 #83
You are defining it for others. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #85
You are attempting to define what I am saying. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #86
No I'm actually being repeating your claim that atheism is a belief. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #88
I stated, as my position, guillaumeb Mar 2017 #90
What does that statement even mean? What is your source for that claim? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #93
My claim is my opinion. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #95
Your opinion seems to be a belief. You're claiming every opinion is a belief. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #99
But my lack of belief in your god Goblinmonger Mar 2017 #65
And my response, as always, is that you do believe. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #69
So you have a belief in Santa Claus? Goblinmonger Mar 2017 #70
My beliefs in anything specific do not matter. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #71
They absolutely do matter. What is your belief that Santa doesn't exist called? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #73
I believe that Santa Claus does not exist. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #75
So what do you call your belief? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #79
I simply call it my belief. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #81
So you think belief in climate change is the same as belief in mythological creatures? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #84
Belief is something that is unproven. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #87
Gods are unprovable, climate change is settled science, just like evolution and gravity. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #89
Evolution is a theory. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #91
Wow. Thanks for proving my point. That was easy. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #92
I must disagree. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #94
That's your opinion. I'll defer to scientists if you don't mind. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #97
I stand corrected on evolution. Thank you. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #98
but human caused climate change can be proven edhopper Mar 2017 #100
Is the evidence unequivocal that human caused warming is the cause of climate guillaumeb Mar 2017 #101
yes, edhopper Mar 2017 #102
I have plenty of beliefs Goblinmonger Mar 2017 #103
Are all of your beliefs provable? eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #104
Of course not Goblinmonger Mar 2017 #105
Ulysses? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #107
I do not believe there is no God edhopper Mar 2017 #15
Do you believe in evolution? Doodley Mar 2017 #27
no edhopper Mar 2017 #33
No it isn't... it's a LACK of a belief... bobalew Mar 2017 #36
Depends on the type of atheist you are describing. LostOne4Ever Mar 2017 #39
so you are an atheist edhopper Mar 2017 #40
You got no argument from me :). Nt LostOne4Ever Mar 2017 #44
No, it's an absence of belief Warpy Mar 2017 #54
I believe in my table and chairs... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #10
I've been on DU 12 years, and this group is still talking about the same thing. kwassa Mar 2017 #11
Maybe if people would stop saying atheism is a belief Goblinmonger Mar 2017 #42
It was nice of him to notice and chime in though. trotsky Mar 2017 #109
Ain't that the truth! hrmjustin Mar 2017 #45
If it cannot be proven, it is a belief. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #12
one does not have to disprove edhopper Mar 2017 #16
Believing that there is no God IS a belief. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #18
you just want a special category edhopper Mar 2017 #19
You believe that there is/are no God/Gods. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #20
I have plenty of evidnce that edhopper Mar 2017 #22
Evidence, or feeling? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #55
evidence edhopper Mar 2017 #64
I eagerly await the forthcoming presentation of such evidence. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #67
You've already seen it. trotsky Mar 2017 #110
It is not belief edhopper Mar 2017 #23
If seeing is believing, then it's not a belief. dchill Mar 2017 #28
No, once again, very slowly Warpy Mar 2017 #77
BS! bobalew Mar 2017 #37
Atheism does not require one The Sand Reckoner Mar 2017 #106
By your logic everything is a belief Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #29
You answered theism Lordquinton Mar 2017 #24
If it WAS, then: are all beliefs the same, or of equal status? Bretton Garcia Mar 2017 #41
Didn't read the article, did you? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #51
It is a belief in something other than a God or Gods, so yes. Doodley Mar 2017 #26
It's a belief in nothing. Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #31
It's not a belief in nothing... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #66
What else edhopper Mar 2017 #34
Is science? nt Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #30
Atheism is truth. Lunabell Mar 2017 #32
Long ago, I thought I was agnostic JenniferJuniper Mar 2017 #35
You put it correctly edhopper Mar 2017 #38
It's amazing that we have to keep fighting for the right to define ourselves. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #43
Hello Cthulu!.... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #46
Hello my friend! beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #47
I hope all is well with you! hrmjustin Mar 2017 #50
Hello hrmjustin. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #52
We are well and I hope it continues. hrmjustin Mar 2017 #53
Of course it is, they are as vehement as religious zealots Motley13 Mar 2017 #76
Only if Eko Mar 2017 #96
Of course not. Iggo Mar 2017 #108
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