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In reply to the discussion: Is Atheism a Belief? [View all]hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)45. Ain't that the truth!
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I've always found this topic fertile ground for pedantry and equivocation.
Act_of_Reparation
Mar 2017
#1
yes ........... atheists believe there is no god ............. that is a belief
Angry Dragon
Mar 2017
#6
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
That doesn't answer my question. Why is lack of belief in your god special?
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#61
You have 'met' plenty in this forum who told you they have no belief in gods.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#72
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
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
No I'm actually being repeating your claim that atheism is a belief.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#88
What does that statement even mean? What is your source for that claim?
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#93
Your opinion seems to be a belief. You're claiming every opinion is a belief.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#99
They absolutely do matter. What is your belief that Santa doesn't exist called?
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#73
So you think belief in climate change is the same as belief in mythological creatures?
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#84
Gods are unprovable, climate change is settled science, just like evolution and gravity.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#89
Is the evidence unequivocal that human caused warming is the cause of climate
guillaumeb
Mar 2017
#101
It's amazing that we have to keep fighting for the right to define ourselves.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2017
#43