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Atheists & Agnostics

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14. I figured it was a misunderstanding

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 08:01 PM

Jan 2019

I paraphrased any number of theists here who say pretty much that on a regular basis whenever the topic comes up.

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Definition of Athiesm. [View all] Kablooie Dec 2018 OP

I have a hard time believing that even if there is a God like that demigoddess Dec 2018 #1

It's not just scientific proof... LakeArenal Dec 2018 #2

Rejection of gods is not the same as disbelief. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #3

There's no divinity. Therefore no evil or good. LakeArenal Dec 2018 #4

Actually we could define evils and good in a humanistic way that Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #9

Well, first we have to define evidence Lordquinton Dec 2018 #5

Not quite right there Lordquinton Jan 2019 #12

oh sorry, but it came off so much like a true god believer. Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #13

I figured it was a misunderstanding Lordquinton Jan 2019 #14

Atheism is simply a lack of an affirmative belief in a deity LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #6

It's the absence of belief. Iggo Jan 2019 #8

I really doubt most psychopaths believe in gods Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #11

I think it's much more simple and there's a lot of breathing room defacto7 Dec 2018 #7