Atheists & Agnostics

LongtimeAZDem

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6. Atheism is simply a lack of an affirmative belief in a deity

Sat Dec 29, 2018, 11:02 PM

Dec 2018

Atonal - lack of tone
Asexual - lack of sex
Apolitical - lack of political position

Theism is the affirmative belief in a deity, so atheism is the lack of such belief. The term implies no reason for the position, unless used with qualifiers, such as agnostic atheism.

It is quite possible to lack a belief in a deity for purely emotional or other non-rational reasons, though I would hope that they are less common.

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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

You are the one claiming there are supernatural beings controlling our lives, you must prove it Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #10

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