Today is National Ask an Atheist Day

[The Black Swordsman]

To me, there is significant insight in these answers. To be perfectly honest, because I'm simple, I have generally viewed this in these terms:

Atheist - Certain that a supreme creator does not exist
Agnostic - Certain that a supreme creator can be neither proven, nor disproved.

Thank you for expanding my understanding.

This has historically been the case, nowadays since the claims of atheism is too difficult to rationally defend they hide behind "agnostic atheism" label.

Also notice how One Brow failed to provide any sort of positive evidence towards his unbelief in god. I am a man of science, reason, and rationality so I cannot have a worldview that contains no positive evidence towards it.

 

[franklin]

Because the people who capitalize the word god understand it as such.

Why are you profiling? teheheheh

 

[moevillini]

Of course not, you're an atheist. You wouldn't know a goddess if she bit you.

What makes you think I haven't been bitten by one before?

I don't think I said anything to imply whether or not you'd ever been bitten by a goddess. I only said you wouldn't recognize one if it happened. But maybe you would? Would you recognize a goddess? If so, only if she bit, or in general?

 

[One Brow]

Why do you call God He? tehehehehe!

Culturally ingrained sexism.

 

[One Brow]

Holy **** you are old.

That wasn't a question. I'm 50.

 

[One Brow]

This has historically been the case, nowadays since the claims of atheism is too difficult to rationally defend they hide behind "agnostic atheism" label.

I believe the term "agnostic" is recent enough that "historically" has no real meaning when applied to it. However, historically, Christians were referred to as atheists because they disbelieved in the Greek pantheon. So, the notion that there is some historically consistent notion of atheist is false.

Also notice how One Brow failed to provide any sort of positive evidence towards his unbelief in god. I am a man of science, reason, and rationality so I cannot have a worldview that contains no positive evidence towards it.

Atheism is not a worldview.

 

[One Brow]

But maybe you would? Would you recognize a goddess?

The Greek gods could disguise themselves as humans, so maybe not.

If so, only if she bit, or in general?

When a goddess bites you, you know it.

 

[The Black Swordsman]

I believe the term "agnostic" is recent enough that "historically" has no real meaning when applied to it. However, historically, Christians were referred to as atheists because they disbelieved in the Greek pantheon. So, the notion that there is some historically consistent notion of atheist is false.



Atheism is not a worldview.

Atheism is a worldview. A worldview is the software you use to live this world with. I think this video sums it up pretty well that atheism is a worldview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl8gLp7yx_I. You can say that atheism is not a religion but there is no rational way to say that it is not a worldview. This is a common talking point for atheists so that they can avoid all the atrocities done in the name of atheism.

 

[Bronco70]

This has historically been the case, nowadays since the claims of atheism is too difficult to rationally defend they hide behind "agnostic atheism" label.

Also notice how One Brow failed to provide any sort of positive evidence towards his unbelief in god. I am a man of science, reason, and rationality so I cannot have a worldview that contains no positive evidence towards it.

Perhaps, but to me that is unimportant. I have no more than a passing familiarity with atheism and agnosticism, so my curiosities are basic. I would rather know what they consider themselves to be than argue about whether or not they conform to what I understand them to be. I have no desire to prove to someone that their beliefs relating to the existence of any supreme being are right or wrong. I respect their outlook just like I hope they would respect mine.

 

[One Brow]

Atheism is a worldview. A worldview is the software you use to live this world with. I think this video sums it up pretty well that atheism is a worldview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl8gLp7yx_I. You can say that atheism is not a religion but there is no rational way to say that it is not a worldview.

In the video, the speaker says he has a belief system. He does not identify his belief system as atheism. Atheism is no more a belief system that aunicornism.

This is a common talking point for atheists so that they can avoid all the atrocities done in the name of atheism.

Even if I cared to avoid such a point, it would be irrelevant. Atheism is true because there is no evidence there are gods. Whether or not you can claim that atheism is responsible for slaughters won't change that.

 

[The Black Swordsman]

Right atheism is not a religion, there are atheist conventions, atheist awareness promoters, gatherings of atheists, atheist fundraisers, symbols representing atheism that many atheists proudly display, and atheists see themselves to be right and all other worldviews to be wrong. It isn't a religion but acts pretty religion like. It is merely a cop out so that atheists don't have to defend their irrationality. Just like you dodging all my questions. I am a man of science, reason, rationality, and logic so obviously I do not agree with you and other atheists because I follow where the evidence leads and not the opposite.

 

[scootsy]

What do modern atheistic philosophers think of the classical and modern arguments for the existence of God?anywhere from the prime mover, to st. Anselm, to Descartes, Berkeley, Kant, etc.