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You believe you see things clearly, but, in fact, things are not so black and white. Believing that you know that God does not exist because you have no experience with him is faulty logic. In fact, it is a religious belief.
Atheism isn't faith-based. If you show me reproducible evidence for the existence of a god, I'll change my tune no problem.
You are not clear on what faith is if you believe atheism to be faith-based. Atheism wouldn't even exist if religion did not. Because religion and unfounded beliefs are so common, there is an actual name for not believing in a god. There aren't a lot of specific terms for a lack of belief in other things without evidence.
The belief "there is no God" is not implied by the absence of evidence for God. The absence of evidence for something implies the belief "I do not know if the thing exists". Atheism requires a logical mistep. It is unreasonable to jump from an absence of evidence to a claim on non-existence.
Atheism is not a claim that there is no god, it is a lack of belief in a God.
OK, then I don't know my vocabulary. When I said "atheism" I was intending to refer to, for example, OP, who is making the definite claim that there is no God. But, a quick Google search shows that you are right about the definition. And, for those who have no personal experience of God, the absence of belief in God is reasonable.
Okay. I'm God. Unless you are willing to try and disprove my omnipotent declaration then shut the fuck up. Are you willing to bet the infinite amount of time I'm going to cast you into hell for disagreeing with me.
That is the problem that no one is willing to try to answer.
So what exactly was the intent of your message I replied to? I hope it was more than arguing a point until you couldn't anymore.
I think we definitely agree on that.
Edit: votes may change but I find it interesting at this point in time who has +2 and who has 0 up votes. I have never given a downvote, especially to those who I'm interacting with. There's something to be learned here, but I'm honestly not sure sure who should be learning the lesson. It's probably me, but I don't want to.
Fair enough. I assume my posts are appropriate for this community?
It's been real and it's been fun. :)
Haha. We're on the same page, no matter how small the page may be.
You as well boo. :)
Unless you’re prepared to provide evidence there is no Zardoz, it is wrong for you to believe Zardoz does not exist.
Did you skip the second sentence of my comment?
You’re the one who just said that people who don’t believe in God are the ones with the burden of proof!
Do I get to call you “fucking stupid” now, kind sir or madam?
Says the person who also said:
Round and round this thread seems to go. It seems religious beliefs and solid answers cannot coexist. It's weird 🤷