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originally posted by: Hazardous1408
You know yourself, percentage wise, that atheists are just as indoctrinated as the worshippers of a god/gods.
originally posted by: grainofsand
a reply to: Ghost147
...but then debating a zealot is never going to be productive so meh, I enjoy them for amusement purposes more than anything.
originally posted by: Hazardous1408
Because they're indoctrinated.
You know yourself, percentage wise, that atheists are just as indoctrinated as the worshippers of a god/gods.
originally posted by: intrptr
ah, can;prove it either way. As far as 'some intelligent design out there in an infinite Universe'?
Can't rule it out either. at would be silly.
originally posted by: intrptr
I could affirm there isn't any intelligent design behind the development of aircraft ether. I see them sitting at the airport, on the runway and flying over head, but I have yet to personally see the factory they came from, the people that designed and build them or the people inside them. You can't see any of that from the ground when you look up.
So, therefore, aircraft must have evolved on their own.
originally posted by: thinline
Because they believe that bad things will happen to you, if you don't follow the teachings of _________. Being good people, they don't want that bad thing to happen to you.
To be an atheist isn't to outright reject the notion of gods, but to simply lack a belief in any.
originally posted by: grainofsand
a reply to: Ghost147
Lol, I don't believe in any gods, or unverifiable claims/concepts, that includes souls, ghosts, pixies, elves, dragons and all religious claims from the Abrahamic to Zoroastrian.
I have also had people say "But you must believe in something?" to me on many occasions, I just chuckle and ask them why they think I should. Sometimes some will say "Ah so you believe in science and evolution claims?" I just reply honestly that I keep an open mind but frankly, I couldn't give a toss either way.
...but then debating a zealot is never going to be productive so meh, I enjoy them for amusement purposes more than anything.
originally posted by: theMediator
Not believing in Gods would mean that there are Gods but one would not believe in their power.
Wouldn't it be more precise to say that Atheists believe that there is no God?
While not a religion, it takes faith to believe in something unprovable.
I lack faith to be an Atheist heh
originally posted by: zosimov
Hi ghost..
Believe what you want.. who cares?
originally posted by: grainofsand
Nope, as I said above, all children are born without belief in any gods.
Religious faith is learned behaviour.
And your definition of atheist is incorrect. I do not believe in any gods therefore I fall into the atheist category.
I do not believe there are no gods, just there is no evidence to support any claims that there are so I do not subscribe to that belief.