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I basically assume that when someone makes a statement about atheism, they're actually talking about agnosticism. Those who claim to be atheists are hostile to
by bachmeier 8y ago
I basically assume that when someone makes a statement about atheism, they're actually talking about agnosticism. Those who claim to be atheists are hostile to being told their beliefs actually represent agnosticism, and when providing them a link to this article[1], they have claimed the author is wrong. That is an indicator that most participants in discussions of atheism have not spent a lot of time studying the subject formally (which is probably the rational choice).
[1] https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atheism-agnosticism/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atheism-agnosticism/
- bryanlarsen 8y agoI'm not sure what kind of agenda that author has, but that's a pretty bogus argument. Using his argument, the two very different words "amoral" and "immoral" would mean the same thing.
- aidenn0 8y agoThe majority of self-described athiests that I know are global athiests under some variation of the Ockham's Razor argument of section 5 of that. The particular example of intelligent life in another galaxy is rather odd, since we actually do have reasons to believe such life exists inasmuch as we have pretty good ideas about how life came about on earth and a lot of evidence that similar conditions should exist elsewhere.
- outworlder 8y agoI would get annoyed because of all the labeling. It is unnecessary. There is no name for lack of belief in invisible aliens in my garage.
- robotron 8y ago"hostile" - Again, with the attempt to paint atheists as ignorant and violent simply by insisting that they themselves know their own beliefs or lack of belief in a higher power.
- Jordrok 8y agoYou can call it whatever you want if it makes you feel better. It won't change that person's belief (or lack thereof) though.