by Chariklo 553 Replies latest jw friends
CA - I think the crux of the matter is not the degree of certainty. Atheism is more of a passive or negative position, "disbelief" rather than a positive "there is no god" position.
Most people are either believers, or as Dawkins said they "believe in belief".
Atheists just go a bit further and say something like, "I don't believe in god due to lack of evidence and I don't think belief or faith is a virtue I am missing out on".
Sounds reasonable, cofty. Thanks.
So what would you call someone that expressed the positive "There is no God". Does there need to be a term for the negative and another definition for the positive? Or is this splitting hairs.?
So what would you call someone that expressed the positive "There is no God".
Generally, that's what's called an anti-theist.
I'd call them an atheist.
Oxford English Dictionary: about as authoritative as it gets.
atheism: disbelief in the existence of god; godlessness.
Nope...LOL
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adj. 1. Recognizing or worshiping no god. 2. Wicked, impious, or immoral.
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I'm finding it quite funny finding a definition.
I like coftys so far
'So what would you call someone that expressed the positive "There is no God".'
That's the antichrist. No wait, the antichrist says there is no christ.
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Take it up with the Oxford English dictionary, still thinking. I just copied straight from the page.
let us know how you get on.
So what would you call someone that expressed the positive "There is no God" - CA
I might use that expression as a shorthand but there would be an implied "subject to the vanishingly small possibility of, as yet unknown, evidence to the contrary".
If somebody means they can prove 100% that no version of god could possibly exist I would call them foolish.
Thanks Cofty. I think that's fair. So the dictionary definition holds with a qualifier as all words usually do.
Yes its all about context I think. Words are imperfect tools.
