Atheists who reject positivism

[sandandfoam]

What of them? Can one reject positivism and be a 'proper' atheist?

[jmvizanko]

Atheism means a lack in belief in god/gods. That's it. You could be an atheist and think science is completely wrong.

[Willamena]

Originally Posted by stephenw

What of them? Can one reject positivism and be a 'proper' atheist?

One can embrace or reject any ideology and still be an atheist.

edit: Even "the"-ism. One might even say, especially theism, for the atheist who essentially "puts the 'a' in atheist."

[jmvizanko]

Originally Posted by Willamena

One can embrace or reject any ideology and still be an atheist.

Except for any theism of course.

[kai]

Originally Posted by stephenw

What of them? Can one reject positivism and be a 'proper' atheist?

How can i reject something when i haven't clue what it is ? i will look it up and get back to you.

[fantôme profane]

Originally Posted by stephenw

Can one reject positivism and be a 'proper' atheist?

Certainly. It is quite possible to be an atheistic mystic.

I have to say I am suspicious of the phrase “'proper' atheist”. It almost seems like we could be heading towards a “no true atheists” fallacy.

[bobhikes]

Originally Posted by stephenw

What of them? Can one reject positivism and be a 'proper' atheist?

Have you read any of my post or threads?

I am a confirmed atheist that supports religion to a point and has doubts about science.

[LuisDantas]

Is Positivism even popular among us atheists? The August Comte take on the word, at the very least, is one that I would never subscribe to.

[jarofthoughts]

I would say that anyone who rejects positivism, no matter their faith (or lack thereof) is a silly bugger and really needs to go live in the forest without the perks of modern society.

Anything else would be inconsistent and dishonest in the extreme.

PS: I am going by the Wikipedia definition of positivism which states: "Positivism refers to a set of epistemological perspectives and philosophies of science which hold that the scientific method is the best approach to uncovering the processes by which both physical and human events occur".

[sandandfoam]

Originally Posted by jarofthoughts

I would say that anyone who rejects positivism, no matter their faith (or lack thereof) is a silly bugger and really needs to go live in the forest without the perks of modern society.

Anything else would be inconsistent and dishonest in the extreme.

LOL. Nicely stated.

I reject positivism myself and find the woods a bit chilly this time of year .