Are you an atheist? if so, What is your POV about God?

[Willamena]

Lets be honest there is a 99.9% chance that there is no god, as there is no fairies in my back garden.

Wimp.

 

[psychoslice]

As much as I'm willing to try to share what my views are, the question of this thread is about those who embrace atheism, and what do they do know that the God they know of doesn't exist. I don't want to distract it with what I have done with that very question.

Why ?, maybe it would show why atheist think the way they do ?.

 

[psychoslice]

Wimp.

I really do think your the wimp, what have you got ?.

 

[Windwalker]

Why ?, maybe it would show why atheist think the way they do ?.

How I view God is quite simple. Breath.

 

[psychoslice]

How I view God is quite simple. Breath.

Wow that is simple, and what is breath to you, spirit ?.

 

[Willamena]

Well you seem to know it all, then give me your proof, and don't quote from your made up book.

Atheism is about belief, not proof.

 

[psychoslice]

Atheism is about belief, not proof.

And what is religion, certainly not proof.

 

[Willamena]

I really do think your the wimp, what have you got ?.

There are two categories of atheist: those who have defined "god," and those who have not. Those who have not have no business forming an opinion about "god."

 

[Willamena]

And what is religion, certainly not proof.

What does that have to do with atheism?

 

[psychoslice]

There are two categories of atheist: those who have defined "god," and those who have not. Those who have not have no business forming an opinion about "god."

and you don't either, because you have no proof of what you are arguing about, so why even bring it up, you would be better to keep it to yourself, and save embarrassment.

 

[Kapalika]

Following a Post I wrote, I Heard the claim that Atheism is claiming there is No god,
I tried correcting the person and explaining him that Atheism is the lack of belief in a God.
Its not saying there is no God, rather saying you don't believe there is A god based on current evidence.

I Would love hearing Atheists POV on the matter..

I always find that to be a bunch of semantics used to appeal to theists who view atheism as dogmatic. I don't really see any fundamental or important difference between disbelieving in god and "lacking" belief. If I were to say "there isn't any god" it's implied that I'm saying that as matter of belief based on whatever reasons I might have (including skeptical or evidence based reasons).

Lacking a belief is implicit and I don't think you can implicitly be an atheist and still label yourself as one as it would move you to a more explicit position. Technically my cat is an atheist but who would ever say that?

I think many people who say they lack a belief in the manner that you do might be closer to agnosticism than atheism.

 

[Kapalika]

How about the prophesy of Daniel chapter 9, verse 25 stating 300 years before Christ the exact day that Christ would make his triumphant entry into the city of Jerusalem as King and Messiah? Oh wait, never mind that. I forgot that I was talking to someone who doesn't really care to know the truth.

My evidence of God is in me. It is not for you. I cannot give it to you. The evidence I have apparently isn't meant for you. If it was, you'd have your own evidence.

What about the evidence for Shiva?

 

[psychoslice]

What does that have to do with atheism?

It has everything to do with atheism, if you had proof, atheism wouldn't exist.

 

[Sonofason]

What about the evidence for Shiva?

Well, I don't know enough about Shiva. And so I have had no experience that I can relate to this hypothetical entity.

 

[Willamena]

and you don't either, because you have no proof of what you are arguing about, so why even bring it up, you would be better to keep it to yourself, and save embarrassment.

"God" has been proved to me sufficiently for me to form an opinion.

You, however, lacked sufficient evidence about my status to form an opinion of it worthy of consideration.

 

[Willamena]

It has everything to do with atheism, if you had proof, atheism wouldn't exist.

Is atheism about belief?

 

[psychoslice]

"God" has been proved to me sufficiently for me to form an opinion.

You, however, lacked sufficient evidence about my status to form an opinion of it worthy of consideration.

But can't you see that means nothing to anyone else, especially those who need proof ?.

 

[Willamena]

I always find that to be a bunch of semantics used to appeal to theists who view atheism as dogmatic. I don't really see any fundamental or important difference between disbelieving in god and "lacking" belief. If I were to say "there isn't any god" it's implied that I'm saying that as matter of belief based on whatever reasons I might have (including skeptical or evidence based reasons).

Lacking a belief is implicit and I don't think you can implicitly be an atheist and still label yourself as one as it would move you to a more explicit position. Technically my cat is an atheist but who would ever say that?

I think many people who say they lack a belief in the manner that you do might be closer to agnosticism than atheism.

I take an opposite stance: lacking belief is explicit, as explicit as believing is.

Re your cat, it would seem you inflate explicit with literal.

 

[psychoslice]

Is atheism about belief?

No, its about what we know, what science has shown us, not believing in silly belief systems without proof, I cannot understand why you can't see that ?.

 

[Windwalker]

Wow that is simple, and what is breath to you, spirit ?.

Depends on what breath means to you. To me, it is living being. And that is God.