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To: tacticalogic

You appear to making up your own definitions again, so I thought I would help you along your road...

From: Atheism: an introduction to Atheism.

“What is atheism?”

Atheism is characterized by an absence of belief in the existence of gods. This absence of belief generally comes about either through deliberate choice, or from an inherent inability to believe religious teachings which seem literally incredible. It is not a lack of belief born out of simple ignorance of religious teachings.

Some atheists go beyond a mere absence of belief in gods: they actively believe that particular gods, or all gods, do not exist. Just lacking belief in Gods is often referred to as the “weak atheist” position; whereas believing that gods do not (or cannot) exist is known as “strong atheism.”

Regarding people who have never been exposed to the concept of ‘god’: Whether they are ‘atheists’ or not is a matter of debate. Since you’re unlikely to meet anyone who has never encountered religion, it’s not a very important debate...

It is important, however, to note the difference between the strong and weak atheist positions. “Weak atheism” is simple skepticism; disbelief in the existence of God. “Strong atheism” is an explicitly held belief that God does not exist. Please do not fall into the trap of assuming that all atheists are “strong atheists.” There is a qualitative difference in the “strong” and “weak” positions; it’s not just a matter of degree.

Some atheists believe in the nonexistence of all Gods; others limit their atheism to specific Gods, such as the Christian God, rather than making flat-out denials.

-http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/mathew/intro.html


365 posted on 06/29/2008 11:55:04 AM PDT by WVKayaker (Your mileage may vary.)
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To: WVKayaker

If you want to argue about theology, let’s take it over to the religion forum. If you don’t want to do that then your theology sucks.


368 posted on 06/29/2008 12:40:00 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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