Atheism IS a Religion Atheism IS a Religion. A very powerful, extremist, fundamentalist, card-carrying Religion. It is the religion of NO religion and worships the God of NO God. And just like its many opposite counterparts its Primary Goal is Conversion. You cannot argue with these people. They live in the same bubble as any extremist. Me right. You wrong. Done. The very fact they are obsessively compelled to get other's agreement is proof of their own deep insecurity with what they believe they believe.
My Reply:
Sorry Thomas, That is not true. Atheism is a philosophical doctrine. Atheism is a scientific understanding. Atheism has nothing to do with religion. Atheists do not live in an extremist bubble. If there was documented, repeatable and verifiable evidence of the existence of any God or divine being, then that would change everything. Unfortunately there is no evidence at all that would be admissible as either court testimony, or experimental data. And until there is, it is not practically logical or very rational to believe in creative fictional stories as being really true. They are not true. They are stories. There is no evidence except hearsay evidence and THAT is no evidence at all.
Your argument is disingenuous and simple minded. You are deliberately misconstruing the essential nature of the Atheist philosophy and confusing it with the purpose that religion exists. Sorry. But keep reading philosophy and science and theology and keep thinking and studying. You are on the right track.
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The existence of a universe is not "proof" of the existence of a "Supreme Deity," or a "Creator God." Sorry. That might be a plausible explanation, but is not proved (by any commonly understood definition of the word proof).
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Atheism is based on lack of convincing evidence. Period. The Christian Bible itself is self contradictory about the major events in the life of Jesus. There are two different narratives for both his birth and death and these two narratives are not in agreement and cannot be reconciled. And THESE are supposed "facts" about the central and most important person in all of Christianity. If the Bible cannot get these "facts" correct, how can it be reliably correct about any thing else?
Atheism is a "scientific understanding" that strongly affirms the lack of proof for an ineffable assertion that cannot be scientifically tested.
Nobody argues about the existence of oxygen, or gravity, or time. There is a reason for this. Try and figure out that reason and you will have a greater understanding of life.
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Christianity is specifically based on FAITH because there is no proof. You have to believe without evidence -- or proof. THAT is the essence of the concept of FAITH. You seem to have no real understanding of any of the things you are talking about. But, you do not need understanding if you have FAITH. Best of luck to you.
Logic and thoughtful intelligence is exactly what is lacking in the creationist argument. There is no logic that can justify "FAITH". This is the definition of "FAITH" in Christian Theology. FAITH is antithetical to belief and understanding. Sorry, but good luck anyway.
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Question: What constitutes valid evidence?
Valid evidence would be either: Repeatable and independently verifiable results of a controlled experiment. Direct eye witness testimony that is admissible in a court of law (i.e. NOT Hearsay testimony).
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