If you believe in Atheism, you're an idiot...

[Harrison]

I would if I didn't read enough of his posts to deduce how close-minded he is, incapable of objective thought.

[zenoo]

Atheism simply means a lack of belief in god(s), it does not necessarily imply an active disbelief in the lack of existence of god(s). Quoted from Soup.


How can lack of belief in god be any different from an active disbelief in the lack of existence of god? Not believing asserts non-existence, either you assert that something exists or you assert that something doesn't exist.
E standing for God exists.
You can believe:
E
~E
~~E still = E
~(~~E) = ~E
It isn't that I don't understand this subtly you are speaking of, I simply don't think the distinction makes any sense.

[soup]

Originally Posted by zenoo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Atheism simply means a lack of belief in god(s), it does not necessarily imply an active disbelief in the lack of existence of god(s). Quoted from Soup.


How can lack of belief in god be any different from an active disbelief in the lack of existence of god? Not believing asserts non-existence, either you assert that something exists or you assert that something doesn't exist.
E standing for God exists.
You can believe:
E
~E
~~E still = E
~(~~E) = ~E
It isn't that I don't understand this subtly you are speaking of, I simply don't think the distinction makes any sense.

I don't have any belief that I will get in a car accident today. That does not mean I actively believe it wont happen. A lack of belief is not the same as an active disbelief.

[Harrison]

I just chuckled.

Did you intend Zenoo to be the phonetic spelling of Xenu?

[Abysis]

I don't think atheist is a belief, its a lack of belief, and i doubt many atheist would still be atheist if they were shown proof of god and i think thats the point.
Everything in science is fact until disproved.

There are a few psychological benefits to atheism if you can handle it.

1.) No inherit point to life means freedom to make up your own.

2.) personal responsibility, no deity to put blame on.

3.) no fixed morality based on ancient texts and pseudo Representatives, meaning logic and emotion and experience to find your own true morality.

[andrewhicks86]

What really fucking bothers me is that it seems 99% of people do not know what family Humans belong to or the difference between monkey and ape.

Hey everyone, this is common knowledge here, monkeys and apes are two totally different things! Stop posting a picture of a Chimpanzee and saying it's a monkey. IT'S NOT A FUCKING MONKEY! Neither is a fucking gorilla, bonobo or orangutan. FUCKING APES PEOPLE NOT MONKEY. MONKEY= SMALL WITH TAIL. APE= BIG WITH NO TAIL (basically).

And for fucks sake, wake up. HUMANS ARE APES TOO. Humans belong to the great ape family. We are as much ape as a Chimp, Gorilla or Orangutan. Just because we have thinner hair (atleast in some places) and are smarter does not exclude us from the ape family. Shit, a Chimpanzee is more closely related to a Human than pretty much any other animal, except bonobo but those are basically lithe chimps. If we're not apes, their not either.

[YendorLootmonkey]

^^ really, dude? You clicked down to page 12 in the R & F forum to specifically add your two cents 2 months later? Seriously?

[andrewhicks86]

Originally Posted by YendorLootmonkey [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

^^ really, dude? You clicked down to page 12 in the R & F forum to specifically add your two cents 2 months later? Seriously?

Woah, I honestly didn't realize this thread was this old. I kind of lost track browsing through the forums. I'm kind of embarrassed now... My apologies for the necro.