Here's the video I was looking for earlier. <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Bt1wDNRkllQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Boy that's a lot of drama for a definition of a word. So, don't rely on the dictionary, rely on what the atheists tell me? Seriously, it wasn't a big "screw you" at all, I just don't agree with the path this has gone down and I know there's no sense pursuing past where I did. I read your link, very interesting, and it seems there is even disagreement among atheists as to this interpretation, though your side presented is that shared by the majority, again, according to your link. Again, it was an interesting read. The video doesn't really help, in my eyes... I mean, I get it, but I'm not sure it's as helpful as you think mainly because it's the same "Don't all you theists know anything?" attitude, upset about capital G's and semantics, upset about persecution. It does point out the biases among popular definitions (in a quite sensitive and affronted manner at times, I might add), and defines the difference of belief vs. lack of belief entirely (though, if one "believes" there's no such thing as monsters, isn't that the same as a "lack of belief" in monsters?). I was just asking though. No big deal to me... what is in a name? Just seems hard to label someone who doesn't believe one way or the other in terms of supreme creators as atheist due to just that lack of belief or faith, rather than because of a lack of belief in theistic dogma.
You just defined yourself as an atheist. Being an atheist by definition means you don't worship a specific deity or god. Believing that there is more or some sort of higher power doesn't make you anything but a spiritual atheist.
I understand the point here. Might as well say you're a pantheist--"sexed-up atheism," according to Richard Dawkins.
I'm going to play devils advocate and say you should be gnostic atheist or you're being hypocritical.
There is most definitely a problem with definitions. The video with the girl and her 4 square diagram called atheism a belief system. This video says atheism is a lack of belief. So the two videos are incompatible. I think agnosticism is incompatible with any belief system. If you are agnostic on a subject, you don't have the knowledge to form an opinion or belief. I'm going to have to back CrazyDave in this argument. I don't think you can be an agnostic theist or agnostic atheist. I just does not make much sense. Either pick a side or sit on the sidelines.
WOW! He gets very nasty toward the end *grin* He is very upset! I don't see much difference between his definition and the ones in the dictionaries Rocket River
Well, to be fair, if everyone has different definitions, no one is wrong... I'm just not sure I would subscribe to the mentioned method. It's not that I don't understand, or respect their right to see things that way. It's all just names.
How do you figure? No one disbelieve in something because they have evidence it doesn't exist. They disbelieve in something precisely because there is no evidence it exist. Otherwise you pretty much have to disprove the lack of existence of every single imaginary object in the sky. Heck, there is even a probability a NBAEBEAD (it's a imaginary all powerful sentient object I just made up) exist. See above. Theism/atheism deals with the belief or disbelief of something irrelevant of whether I have knowledge that it exist or does not exist.
I really couldn't care less how Atheism is defined in a dictionary. I do not believe a god or gods exist (well except if people mistake Aliens for gods which could have happened, if Alien life forms ever visited the planet, Colombus was also mistaken for a god). I do not care in which box people want to put me. How people call me does not change my point of view on the existence of a god. People care to much about what other people think.
I don't think all Atheists are sexually frustrated nerds. (Why did I even dignify this thread with a response?) What is kinda implies is if you're NOT sexually frustrated, if you're sexually satisfied chances are higher you'll believe in a deity. Cuz you're too balanced by the p*ssy to even be concerned about higher powers. Nice ideology. Also the first picture of the atheist is humorous but kinda a broad fashion appearance that plenty guys can have. The slouch and blank stare is appropriate. But whats up with the long sleeve shirt? http://theramblingidiot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/atheist.jpg I did say in another thread that atheists tend to be douches and though I'm one of them, I don't even like being around them. But thats unfair cuz its less to do with atheists and more me just saying in the conservative comfort zone. And its harder to find "atheist fellowships".
Seems like a pretty stupid thread and yet here I am. I would say a lot of religious folk are sexually frustrated moreso than Atheists. While I don't agree I do want to point out how r-tarded the OP's initial assessment is. You could make the argument that Agnostics are cowards. Scared to make a call and go all in. That's actually what I would consider myself, but feel like we should call a Spade a Spade.
As you can see from the numerous discussions about religion on this BBS, it has a pretty powerful impact on people's perceptions and how they think/act towards others.
