Missionaries for Unbelief

[PixyMisa]

It is, however, dogmatic to declare that any creature in the corner, no matter how small or otherwise insignificant, must be an elephant, no matter how much the people who already know that it's there may choose to ignore it.

That makes little sense, in or out of context.

 

[ImaginalDisc]

[OPINION]

I think Tanstaffl is defining "Neo-Atheists" as people who demand the abolition of all religion, instead of the "Classical" Atheists who only wish to be free from having religion imposed upon them.

Just as there are different degrees of Christianity -- from name-only to robo-dogmatic to rabid -- so too are there different degrees of Atheism.

[/OPINION]

False. Atheism is the lack of belief in god(s.) There are no degrees to a lack of belief in god(s) anymore than there are degrees of lack of collecting butterflies. What you are confusing with atheism is anti-theism.

 

[Foster Zygote]

I found this quote from the opening of the article amusing:

Atheism has been around for a very long time--presumably as long as belief that gods exist.

It seems self evident that the lack of belief in gods would predate the invention of gods.

 

[ImaginalDisc]

I found this quote from the opening of the article amusing:



It seems self evident that the lack of belief in gods would predate the invention of gods.

If your faith told you that god predates everything, that abbrd statement follows.