Myth: Atheists Believe In Nothing: Don't Atheists Care About Anything?
Sunday April 27, 2008
This question is based upon a misunderstanding of what atheism is. Many theists think that atheists don't believe in anything at all; evidently, we have no goals, no ideals, and no beliefs whatsoever. Such theists cannot understand how it could be otherwise because their beliefs in and about their god often constitute the most important parts of their lives and are especially important when it comes to their goals, ideals, morality, etc. Without their god, then, those things can't exist.
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Hopefully those specific questions will be a little more informed than one I was asked once: “Does that mean you worship Satan?”
“— in fact, I’d say that it isn’t true of the vast majority of theists. ” I assume this is supposed to read “atheists”, not “theists”? =)
Just keepin’ ya honest Austin!
Ooh, “honest Austin”. That sounds like a good Jesus-free alternative to “Moral Orel”.
Personally, I believe in love at first sight. Call me crazy, but I do. =) I think the reason for it is that most people could be happy with almost anyone if they gave each other enough time, so naturally a relationship started out of a random event would still have a good chance of succeeding.
Too bad I haven’t seen her yet… Ah well, life is long, thanks to medical technology!
Thanks for the corrections here and the other post, Katie…
Since Gods are immaterial:= nothing, then, wouldn’t it be true that it is really the theist that believes in nothing?
“Since Gods are immaterial:= nothing, then, wouldn’t it be true that it is really the theist that believes in nothing?”
The theist can believe in god as a concept, unless you deny that those exist.
You also need to define immaterial and material, as well as justify the premise that immaterial=nothing, before that argument can acheive anything.