• CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Well if you insist on pedantry, “atheism” doesn’t mean a belief that gods don’t exist, it’s a lack of belief in gods. Think “asexual”: it’s not an aversion to sex, just a lack of sex drive. You are describing antitheism, and many self-described atheists are actually antitheists.

    You cannot start claiming god doesn’t exist without having clear evidence for it

    Incorrect, you are the one with the spectacular claim and the burden of proof lies on you. Prove that gods exist.

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      11 months ago

      Agnoticism is the word you are looking for. or “being agnostic”.

      agnostic

      A person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable

      This entire comment chain is focused on banning religion and being 100% certain that god doesn’t exist.

      If you want to ban religion and claim god doesn’t exist then the burden of evidence to disprove god lies with you. But you can start by creating something from nothing or reversing time.

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        11 months ago

        Everybody (except some religious people) are agnostic about most things. That’s why phenomema like gravity or electromagnetism are explained by “theories”. God isn’t even a theory in that sense.