What Is Atheism

Atheism is, etymologically speaking, a completely rational term. Atheism is to theism what apolitical is to politics. The terms mean not interested in or a part of theism or politics. Atheism is the antithesis of theism.

Rationally atheism is understandable. It isn't easy to wrap one's mind around the creator, Jehovah God. Such a belief requires faith.

By definition atheism is nonsensical. A god can be anyone or anything. Natural, supernatural, person, place or thing, wood, stone, flesh and bone. Even, as Paul said, ones own belly can be a god. There are countless gods. It doesn't require belief, veneration or worship on your part. I don't believe in Zeus; I don't believe he ever existed; I don't venerate or worship Zeus, and yet Zeus is a god.

The definition of atheism as disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods. That's nonsensical.

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pentacorn · F

to you it is nonsensical, and that has no bearing on my status as an agnostic atheist

what is nonsensical to me is that anyone, or thing, can be a god just because anyone says they are, or it is, a god. that being said, i don't mind people claiming god/s as they please

AkioTsukino · M

@pentacorn [quote]to you it is nonsensical, and that has no bearing on my status as an agnostic atheist[/quote]

I never said it did.

[quote]what is nonsensical to me is that anyone, or thing, can be a god just because anyone says they are, or it is, a god. that being said, i don't mind people claiming god/s as they please[/quote]

Well, okay. But that is what a god is. I've defined atheism so perhaps I should define god. Also from the dictionary:

In Christianity, the creator and ruler of the universe; supreme being and source of all moral authority.
One having power over nature and human fortunes. An idol or the conventional personification of fate.
An adored, admired or influential person or anything given supreme importance. Money, for example.
A god can be a gallery, that is, the upper balcony in a theater or the people seated there.

pentacorn · F

@AkioTsukino i don't need your definitions. my comment was not a point i was debating. it's simply my opinion. we shared opinions. it's all done now

AkioTsukino · M

@pentacorn If we've shared opinions then my opinion was obviously that atheism by definition is irrational and yours is that theism is irrational. Now it's all done.

pentacorn · F

@AkioTsukino congratulations, you have successfully interpreted my reply and your rudimentary reading comprehension skills can be confirmed

AkioTsukino · M

@pentacorn Well, I'm not the only one to be congratulated. You have successfully conveyed your own opinion, and you only had to be a little bit snarky before you abruptly announced our discourse discontinued. Why do you think you felt the need to make that announcement? Sociopolitical frustration with theocracy in general? That wouldn't comport with the predicated exchange of opinions, though, would it? At least not with the semblance of integrity necessary in the art of debate. Orwell said all art is propaganda. Picasso said art is a lie that enables us to see the truth.

Jesus spoke in illustrations. I think that is what you must have been doing.

pentacorn · F

@AkioTsukino you made the post, so it's on you to expect a wide variety of responses. i'm not here to coddle you. i'm an atheist. get over it

AkioTsukino · M

@pentacorn It's on me to expect a wide variety of responses including several after your own dissolution of the discourse but not to be coddled by you in the process?

And that is because you are an atheist or should I expect that of all manufacturers of dairy food products?

Well, sir, thanks for making that abundantly clear at this stage in our relationship, but I was aware of all of this prior to your having set it out so clearly in the written form.

You, uh . . . you realize that my being theistic will have to be gotten over by you before I can get over your being atheist, don't you? Or is that going to be in some upcoming revelation in our doomed discussion?

PS You do realize I'm just pullin' your chain?