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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ninalanyon · 61-69, T

[quote]I don't believe in Zeus; I don't believe he ever existed; [/quote]
So Zeus is an exception to:
[quote]A god can be anyone or anything.[/quote]
Or does [i]anything [/i]only refer to [i]corporeal[/i] things? If so how does your particular god qualify?

AkioTsukino · M

@ninalanyon Anything and anyone doesn't mean everything and everyone. Just because a person can be a god doesn't mean all persons are gods. God just means mighty/venerated. A stick can be a god, not all sticks are gods. A god is anyone or anything that is considered a god to someone. Just because Jehovah is a God doesn't mean that he is your God. Just because Zeus is a god doesn't mean Zeus is my God.

Back in the 1960s in the UK and US Clapton was God, Frodo was God. Clapton a real person, Frodo a fictional character.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@AkioTsukino [quote]A stick can be a god,[/quote]
Only if the solidus in [i]mighty/venerated[/i] means [i]or[/i]. In which case the concept is so wide as to be pretty much meaningless.

AkioTsukino · M

@ninalanyon It isn't meaningless! What was the shoot (sprout/twig/branch) that Jehovah said the idol worshipers were thrusting in their faces in Ezekiel chapter 8? A stick? Why? Because it represented the penis. Jesus was a shoot of David? Why? Because a stick is a branch. Isaiah 11:11: "Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot— yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root." Ezekiel 8:17: "Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose! "

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@AkioTsukino Those aren't gods. They are religious symbols and fetishes.

AkioTsukino · M

@ninalanyon [quote]Those aren't gods. They are religious symbols and fetishes.[/quote]

You seem to be suggesting that those two things cancel out deification. They don't. In fact they both are closely associated with it.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@AkioTsukino Associated with, of course. But they are not themselves the deity.

AkioTsukino · M

@ninalanyon [quote]Associated with, of course. But they are not themselves the deity.[/quote]

Well . . . I'm bored. And you?

DocSavage · M

@AkioTsukino
Obviously a false statement. Everyone knows David Bowie is god.