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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ABCDEF7 · M

It's better to be agnostic than being atheist.

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@ABCDEF7 Best to be both

AkioTsukino · M

@ABCDEF7 [quote]It's better to be agnostic than being atheist.[/quote] So knowledge isn't important?

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@ABCDEF7

[quote]It's better to be agnostic than being atheist.[/quote]

Recall what Jesus said about the church of the Laodiceans in Revelation 3:14-19
Revelation 3:14-16 (ERV) =14 “Write this to the angel of the church in Laodicea:

“Here is a message from the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of all that God has made.

15 “I know what you do. You are not hot or cold. I wish that you were hot or cold! 16 But you are only warm—not hot, not cold. So I am ready to spit you out of my mouth."
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+3%3A14-19&version=ERV

ABCDEF7 · M

@Diotrephes When you are either agnostic or atheist, you don't believe in any religion or any god. Christianity and Jesus is not an exception.

ABCDEF7 · M

@AkioTsukino Seeking knowledge is important as in spirituality but believe without knowing/realising the true should be avoided. Spirituality gives us opportunity to experience the true, instead of believing something just because some person or book says it as in religion.

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@ABCDEF7 I'm a self-declared atheist. Agnostics want to hedge their bets.

ABCDEF7 · M

@Diotrephes Both who believe in god or if they do not(atheist), end up believing something which they really don't know, both are believers in a sense. Agnostics are just more clear about what they really don't know, and they accept it as something they don't know. While Atheist are blindly clear about something which they don't know.

It is important to accept that "you do not know". to start seeking to know(spirituality).

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newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@ABCDEF7 [quote]to start seeking to know(spirituality)[/quote]

Or understand that there’s no compelling necessity to seek

1. there's no proof that gods exist
2. there's no proof that gods don't exist
3. in any event, there’s no compelling necessity to even postulate gods, and the postulation explains nothing (not even itself)... it merely tries to explain everything away.
4. therefore, I have no gods (I’m an agnostic atheist)

ABCDEF7 · M

@newjaninev2 It's ok whatever way you think. If you think you don't need to enhance your experience of life, there is really no need of spirituality for you, but others may think otherwise.

When you have become agnostic, you have come one step ahead from being atheist by accepting that "there's no proof that gods don't exist". You should not be looking backward to being atheist when you have already realized that "there's no proof that gods don't exist". In other way, you are willing to focus on your life and yourself, instead of aimlessly arguing if there is god or not.

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