Today's Question For Atheists
Since you believe there to be no God/gods how would you answer the question of the existence of Lords. Are there any Lords?
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ShadowWolf · 31-35, M
AkioTsukino · M
@ShadowWolf A STEM?
I disagree that atheism is described, at least not accurately, as absence of faith. Atheists may have faith in the value of currency, their spouse or loved ones, the rising and setting of the sun, a political leader or party etc.
What God are you a man of?
I assume then, that you believe in the existence of Lords.
Thanks for your response
I disagree that atheism is described, at least not accurately, as absence of faith. Atheists may have faith in the value of currency, their spouse or loved ones, the rising and setting of the sun, a political leader or party etc.
What God are you a man of?
I assume then, that you believe in the existence of Lords.
Thanks for your response
ShadowWolf · 31-35, M
@AkioTsukino Science Technology Engineering Mathematics. STEM
What I'm saying is it's a contradiction for them to call themselves atheists.
I'm a man of the God of Abraham.
Lords? You mean of the old Feudal days? That was simply a title bestowed for land owners.
What I'm saying is it's a contradiction for them to call themselves atheists.
I'm a man of the God of Abraham.
Lords? You mean of the old Feudal days? That was simply a title bestowed for land owners.
AkioTsukino · M
@ShadowWolf What about Lord Jehovah, Lord Jesus Christ, Lord Melbury?
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ShadowWolf · 31-35, M
The thing about Atheism, is that it is described as the absence of faith[/quote]
You're mistaken there. Atheism is the lack of belief or disbelief in gods, not lack of faith in anything.
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ShadowWolf · 31-35, M
The thing about Atheism, is that it is described as the absence of faith[/quote]
You're mistaken there. Atheism is the lack of belief or disbelief in gods, not lack of faith in anything.
ShadowWolf · 31-35, M
@Pikachu By that logic, an atheist could be a Buddhist.
WhateverWorks · 36-40
There are Atheist-Buddhist sects @ShadowWolf
ShadowWolf · 31-35, M
@WhateverWorks I learned something today. Thank you.
redredred · M
@ShadowWolf I believe in gravity but I don’t worship it. Your leap-of-“logic” is anything but logical.
AkioTsukino · M
@redredred [quote]I believe in gravity but I don’t worship it.[/quote]
Right, so, just because you have faith in something or someone doesn't mean it is your god.
Right, so, just because you have faith in something or someone doesn't mean it is your god.
redredred · M
@AkioTsukino I was responding to ShadowWolfs comment quoted below.
“ Many Atheists believe in science. Therefore logic would follow that they worship science.”
“ Many Atheists believe in science. Therefore logic would follow that they worship science.”
AkioTsukino · M
@redredred [quote]I was responding to ShadowWolfs comment quoted below.
“ Many Atheists believe in science. Therefore logic would follow that they worship science.”[/quote]
@ShadowWolf was not making a logical statement in that case. To believe in something doesn't imply worship.
“ Many Atheists believe in science. Therefore logic would follow that they worship science.”[/quote]
@ShadowWolf was not making a logical statement in that case. To believe in something doesn't imply worship.
redredred · M
@AkioTsukino Again, that was my point.
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@ShadowWolf They can coexist, but scientists don't have faith in science. We conditionally believe that our theories are a useful description of reality, until experiment shows otherwise. Then we revise the theory. Each time this happens we can use the theory to predict phenomena that we have not yet encountered and go looking for them.
We don't need faith, we have the predictive power of theory combined with the corrective power of experiment.
We don't need faith, we have the predictive power of theory combined with the corrective power of experiment.