The Delusion of Atheism [Spirituality & Religion]

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The main delusion of atheism is that its followers believe that it exists.

They are deluded into believing that no gods exist, yet they have their own gods that they worship and put their faith in.

They can't understand that there is only one true God, Yahweh, who has revealed Himself to mankind through His Spirit and through His Word, yet they try their darnedest to discredit Him and His Word instead of taking time to understand Him and His Word.

They keep claiming they have evidence for their type of science that evolution happened instead of God, Yahweh, creating the heavens and the earth but fail to produce evidence so far. They, however, have shown evidence that intelligent design happened instead but still claim it's evolution.

They mock, ridicule, and insult hoping that these actions will set them above those who believe, on the contrary, the opposite happens and their mocking, ridiculing, and insults fall back on them. Plus, these actions prove that they have no such evidence to support their claims in that evolution happened or that God, Yahweh, doesn't live.

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Really · 80-89, M

Atheism is a WORD. That's all it is. As with every word, those who use it give it their own favorite meaning (could be the one they looked up in a dictionary). Many will insist that others have to mean the same as themselves, when they speak it - in which case they're not listening, and will learn nothing.

when people say "it means..." they should add "....to me" and ask "What does it mean to you when you call yourself atheist? If you want to know what your self-styled atheist neighbor thinks or believes, you won't find it in the dictionary or in semantic debate.

But then again maybe you're really not the slightest bit interested in what your neighbors think or believe; just in arguing?

bijouxbroussard · F

@Really [quote] Atheism is a WORD. That's all it is. As with every word, those who use it give it their own favorite meaning (could be the one they looked up in a dictionary). [/quote]
With respect, isn’t that the [b]purpose[/b] of dictionaries ? To define words as accurately as possible ? Otherwise, wouldn’t any person’s definition of any word be just as valid ?🤔

Really · 80-89, M

@bijouxbroussard Well there's the old piece of wisdom noting that dictionaries try to define the meaning of words by using other words which they must also be able to define using yet other words, which they... Kind of a dodgy proposition right from the start.

We can also note that the dictionaries' alleged meaning of words changes with time. I still think literally means literally but it's literally starting to mean something else for many people.

Then there's the fact that people successfully communicate with each other every day, using words in a way the no dictionary ever envisaged; but may well embrace in future

I haven't analyzed what you said above with dictionary in hand but I'd be surprised if substituting each of your words with its strict dictionary interpretation didn't seriously muddy your intended message.

(This is fun :))

bijouxbroussard · F

@Really Society has begun redefining words based solely upon popular usage. “Literally” [b]is[/b] a good example. Because of the habit of using the word to describe things a speaker couldn’t possibly mean [b]literally[/b] (“I literally died laughing when he spoke”), now it often takes the place of “figuratively”. So then, what does figuratively mean ?
I’m not a “grammar Nazi” and I’m aware of dialectical differences (US vs.UK terms and spellings, for example). But words like “irregardless” for [b]regardless[/b] and nowadays, “conversate” instead of [b]converse[/b], just sound uneducated. 🙁

Human1000 · M

@bijouxbroussard Vulgar usage is not resisted enough, but I’m starting to give up. ☹️

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