Atheism is the assumption that there is no god—hence a belief—.without rational or scientific evidence— hence a religion
["Starbuddy, so you’re saying that religion is believing something without rational or scientific evidence?"]
No, not at all—I am saying that atheism is a belief without scientific or rational evidence.
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Atheism has scientific evidence supporting it. It is not proven correct, but it has evidence supporting it.
1. A god or gods is/are unnecessary for the universe to exist. Science has explanations that do not require deities. A god is still a possibility, but is not necessary.
2. There is no evidence of a god or gods. #1 says the lack of god is possible. Combined with #2, it is more than that, it is probable.
Science hasn´t given any evidence of its existance either, so here is where your paradigm breaks. And a religion is more than a belief, with or without scientific evidence. It´s a set of beliefs, rites and lifestyles. That´s where atheism doesn´t match. It´s connected to religion, but not a religion.
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pathetic attempt to recant what he said.
\\ we can't prove that there is no god, but the fact that there is no legitimate evidene sugesting there is makes it rather likely that their isn't. Since an onmipotent being that supposedly likes to interfere in people's lives would kinda have to leave a lot of evidnece.
Your god, if he exists, is a supernatural being. Science is the study of the natural world. You believe in the supernatural instead. We do not require your uninformed opinion of either atheism or science.
Oh, you need it in words of one syllable? OK. You are a dumb ass.
“Atheism is the assumption that there is no god”
More of an impression, gained after a long and fruitless search for The Divine.
“—hence a belief—”
More of a lack of believing.
“without rational or scientific evidence—”
Meh. My rationality is why i reject piss-poort arguments in favor of teh various gods on offer.
“hence a religion”
Kind of a weak definition of religion.
Would also work for football, where fans talk about a team being teh greatest no matter what their actual standings are….
“No, not at all—I am saying that atheism is a belief without scientific or rational evidence.”
And then call that a religion. So you’re defining all religions that way.
Confused?
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