tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002591254802228908.post6235591125341326058..comments2023-02-14T09:04:24.445+00:00Comments on Where We Make Our Stand: The Atheist's CreedJJ Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04085150613480489655noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002591254802228908.post-39425033335400958412008-03-10T18:48:00.000+00:002008-03-10T18:48:00.000+00:00Fair enough.Fair enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002591254802228908.post-88933168032714195612008-03-10T05:36:00.000+00:002008-03-10T05:36:00.000+00:00It is probably too strong of a statement for athei...It is probably too strong of a statement for atheism in it's abstract sense. In a vacuum, without any of the meanings we have attached, it simply means without a belief in god(s). But among the majority of those who actually identify themselves as atheists, the word has become virtually synonymous with materialism and a belief that science is the only way to truly understand our universe and I therefore think it is fairly accurate.JJ Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04085150613480489655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002591254802228908.post-88929420968369251822008-03-08T04:31:00.000+00:002008-03-08T04:31:00.000+00:00Er, that is to say, atheism is more of a stance on...Er, that is to say, atheism is more of a stance on claims made by others than a worldview in itself. Believing in "reason, evidence, and the human mind, the only tools we have" pretty much entails atheism--but atheism itself does not imply anything about an atheist's stance on other issues. One could just as easily claim that nothing was knowable, that the universe is a figment of a diseased mind, that nothing means anything and the fact that there seems to be a world around you is just a lone mind trying to see patterns in absolute chaos...<BR/><BR/>Which is not to say I think you're wrong in any particular statement of belief there--just that I think you're defining 'atheist' away from its literal meaning.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902689168656699715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002591254802228908.post-61641804686967207432008-03-08T04:01:00.000+00:002008-03-08T04:01:00.000+00:00I think that's way too strong of a statement. It's...I think that's way too strong of a statement. It's the creed of a scientist and a materialist, of one who prefers rational thought, but it makes far too much of a statement to be about atheism proper.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902689168656699715noreply@blogger.com