Why do we still need the word “Atheist”? (143)
well there is 'theist' and 'atheist', believer and non-believer - rather silly question. I am an inconvertible atheist. Gods are such a risible concept.
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Circlip: There isn’t a word for people who don’t believe that unicorns exist, or for those who don’t believe that goblins exist. I mean if for everything it were possible to deny the existence of, there were a word to describe those who didn’t believe in it, can you imagine how thick a dictionary would have to be? It might once have been useful to have a word for those who didn’t believe in God when nobody was allowed to not believe in him, but we can believe or not believe whatever we like now, at least in the enlightened parts of the World, so do we any longer have a use for the word?
I believe the "need" for the word comes from the desire to make the denial even more strong and obvious...It's like the word "empath", one wants to be attached to something that sounds like an exclusion...from the masses of ordinary people...
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FargoFan: well there is 'theist' and 'atheist', believer and non-believer.
Well I can't argue with razor sharp logic of that calibre, Fargo. 
FargoFan: rather silly question.
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Ten_of_cupss: I believe the "need" for the word comes from the desire to make the denial even more strong and obvious...
That is really what I'm getting at; the word does imply an opposition to theistic belief. But some people don't even consider the question of God's existence worthy of denying. It is not an act of denial, or opposition, it is merely an absence of taking it into consideration. It is for that reason that I don't like the word.------ This thread is Archived ------
Sripture says in Psalm 14:1: The fool says in his heart there is no God.
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phatdrummer650: Sripture says in Psalm 14:1: The fool says in his heart there is no God.
Maybe the guy who wrote the scripture is the fool, and maybe those who read it are even bigger fools. Just a theory.
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Circlip: That is really what I'm getting at; the word does imply an opposition to theistic belief. But some people don't even consider the question of God's existence worthy of denying. It is not an act of denial, or opposition, it is merely an absence of taking it into consideration. It is for that reason that I don't like the word.
That's the point isn't it. I never hear the word atheist in Britain and think political statement.------ This thread is Archived ------
Circlip: That is really what I'm getting at; the word does imply an opposition to theistic belief. But some people don't even consider the question of God's existence worthy of denying. It is not an act of denial, or opposition, it is merely an absence of taking it into consideration. It is for that reason that I don't like the word.
You know, Harb,I believe that there's is something greater than the human and I don't need proof of it or see it...
I don't worship anything, I only have a sacred reverence towards the whole creation, that's all...
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Circlip: There isn’t a word for people who don’t believe that unicorns exist, or for those who don’t believe that goblins exist. I mean if for everything it were possible to deny the existence of, there were a word to describe those who didn’t believe in it, can you imagine how thick a dictionary would have to be? It might once have been useful to have a word for those who didn’t believe in God when nobody was allowed to not believe in him, but we can believe or not believe whatever we like now, at least in the enlightened parts of the World, so do we any longer have a use for the word?
I am an anti Godist aka Atheist. Say thank you know that I provided a new word for the world.------ This thread is Archived ------
Ten_of_cupss: You know, Harb,
I believe that there's is something greater than the human and I don't need proof of it or see it...
I don't worship anything, I only have a sacred reverence towards the whole creation, that's all...
That sounds reasonable. I don't know what there is beyond my own observation and perception, and I'm not sure that it matters what there is. I don't need to know, and that's the point. I don't actually mind being called an atheist, but it is absolutely useless as some kind of label for what I might or might not believe. The creation of this thread might imply that it matters to me, but doesn't really.I believe that there's is something greater than the human and I don't need proof of it or see it...
I don't worship anything, I only have a sacred reverence towards the whole creation, that's all...
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Jaavisst: I am an anti Godist aka Atheist. Say thank you know that I provided a new word for the world.
But an atheist is someone who has made a conscious judgement that no such thing as God exists. How can you be anti something that doesn't exist? ------ This thread is Archived ------
Circlip: Is that some kind of attempt at an intelligible sentence?
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Cant stay away. Because he has no life
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Traolach: Its no matter to you. You'll be removed soon anyway
It does matter to me. You are lowering the tone of the place.------ This thread is Archived ------
Circlip: But an atheist is someone who has made a conscious judgement that no such thing as God exists. How can you be anti something that doesn't exist?
But millions claim gods exist! I am anti Godist against them not an imaginary being!------ This thread is Archived ------
You mean improve right. Thank you for the compliment, they are fee and far between
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Jaavisst: But millions claim gods exist! I am anti Godist against them not an imaginary being!
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Jaavisst: But millions claim gods exist! I am anti Godist against them not an imaginary being!
They have as much right to claim that God exists as you have to claim he doesn't.------ This thread is Archived ------
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The word Atheist is redundant anyways.
There is already a word for that - Foolish.