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Author Topic:   Does Atheism = No beliefs?
deerbreh
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Message 202 of 414 (774516)
12-18-2015 3:02 PM


The whole line of discussion makes my hair hurt. It is all semantics. Disbelief is a belief. Lack of a belief in God is the same as believing there is no God. Whether we call God a god, a deity or a supernatural being does not really matter. If you are sure there is no god you are an atheist. If you are sure there are no supernatural beings or deities you are an atheist. If you disbelieve in one God or 20 gods, you are still an atheist. Any questions? I actually don't think anybody is an atheist because no one can be really sure there is no God just as nobody can be really sure there is a God. Anyone who says they never have any doubts is lying. We are all agnostics, imo. Some of us are more willing to admit it than others.

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