ohnhai writes:
Sure it’s a inconsistency but that’s never stopped the 1s has it?
isn't that a good reason to differentiate yourself from the theists ? otherwise, your atheism is just as much a religious belief as their theism.
ohnhai writes:
I believe that nothing of the divine, or supernatural exists. This encompasses God, The Morning Star, Demons, Angels and all the things that people convince themselves go bump in the night. None of it exists.
Now, to me, belief in something without any basis is nothing but wishful thinking. The way I read that is that you
wish that nothing supernatural exists.
ohnhai writes:
I believe this with all of my heart, I AM certain of it
now we're definitely getting into the realm of religion.
ohnhai writes:
...I do have to caveat my belief with “but I could be wrong”. I’m not though. It’s just intellectual honesty forces me to add that caveat. It doesn’t change the fact I am a solid 7.
see, the problem I have with that is that it's self-contradictory. How can you be absolutely be convinced that god doesn't exist, while at the same time admit to the fact that you could be wrong ?
I am convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the Christian God doesn't exist. At the same time, just like you, I admit that there is no absolute and conclusive evidence towards this conclusion and I just might be wrong. Hence, I class myself as a 6.999 on the aforementioned scale.
IMO, classing myself as a 7 would make me just an inverted theist instead of an atheist.
"In life, you have to face that some days you'll be the pigeon and some days you'll be the statue."