Underlying Philosophy

Quite so. I say "I don't know" much more often than once a year; I am an atheist; and my philosophy remains intact.

I'm an atheist, and I don't know what "the atheist philosophy" is. Can you enlighten me?

Then you are not an atheist. Or are you an atheist that doesn't know why he is an atheist?

I too am an atheist. Yet I tooam bewildered as to what an "atheist philosophy" is.Can you enlighten me too?

Which gods do I believe in? I might have some ideas as to why, but it doesn't actually require a reason to be an atheist. I was born that way. Belief in anything requires a reason. Disbelief is the starting point, don't you agree?I was picking up on your phrase "the atheist philosophy". It relates to the subject of this thread. I don't think there is a philosophy that all atheists share.

Same as with above:1. Ask yourself - "Why am i an atheist?". The answer is your atheist philosophy.If there are others that want to ask the exactly same question, just look at number 1, so that i don't have to copy/paste the same answer multiple times.

You don't believe in god, that's your philosophy.

Is not believing in the Tooth Fairy also a philosophy?

No, that doesn't make a philosophy any more than the answer to the question "Why don't I believe in the tooth fairy?"

No, it isn't my philosophy. I wasn't born philosophising, was I? Was that what you meant by "the atheist philosophy"? You could have just said "atheism" if that's what you meant.Do you believe in fairies? If you don't, is your non-belief in fairies your philosophy?It's surely easy to understand that it requires no philosophising to lack a belief in any supernatural beings for whose existence you have no evidence.

No, it's not just lack of belief. You are not an agnostic, you are an atheist. If i asked you - "Does God exist?" you'd answer "No" which is a proactive belief that god doesn't exist. And that's your philosophy.Edited by MatterWave, : syntax

If i said "the Tooth Fairy" exists(e.g. in some other dimension or reality or when i die), that'd be my philosophy.

I wouldn't answer "No". Please don't make things up. If you asked me "Do you believe in a god (or gods)", I would say "no".If you ask me "does god exist", I would say "I don't know, but I don't believe in any gods", and I would probably ask you which god you were talking about, as there are many, so "does god exist" sounds like a strange question to me.I would say that because it is impossible to conclusively know that gods don't exist. Obviously. If they don't, how could we tell?But let me explain about someone's philosophy. I don't believe that the Koran is the word of god, and I'll assume here that you don't. If a Muslim described "not believing in the Koran as the word of god" as our philosophy, he would be wrong.We don't have to philosophise ourselves into the original state of not believing in any particular supernatural suggestions. It's the norm, and it's how we start off life.It is belief in such things which is active, not disbelief.It's common for people from mono-theistic cultures (even many non-believers) to get this the wrong way around when discussing whatever it is they call "god".I'm away for a couple of days, but if you disagree with me, I'll explain in more detail, as this is an important misconception that we see elsewhere on this thread and frequently on EvC.Cheers.

I have a 3 month old son and a 4 year old son.Which gods do they believe in? Are they atheists? Do they have a philosophy?

And if you don't believe the Tooth Fairy exists - Is that also a philosophy?How about Santa? Easter Bunny? Gnomes?So many philosophies....... You must be one hell of a confused philosopher.