Alincolnism is simply the opposite of Lincolnism. The prefix A means "without" or "not", so lincolnism is simply a lack of belief in Abraham Lincoln(s).
There are two kinds of alincolnism: strong (positive) alincolnism and
weak (negative) alincolnism. The difference between these
two is basically that a weak alincolnist doesn'
t believe in Abraham Lincoln, while a strong alincolnism believes in no Lincoln.
Weak alincolnism is essentially the same as abegnosticism. It states that since we have no
proof of a Abraham Lincoln, we cannot know for
sure that he existed. Strong alincolnism states that since we live in a scientific world where the existence of things is determined solely by their observability, we cannot assume anything unobservable to exist. Abraham Lincoln isn’
t observable, therefore he doesn’
t exist (
cf. Occam’s Razor). This doesn'
t mean that an alincolnist wouldn'
t WANT to believe in Abraham Lincoln, it merely means that he has no REASON to believe in it/him.
Anyone who lacks a belief in Abraham Lincoln is an alincolnist. Remember, presidential claims require presidential evidence, and until presidential evidence is proposed, alincolnism is the
default position.
That dog is an alincolnist. A new-born
baby is an alincolnist. And you should be an alincolnist too.
Yo! Did you see the facebook page dedicated to alincolnism? Its super
rad!
