Atheism is absence of belief in god(s). It is not necessarily belief that no god(s) exist. Just as asexual is absence of sex in reproduction, not opposition to sex or asymmetrical is absence of symmetry, not opposition to symmetry. Atheism is simple absence of theism.
Frequently people confuse the theism vs atheism question with the gnostic vs agnostic question. The word gnostic means pertaining to knowledge. It is a question about whether a person is certain or "knows".
Everybody is either theist or atheist and everybody is either gnostic or agnostic. There are agnostic theists. They believe god(s) exist, but don't claim to know for sure personally. There are gnostic theists. They believe and claim to know for sure that god(s) exist. There are agnostic atheists. They do not believe in god(s), but do not claim to know with certainty that no god exists. There are also gnostic atheists who claim to know that no god exists. It possible and quite common among atheists to not have been convinced of the hypothesis that god(s) exist without taking the position that no god exists.
Frequently people confuse the theism vs atheism question with the gnostic vs agnostic question. The word gnostic means pertaining to knowledge. It is a question about whether a person is certain or "knows".
Everybody is either theist or atheist and everybody is either gnostic or agnostic. There are agnostic theists. They believe god(s) exist, but don't claim to know for sure personally. There are gnostic theists. They believe and claim to know for sure that god(s) exist. There are agnostic atheists. They do not believe in god(s), but do not claim to know with certainty that no god exists. There are also gnostic atheists who claim to know that no god exists. It possible and quite common among atheists to not have been convinced of the hypothesis that god(s) exist without taking the position that no god exists.
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I raise this can of Mountain Dew in a toast to my glorious Atheist Land!
I raise this can of Mountain Dew in a toast to my glorious Atheist Land!
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A primordial urban legend on Discord. Athelete is responsible for vile racist slander and menacing other users. Legend has it that he is one of the oldest accounts on Discord, perhaps one of the first 10 accounts ever created on the site.
He tends to join football (soccer) -related servers.
Athelete is believed by some to be a ghost or demonic entity.
He tends to join football (soccer) -related servers.
Athelete is believed by some to be a ghost or demonic entity.
Athelete destroyed an entire server overnight.
They say if you listen closely on a voice chat, you can still hear Athelete, screaming into the distance.
They say if you listen closely on a voice chat, you can still hear Athelete, screaming into the distance.
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Get the a goddess from Athens mug.A website claiming to represent free speech and fairness for Atheists and everyone else but they will insult you and then ban you at the first chance they can get. The first chance usually occurs after you start disagreeing with them, and proving them wrong in everything they believe in.
A large portion of the forum populace have never been on a date in their lives, and therefore they will try to grovel before a female administrator called "smartmarzipan". Due to smartmarizpan's low self esteem, and the other users stroking her ego so they can get some Internet pussy, she will usually barge into your discussions with a bitchy attitude, going off on irrelevant points, and then finally locking the thread when you have proved her wrong in front of everyone and she has a temper tantrum.
Despite claiming to believe in a secular world for everyone, the users at atheistforums.com also have an odd obsession with Muslims, and they believe that even though it's ok to bash on Christians 24/7, anyone criticizing Islam needs to be closely monitored and possibly banned in the future. They staunchly believe that anyone insulting Muslims are "bigots" - despite the fact that they bash on Christians all the time, they do not feel the same rules apply to them. They believe it's OK to attack Christians, but Muslims should be left alone, and anyone criticizing Muslims are "racist" - despite the fact that Muslims are not a RACE.
A large portion of the forum populace have never been on a date in their lives, and therefore they will try to grovel before a female administrator called "smartmarzipan". Due to smartmarizpan's low self esteem, and the other users stroking her ego so they can get some Internet pussy, she will usually barge into your discussions with a bitchy attitude, going off on irrelevant points, and then finally locking the thread when you have proved her wrong in front of everyone and she has a temper tantrum.
Despite claiming to believe in a secular world for everyone, the users at atheistforums.com also have an odd obsession with Muslims, and they believe that even though it's ok to bash on Christians 24/7, anyone criticizing Islam needs to be closely monitored and possibly banned in the future. They staunchly believe that anyone insulting Muslims are "bigots" - despite the fact that they bash on Christians all the time, they do not feel the same rules apply to them. They believe it's OK to attack Christians, but Muslims should be left alone, and anyone criticizing Muslims are "racist" - despite the fact that Muslims are not a RACE.
Me: I think we should openly criticize Islam more for it's oppression of minorities, subjugation of women, and violence towards the outside world.
AtheistForums.com User: OMG NO!! You are a right wing conservative bigot who is just like Hitler!!! You are racist, you don't belong in this country!!!
Me: But Muslims aren't a race. You guys are Atheists and you call out Christians for the bad things they do. Don't you agree we should call out Muslims for the bad things they do? As an Atheist myself, I believe we should criticize ALL religions.
AtheistForums.com User: Umm, no.... Alright that's it. You are racist and we're banning you for trolling and being a bigot!! You are such a piece of shit, goodbye troll!!
Me, after seeing that I'm banned: What a bunch of hypocritical losers.....
AtheistForums.com User: OMG NO!! You are a right wing conservative bigot who is just like Hitler!!! You are racist, you don't belong in this country!!!
Me: But Muslims aren't a race. You guys are Atheists and you call out Christians for the bad things they do. Don't you agree we should call out Muslims for the bad things they do? As an Atheist myself, I believe we should criticize ALL religions.
AtheistForums.com User: Umm, no.... Alright that's it. You are racist and we're banning you for trolling and being a bigot!! You are such a piece of shit, goodbye troll!!
Me, after seeing that I'm banned: What a bunch of hypocritical losers.....
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examples of its users being horrid and pettyinclude:
getting upset when someone use phrases like "thank god"
referring to faiths as cults (and spreading historical misconceptions)
referring to catholics as cannibals
calling religion brainwashing and saying christians are nazis (cause apparently praying automatically makes people fascists)
examples of its users being horrid and pettyinclude:
getting upset when someone use phrases like "thank god"
referring to faiths as cults (and spreading historical misconceptions)
referring to catholics as cannibals
calling religion brainwashing and saying christians are nazis (cause apparently praying automatically makes people fascists)
Bob: thank god my surgery went well
r/atheism: you're supposed to thank the doctors. your sky daddy did jack shit
r/atheism: you're supposed to thank the doctors. your sky daddy did jack shit
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