A nontheist sees the God question as insoluble and irrelevant. Nontheists approach the God question from an empirical position, which has so far shown them that it has been impossible to either prove, or disprove the existence of God. A Nontheist considers the god hypothesis as dealing with matters that are unfalsifiable, therefore placing the question outside the realm of human knowledge. Nontheists see the question of debating God's existence as irrelevant as debating the existence of leprechauns, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Invisible Pink Unicorn, Invisible Garage Dragons, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, etc.
Theist: God exists.
Nontheist: Prove it.
Theist: Well, just look around you. God created everything you see. See? That proves God!
Nontheist: I see...and how do you know that everything wasn’t created by an invisible purple Gnome named Wilbur who lives on the dark side of the moon, therefore proving Wilbur?
Theist: Because fill-in-the-blank-holy-book says that God did it!
Nontheist: Just how do you know your book’s claims are reliable though?
Theist: Because my book is self-authenicating, it says right here that it was written by God.
Nontheist: Using a book that claims self authentication commits the logical fallacy of circular reasoning. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Assertions that are unfalsifiable and immune from disproof aren’t worth much. How do you know your book wasn’t written by the Invisible Pink Unicorn?
Nontheist: Prove it.
Theist: Well, just look around you. God created everything you see. See? That proves God!
Nontheist: I see...and how do you know that everything wasn’t created by an invisible purple Gnome named Wilbur who lives on the dark side of the moon, therefore proving Wilbur?
Theist: Because fill-in-the-blank-holy-book says that God did it!
Nontheist: Just how do you know your book’s claims are reliable though?
Theist: Because my book is self-authenicating, it says right here that it was written by God.
Nontheist: Using a book that claims self authentication commits the logical fallacy of circular reasoning. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Assertions that are unfalsifiable and immune from disproof aren’t worth much. How do you know your book wasn’t written by the Invisible Pink Unicorn?
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A person who does not follow or believe in the validity of any man-made explanation for why all things exist or how all things came to be. They may have theories, thoughts or opinions of their own, but acknowledge that there is no reason to fully believe in them.
To be a true nontheist, one must come to grips with the reality that this is probably the only life and existence they will ever know.
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Material of a larger work (literary or otherwise) that is lacking in substance, attraction or worth, and therefore provides nothing to its supposed audience: The direct opposite of content (noun), usually generated when the author/creator is lazy, apathetic, takes their audience for granted and/or has abandoned the larger work summarily.
Used primarily to describe the substance of Internet web sites.
2) (Noun) (Variant)
Something expressed through some medium, as speech, writing, etc; that is empty or devoid of any substantive matter, whose only purpose is to perpetuate or justify the existence of the container/medium within it exists.
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Material of a larger work (literary or otherwise) that is lacking in substance, attraction or worth, and therefore provides nothing to its supposed audience: The direct opposite of content (noun), usually generated when the author/creator is lazy, apathetic, takes their audience for granted and/or has abandoned the larger work summarily.
Used primarily to describe the substance of Internet web sites.
2) (Noun) (Variant)
Something expressed through some medium, as speech, writing, etc; that is empty or devoid of any substantive matter, whose only purpose is to perpetuate or justify the existence of the container/medium within it exists.
Related: Filler
1) "This Website hasn't been updated in ages! Instead of news, information or downloads, it's just had months and months of nontent."
"I stopped visiting ResExcellence.com months ago, thanks to all the nontent there."
2) "That film was a waste of time. It basically had 1-2 watchable sequences, but the rest was nontent."
"I stopped visiting ResExcellence.com months ago, thanks to all the nontent there."
2) "That film was a waste of time. It basically had 1-2 watchable sequences, but the rest was nontent."
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Get the nontheist mug.A person who claims to be self-employed, a small business owner, or an entrepreneur, but really just sits around all day thinking about those things. Nontrepreneurs frequently boast about "flexible" work hours, being their own boss, and not working for "the man." However, unlike entrepreneurs, they rarely start profitable businesses that provide a valuable good or service to the economy. Instead, they usually get wrapped up in pyramid schemes.
Successful person: "Hi, I'm Jim. I am a journalist. What do you do for a living?"
Nontrepreneur: "Hi, Jim. I'm sorry to hear that. While you were at the office today, I was on the beach taking a break from work. I am able to do that because I run my own company, and don't have to be a part of the ratrace like everyone else. My earnings potential is unlimited. If you have a few minutes, I'd like to discuss an opportunity for you to change your life forever - but you have to act now, or you might miss out."
Nontrepreneur: "Hi, Jim. I'm sorry to hear that. While you were at the office today, I was on the beach taking a break from work. I am able to do that because I run my own company, and don't have to be a part of the ratrace like everyone else. My earnings potential is unlimited. If you have a few minutes, I'd like to discuss an opportunity for you to change your life forever - but you have to act now, or you might miss out."
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