Comments on: Not Just Atheists…Godless Atheists http://www.thadguy.com/comic/godless-atheists/251/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:37:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick http://www.thadguy.com/comic/godless-atheists/251/comment-page-1/#comment-85478 Rick Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:27:48 +0000 http://www.thadguy.com/comic/godless-atheists/251/#comment-85478 Atheism is not believing in or about a higher power. Since God (pick one) has no belief in a higher power he must be an Atheist. So if Atheism is good enough for God it's good enough for me. Atheism is not believing in or about a higher power. Since God (pick one) has no belief in a higher power he must be an Atheist. So if Atheism is good enough for God it’s good enough for me.

]]> By: Matt http://www.thadguy.com/comic/godless-atheists/251/comment-page-1/#comment-83361 Matt Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:16:58 +0000 http://www.thadguy.com/comic/godless-atheists/251/#comment-83361 Yes...atheism does seem to be tricky to define, but I'm not convinced that that's for a good reason. Maybe it's just because I've studied morphology before (makeup of words) and I think that ALL the word "Atheist" should ever entail is "not a theist". Whether or not you're agnostic...or you want to get in peoples' faces and try and "prove" god(s) don't exist, that's your business. I try to push for a more simplistic definition of the word...literally a non-theist. If you do not answer "yes" to the question "Do you believe in at least one deity?" then you are an atheist...that's it, at least in my view. Yes…atheism does seem to be tricky to define, but I’m not convinced that that’s for a good reason. Maybe it’s just because I’ve studied morphology before (makeup of words) and I think that ALL the word “Atheist” should ever entail is “not a theist”. Whether or not you’re agnostic…or you want to get in peoples’ faces and try and “prove” god(s) don’t exist, that’s your business. I try to push for a more simplistic definition of the word…literally a non-theist. If you do not answer “yes” to the question “Do you believe in at least one deity?” then you are an atheist…that’s it, at least in my view.

]]> By: Han http://www.thadguy.com/comic/godless-atheists/251/comment-page-1/#comment-83289 Han Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:58:21 +0000 http://www.thadguy.com/comic/godless-atheists/251/#comment-83289 Atheism is kind of tricky to define. It seems that there is an ongoing debate about whether it is the belief that god does not exist, or the lack of belief in a god (or supernatural power). Agnosticism is the philosophy that it really is impossible to know whether or not there is a god (or supernatural power). I have heard people categorize themselves as "Agnostic Atheists" meaning that they realize that it can't be proven, but they would assume, based on available evidence, that there is no supernatural power or god or what ev. I am not sure I like that term particularly, but I always like the militant agnostic thing. Ya know... I don't know and you don't either. Atheism is kind of tricky to define. It seems that there is an ongoing debate about whether it is the belief that god does not exist, or the lack of belief in a god (or supernatural power).

Agnosticism is the philosophy that it really is impossible to know whether or not there is a god (or supernatural power).

I have heard people categorize themselves as “Agnostic Atheists” meaning that they realize that it can’t be proven, but they would assume, based on available evidence, that there is no supernatural power or god or what ev. I am not sure I like that term particularly, but I always like the militant agnostic thing. Ya know… I don’t know and you don’t either.

]]> By: Matt http://www.thadguy.com/comic/godless-atheists/251/comment-page-1/#comment-82219 Matt Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:08:02 +0000 http://www.thadguy.com/comic/godless-atheists/251/#comment-82219 ***Woops, I mean't it's possible for an atheist to have been brainwashed that god DOESNT exist...my bad. Typo. ***Woops, I mean’t it’s possible for an atheist to have been brainwashed that god DOESNT exist…my bad. Typo.

]]> By: Matt http://www.thadguy.com/comic/godless-atheists/251/comment-page-1/#comment-82218 Matt Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:07:29 +0000 http://www.thadguy.com/comic/godless-atheists/251/#comment-82218 @dodo: It's certainly possible for an atheist to be "brainwashed" into not believing god exists, but it's sort of beside the point. For me the bottom line is someone who doesn't accept the claim that god exists. That's it...whether or not they were raised that way or "brainwashed" is a whole other issue. Do you consider a child who has been raised Christian to be brainwashed? I know it's a tired point...but a child who is raised Christian could have just as easily been a child who'd been born in Iran and been raised a muslim. Which one is brainwashing? I say both...though I don't like the word "brainwash". Brainwashing can be done to adults...I think what I'm referring to is more like...indoctrination or something. @dodo:

It’s certainly possible for an atheist to be “brainwashed” into not believing god exists, but it’s sort of beside the point. For me the bottom line is someone who doesn’t accept the claim that god exists. That’s it…whether or not they were raised that way or “brainwashed” is a whole other issue. Do you consider a child who has been raised Christian to be brainwashed? I know it’s a tired point…but a child who is raised Christian could have just as easily been a child who’d been born in Iran and been raised a muslim. Which one is brainwashing? I say both…though I don’t like the word “brainwash”. Brainwashing can be done to adults…I think what I’m referring to is more like…indoctrination or something.

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