What Makes a True Atheist?

[Chris]

If you want to discuss if that assertion is correct or not, I am open to discuss, if his theory about that atheists replace faith in god with other faiths. I will discuss it.

I won't discuss communism. Because that is not the topic.

But get it right. Some, not all, atheists replace faith in God with faith in hu--what I just typed above. One of those human ideological inventions is communism. If you don't like communism, egalitarianism. individualism, whatever.

[Blues63]

All that defines a true atheist is a lack of belief in gods. That's it...

[Chris]

All that defines a true atheist is a lack of belief in gods. That's it...

And yet there are different kinds of atheists.

[Captdon]

And yet there are different kinds of atheists.

But only to other atheists.

[Chris]

But only to other atheists.

To me, there are at least atheists who respect those with faith in God and what I call anti-theists who do not respect believers.

[Captdon]

To me, there are at least atheists who respect those with faith in God and what I call anti-theists who do not respect believers.

I know that. It doesn't mean anything really. An atheist is an atheist.I would rather talk to you than that heathen but it wouldn't change anything.

[Chris]

I know that. It doesn't mean anything really. An atheist is an atheist.I would rather talk to you than that heathen but it wouldn't change anything.

Maybe that's a better way to put it, I'm not proselytizing for atheism or communism or...

[Blues63]

And yet there are different kinds of atheists.

Atheists are as individual as any member of another group. All that truly defines an atheist is a lack of belief in gods.

[Chris]

Atheists are as individual as any member of another group. All that truly defines an atheist is a lack of belief in gods.

Except that is not the topic or even questioned. The topic is the difference between atheists who replaced faith in God with faith in reason, science, and other intellectual ideas. And those who did not.

[mamooth]

Except that is not the topic or even questioned. The topic is the difference between atheists who replaced faith in God with faith in reason, science, and other intellectual ideas. And those who did not.

So, it's about an equivocation fallacy concerning the word "faith".

I have faith the sun will rise tomorrow. That's totally different from religious faith. One is belief based on evidence, one is belief despite having no evidence.