My ability to defend against arguments for theism. Any argument for theism, or creationism for that matter, is an indirect attack on atheism.What is it about being an atheist that you think needs reinforcing? — DingoJones
Not necessarily doing the debate. I sometimes passively come across anti-atheistic information, such as on websites, and I don't always have an answer.Are you talking about how you can debate or defend your atheism? — DingoJones
All sorts. I don't remember them on the top of my head. I recall a bad experience: I let it slip to a religious person that I don't believe in god, and he, and his friend who joined in, started rapid firing arguments for why there must be a god. I didn't have much time to think about, let alone understand, what they were saying. It was awful. From then on, I avoided telling people about my beliefs. I don't want to be like that. I want to be proud of my beliefs.Is there a specific argument you are encountering? — DingoJones
Why not just ignore the debate? Then there's no attack, no need to defend. Or, really, it's the perfect defense.My ability to defend against arguments for theism. Any argument for theism, or creationism for that matter, is an indirect attack on atheism. — Purple Pond
You could just say it's not a conversatoin your interested in. Then ask them about their jobs or families or hobbies.All sorts. I don't remember them on the top of my head. I recall a bad experience: I let it slip to a religious person that I don't believe in god, and he, and his friend who joined in, started rapid firing arguments for why there must be a god. I didn't have much time to think about, let alone understand, what they were saying. It was awful. From then on, I avoided telling people about my beliefs. I don't want to be like that. I want to be proud of my beliefs. — Purple Pond
'old-fashioned atheists' — Purple Pond
We determine what's good. It's not all that complicated. We determine how best to treat one another. In such conversations it(one's actual moral/ethical compass) all comes out in the wash(so to speak). — creativesoul
We determine what's good. It's not all that complicated. We determine how best to treat one another. In such conversations it(one's actual moral/ethical compass) all comes out in the wash(so to speak).
— creativesoul
The collective “we” or each individual? — Noah Te Stroete
If you mean each individual, then I don’t see how you can separate the individual from the whole. None of us live in a vacuum. The problem isn’t atheism or theism. The problem is fundamentalism.
Does having strong conviction in certain core tenets/beliefs qualify? — creativesoul
Strong conviction in anything that encroaches on the freedom of others should be avoided and is fundamentalism. — Noah Te Stroete
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