Because that isn't an obvious fact. If I see a dragon in the clouds it doesn't mean someone carved a dragon out of clouds. It means I can see what I like. Your imagination works with or without your consent.
Gender every time it wants it and never when it doesn't. Its omnipotent. Its whatever it wants, whenever it wants, for as long as it wants. So, in our ridiculous American lexicon I suppose God is trans... or not...
Everyone is different. Everyone's path is different. You might try abandoning the idea of 'right' in this case and replace it with 'alright'. You'll have a much easier time finding those.
Hehe, that's a panel from Infinity Gauntlet which formed the basis for this whole wacky Marvel Cinematic Universe we're experiencing these days.
I don't know if I'm not allowed to say douche-baggery. I think as long as I don't call any specific atheists douche-bags I can say it. I don't know...
I'm not religious in that I do not assign myself to any particular faith or church or religion. I don't worship anything, I don't preach anyone else's schtick, I don't place any special consideration on any holy books or writings or anything else like that.
I'm no atheist, though. That label...
I would most likely count as a heretic to anyone who counts heretics. If I have missed your religion, please send me a message and I'll be sure to enact some heretical deed in congruence with whatever gruence you normally con. I wouldn't want to leave anyone out.
Discipline is not a factor. It is not something that need be repeatedly qualified in order to reaffirm. In fact, an atheist is capable of and not prohibited from voicing, thinking of doing something theistic without becoming a theist. That isn't a factor either.
Atheism requires no doctrine or...
I've thought of a hopefully useful example of what I'm driving at.
Consider a person of faith who believes that homosexuality is 'a sin' but also believes that their faith should be left out of politics and therefore does not believe homosexuality should be illegal to the degree that they...
Yes. Atheistic thinking has many shades as does any other kind of thinking. That should be a given.
Atheistic thinking could and does exist in worldviews that don't specifically count as atheistic world views, yes. Pronouncement of such is mostly irrelevant.
This does not repeat does NOT...
I do not want you to personally 'look at' atheism in any way other than you personally prescribe for yourself. Tricky language is petty, my friend.
What I want is for you to acknowledge that the definition of the word is not sufficient as the definition of the concept. Because it isn't. I'm...
And I've never disputed that. But that isn't all it is. Atheism is more than what all atheists agree on. AGAIN. DICTIONARY=CORRECT, ENCYCLOPEDIA=ALSO CORRECT
Do you get it now?
I did not tell you to ignore anything. You are limiting yourself to only that which all atheists agree on. as opposed...
If we hypothetically assume that the all-loving god is real, then we also have to hypothetically assume that every action is done 'lovingly'. Without separating the human perspective its not easy to imagine suffering in a positive light. Not impossible though. Horrible. But not impossible...
I'm sure you aren't either. Willfully ignoring my point and missing it are not the same thing.
Consensus is not required, since it is not necessary for the statement to be believed nor is it a requirement for the statement to be true in order for it to be atheistic, then how many atheists...