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  1. X

    I see no value in atheism

    No.
  2. X

    I see no value in atheism

    I lack a belief in gods. How is that "doing" atheism? That, to me, is merely a description, very much similar to, "I have no hair on my head."
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    I see no value in atheism

    Because irrational emotion and rational logic do not both behave under the same rule set. It is possible for me to feel happy and sad simultaneously. It is not possible, not rational or reasonable, to both believe and not believe simultaneously that there is an elephant in my living room. Can...
  4. X

    I see no value in atheism

    Surely not; if it seemed otherwise, I apologize. Wherein did you perceive offense given?
  5. X

    I see no value in atheism

    I am a [weak] atheist. I lack a belief in gods. I shrug; I do not know. I wonder.
  6. X

    I see no value in atheism

    A common colloquialism, admittedly. Whereas, the dictionary definition of unhappy is "sad; miserable; wretched". Not trying to pick a fight; just looking to align my stance with yours, as our mutual goal is clarification.
  7. X

    I see no value in atheism

    Uh-oh. I was running with unhappy being equivalent to "sad", rather than simply "not happy". I don't want to contradict you as we tag-team George. Shall I defer?
  8. X

    I see no value in atheism

    We don't define terms. The terms are already defined. Happiness is an emotion we can experience. Unhappiness is an emotion we can experience. Emotional states are not mutually exclusive; indeed, I'm quite confident that someone who was feeling happy about condition X and unhappy about...
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    I see no value in atheism

    Whether or not any value is contributed by the definition is a purely subjective viewpoint. The word means what it means. I'm sure someone far more qualified than me could speak toward its etymology. As repeatedly mentioned, for purposes of clarification, additional terms have been...
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    I see no value in atheism

    I would contend that one could reasonably describe one's emotional state as neither happy nor unhappy.
  11. X

    I see no value in atheism

    Emotions make for a poor analogy. I can be happy and unhappy simultaneously. I believe there's even a word for that emotional state in German.
  12. X

    I see no value in atheism

    An analogy I've on occasion tossed around is: positive integers; negative integers; and zero. The "opposite" of a positive integer, arguably, is a negative integer; and vice versa. But the more relevant term here would be "non-positive integers". That set includes both zero (analogous to weak...
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    I see no value in atheism

    It's not arbitrary. It's what the word means. There's really nothing more to it than that.
  14. X

    I see no value in atheism

    Hmm. I suppose one can be agnostic toward gnosticism, if you'll pardon the word salad. Strong and weak agnostics? Is the additional clarification necessary or prudent? I'll have to give it some thought, admittedly.
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    I see no value in atheism

    [A]gnosticism speaks toward knowledge claims. As such: - Gnostics claim that the [non-]existence of gods is knowable. - Agnostics claim that the [non-]existence of gods is not knowable. When combined with [a]theism, we discover a matrix of four distinct stances: - Gnostic theists assert that...
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    I see no value in atheism

    Do you believe that there is an elephant in my living room?
  17. X

    I see no value in atheism

    Babies are self-absorbed, amoral elitists?
  18. X

    Evolution is illogical and non sense

    I am an atheist. You are talking to me. Q.E.D., you are talking to atheists. Why are you talking to atheists?
  19. X

    Evolution is illogical and non sense

    Are you implying that North Koreans are somehow inferior and not deserving of education and enlightenment? And what are you doing here on this thread, anyway? You've also stated quite explicitly, that "[y]ou might as well give up trying to talk to evolutionists". Have you changed your mind?
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    Evolution is illogical and non sense

    I'm glad to hear you state that you care about others. That's a vastly different sentiment, however, than the one you communicated in your previous post, where you stated, quite explicitly, that it was a WASTE OF TIME -- your exact words -- to talk to atheists. Yet here you are, talking to...
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